Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

The Citizen

for Half-Life 2

The Citizen is set parallel to the events of the original Half-Life 2.

The player takes the role of an ordinary man, pushed over the edge by the oppressive regime controlling his life.

With his home trashed, his family dead, The Citizen leaves his apartment for the last time to seek new friends and a way to help the Human Resistance to smash the iron grip of the Combine. What follows is a winding tale of betrayal, determination and grief.

Many obstacles lie in his path, requiring a sleek combination of agility, stealth, intelligence, and sheer violence to overcome.

Please note, the RTSL file contains ALL the latest patches; The 1.1 version, the July 2010 patch AND the Source SDK 2013 patch. No other patches are needed.

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Total Downloads: 25,03421st February 2008
565 Comments and 93 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Little Skyscraper of Horrors

for Opposing Force

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

“The Bad Guys have taken over a building in a Generic American City, and they’ve kidnapped some Innocent Scientists and forced them to genetically engineer Evil Mutated Monsters as part of a fiendish plan for World Domination.

But the creations have turned on their creators and escaped, and are running amok inside the building, in an orgy of Death and Destruction.

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Total Downloads: 2,19913th November 2012
19 Comments and 12 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Operation Gargantua

for Half-Life

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

You have been given a mission of entering a military base and destroying a Gargantua.

The base is well protected and you will need to keep your wits about you.

Intelligence suggests there are plenty of weapons and ammo within the base.

Good Luck!

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Total Downloads: 3,0586th November 2011
15 Comments and 12 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Sniperville

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

In December 2009 I ran a mapping competition and this mod contains all the entries. They are packaged as a mod to make it easy to play.

The maps can be played in any order from the New Game menu and are listed in alphabetically.

To see who won and who got honourable mentions please read on.

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Total Downloads: 4,4487th March 2015
75 Comments and 27 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Outpost 16

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

This is a cinematic portfolio piece. You and Alyx must support Echo Team in their attempt to attack Outpost 16.

Things don’t go quite the way you or they expected.

You have action and some puzzles to deal with, oh and don’t hang around looking at the beautiful view, if you linger you die!

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Total Downloads: 4,28514th February 2010
91 Comments and 32 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Half-Life: Invasion

for Half-Life

Story The HL Invasion story starts at the end of Half-Life. Remember, you were in a train with the strange G-man … Fortunately, scientists hidden in a subsidiary laboratory with Black Mesa manage to repatriate you there with a space probe, in which you jumped just before the G-man kills you. Once awoken, you discover… Read More

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Total Downloads: 7,6002nd April 2006
224 Comments and 25 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Gut Reaction

for Half-Life

Mr Freeman has once again been “recruited” by the elusive and stone-faced G-man to handle a “situation’ that could prove catastrophic if not handled immediately. It seems that a rift in the space-time continuum has allowed the minions of Xen to establish a stronghold inside one of the main reactor cores in the Lambda Complex.… Read More

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Total Downloads: 5,61420th June 2015
35 Comments and 20 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Unexpected Conclusion

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Your brother has been taken by combine and your mission to get your brother back.

Your brother is in the Resistance but you prefer a more concilitary approach.

Unfortunately your brother is arrested by the Combine and tortured until he revealed some rebel secrets.

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Total Downloads: 3,0069th November 2009
57 Comments and 20 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Nuclear Plant

for Half-Life 2

Time for a blast from the past!

Take a journey into a nuclear power plant. Can you find all the secrets and enemies?

The secret areas are well hidden. Doom fans will love this.

Enjoy and let the mayhem begin.

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Total Downloads: 1,52324th July 2018
25 Comments and 15 recommendations with no significant bias