Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

Black Mesa Sideline

for Half-Life

About I believe this mod was never finished and ToTac decided to release it. There’s no story and you just have to fight you way until the second map finishes. There’s plenty of variety in environments, but not much outdoor action. Basic Details Title: Black Mesa Sideline File Name: hl1-sp-black-mesa-sideline.7z Original File Name: hl1_spmod_bmsl.rar Size… Read More

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Total Downloads: 3,01122nd September 2007
38 Comments and 21 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Duality

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

One location, two ways of escaping.

Use your stealth ability or your run and gun tactics to escape the prison.

Which ever you use, think carefully before risking all.

Only the smartest will survive.

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Total Downloads: 2,3168th October 2014
44 Comments and 13 recommendations with no significant bias

Re-Search and Destroy

for Half-Life 2

Follow the text instructions and enetr the research facility and help those inside. Simply? Of course not. Get to it Freeman!

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Total Downloads: 1,49327th January 2009
20 Comments and 13 recommendations with no significant bias

Underground by ToTac

for Half-Life

September 2007 Update I have a very big public apology to make: “ToTac kindly created a PlanetPhillip version of this mod, which contains English subtitles and is Steam compatible, and I forgot to upload it and promote it. For this I am truly sorry. I wish I had a good explanation but I don’t.” If… Read More

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Total Downloads: 2,91510th September 2007
68 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

HalloweenVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Enjoy being scared? This mapping competition challenged mappers to make a scary scene. No combat was required but allowed.

There are 5 entries in this mappack. The maps can be played in any order. I have listed them in the order I received them.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Alex from JustMakeGames for providing the motivation to run the competition and TheHappyCloud for providing the prize.

In addition, I would like to thank all the entrants. GREAT WORKS GUYS!

Don’t forget to play late at night with all the lights out!

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Total Downloads: 6,76522nd November 2011
58 Comments and 22 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Zubben

for Half-Life

>>> ULN UNCODED MESSAGE
>>> SOURCE: UNITED LIBERATED NATIONS, COUNTER INFORMATION CENTER, EARTH
>>> DESTINATION: ALPHA RESEARCH BASE, PLANET ZUBBEN, LEPUS SYSTEM

>>> 00:34 07/12/2128

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Total Downloads: 2,52426th June 2011
25 Comments and 18 recommendations, 9 say "Play It Now!"

Life Lost Prison

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Here are 3 maps that the author feels he won’t finish.

It’s essentially an “escape the prison” scenario.

Don’t relax for too long as things can get difficult pretty quickly.

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Total Downloads: 1,32911th February 2013
19 Comments and 9 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Half-Life: The World Machine

for Half-Life

You are Flynn Weißhaupt, a computer engineer of Black Mesa who worked on the Gibson, a powerful supercomputer. Now with the Resonance Cascade, it is your mission to retrieve the data of the Gibson and destroy it. Because The Gibson is too powerful to fall into the hands of alien forces or the military.

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Total Downloads: 1,58411th November 2023
20 Comments and 14 recommendations with no significant bias

Cry of Fear

for Half-Life

You wake up in a dark alley, not knowing anything. What has happened anyway? You struggle after the truth and answers.

Answers you want to know in the darkness and fear, which makes your heartbeat race like violent blows against your head.

Where do “they” come from? What has happened? Are you just turning insane?

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Total Downloads: 3,11817th March 2012
59 Comments and 14 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

A Scanner Darkly

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

“The renegade Gordon Freeman is back, and as usual, being hunted by the merciless Combine within the ruins of City17. In this scenario, the Combine have almost perfected a field teleportation device, and mounted it to a modified Combine Scanner. Once the Scanner verifies the location of Gordon within City17, it teleports in a MetroCop to deal with the situation. This fast-paced action-oriented level focused on a new dynamic-flank combat setup to keep the player on the edge of their seat as Gordon tries to escape through the sewer system of City17.”

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Total Downloads: 2,87922nd December 2010
14 Comments and 14 recommendations with no significant bias