Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

Survive in Catacombs 1

for Half-Life

About This mod, along with the second episode is a horror survival mod. The images below are from both this epsiode and the second one. (Thanks to HL Spain). Basic Details Title: Survive in Catacombs 1 File Name: hl1-sp-survive-in-catacombs-1.7z Original File Name: sic1.zip Size : 82.3Mb Author: Roman Rynda jr Date Released: 17 June 2005… Read More

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Total Downloads: 2,74923rd September 2005
39 Comments and 6 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

So Much For Freeman

for Half-Life 2

Here is a medium length map that was submitted to a Snarkpit competition. You play as Gordon Freeman on your way to what looks to be certain death.

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Total Downloads: 2,63114th June 2008
61 Comments and 23 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

HunterVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

HunterVille is the current mod in The Ville Retrospective event.

Here are all the entries for my HunterVille mapping competition. I would like to thank everybody who entered.

I consider it a HUGE success and as you will see when you play the maps, the quality and ideas were truly amazing. I had real trouble picking a winner and I suppose in many ways, that’s a great position to be in. I feel some pride in thinking that my competition has encouraged the mappers to make and release these maps.

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Total Downloads: 7,4235th April 2015
80 Comments and 21 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

A Venetian Welcome

for Half-Life 2

Being Imprisoned in Venice is the least of your worries…

Gordon attempts his escape from the dark prisons, as he travels a brief part of the Italian city, and attempts to escape the heavily guarded combine outpost.

Wake up Dr. Freeman

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Total Downloads: 4,8305th February 2012
27 Comments and 19 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Chaos Theory

for Half-Life

You are Gordon Freeman, a scientist working at a top secret government laboratory.

Your team is working on discovering the implications of the Chaos Theory, but so far the results have been inconclusive.

However, you have the feeling that today’s experiment may provide answers one way or another…

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Total Downloads: 3,1059th August 2011
29 Comments and 19 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Parallax

for Half-Life

This is the beta release of an unfinished mod. Since this will never be finished, Adam gave permission for it to be released.

There are only two maps and the second one is just two small areas.

My original post had many more screenshots, including outdoor areas with trains, but these are absent from the released files.

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Total Downloads: 2,8185th July 2011
27 Comments and 19 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Ghost In The Machine

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

“Ghost In The Machine is an experiment in gameplay scripting that allows the player to modify their environment by “hacking” into the security system of a Combine citadel.”

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Total Downloads: 1,96617th June 2009
36 Comments and 19 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

DiamondDogsVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

For this competition, entrants had to create an area from which the player must escape.

This “Escape” is most probably accomplished through the solving of some puzzle and/or combat.

The area can be a room, a series of rooms or even outside. The concept is that the player must find a way to move outside of the area.

I was hoping for some clever puzzles, hopefully environmental in nature and not some obscure and impossible to solve button pressing sequence.

This mod contains 3 official entries, one extra entry and a bonus map made over a longer time period.

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Total Downloads: 3,73419th June 2014
45 Comments and 17 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

E7 Black Star

for Half-Life

“The story takes place in Russia at the secret plant called “Object E7” or “Black Star” at the same time as the unexpected consequences at Black Mesa. G-Man was planning to organize three incidents of portal opening originally.

First one – at Black Mesa Complex. Second one – at Black Star plant. The third place is unfortunately unknown. But thanks to the fact that the cascade resonator at Black Star was out of order, the planned incident didn’t take place there.

Object E7 is a laboratory complex researching anomalous materials and organisms. Its academic adviser is Dr.Victor Shmurghe. He has connected directly with G-Man. The protagonist is a political prisoner who was moved from a jail to Object E7. His main purpose was to test a prototype of the new protection suit H.E.V.5000. But he could escape during usual testing by chance.”

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Total Downloads: 6,8842nd July 2012
80 Comments and 17 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Chronicles Episode One: Traumatic Experiences

for Half-Life

Half-Life: Chronicles once again places you in the boots of scientist Gordon Freeman. Trapped in the Black Mesa Research Facility, and persued by humans and aliens alike, you must use your wits (as well as firepower) to stay alive. However, Chronicles takes place in what could be called an “alternate timeline” wherein certain events in Half-Life unfolded differently.

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Total Downloads: 3,0471st August 2011
31 Comments and 17 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"