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Half-Life vs Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Side by side on what we actually measure: scores and review counts from Steam, price against the lowest we've ever recorded, and peak concurrent players from our own hourly sampling.
Half-LifeNamed Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Half-Life 2: Episode TwoHalf-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions.
| Half-Life | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic | 96/100 | 90/100 |
| Steam reviews | 116,746 | 33,755 |
| Price now | $9.99 | — |
| Historic low | $9.99 — that's now | — |
| Peak players | 1,039 | 35 |
| Playing now | 526 | 35 |
| Released | 1998 | 2007 |
| Platforms | PC | PC |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Developer | Valve | Valve |
| Publisher | Valve | Valve |
| Languages | 7 | 16 |
| DLC | 1 | 1 |
| Steam Deck | Verified | Verified |
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