Games like Half-Life
Looking for games like Half-Life? Here are top shooter recommendations with a horror, warfare, thriller and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Half-Life 2, Black Mesa or DOOM.
1 94%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability97% User Score 139,598 reviewsCritic Score 78%5 reviewsSet in the mythical world of ancient Japan, players take on the role of ninja warrior Shinobi. To free the world from the curse of Goaku, Shinobi must recover 5 elemental swords and defeat the Shoguns who wield them. It will take stealth, strength, and the mastery of the mystic arts for Shinobi to battle his way through the 5 lands.
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88%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storyoptimization, stability95% User Score 73,942 reviewsCritic Score 78%7 reviewsBlack Mesa: Definitive Edition includes performance improvements with a higher frame rate in some levels and visual upgrades, as well as all new and expanded Xen levels.
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88%Game Brain Scorestory, musicstability, grinding95% User Score 115,377 reviewsCritic Score 90%40 reviewsThe fast-paced FPS that changed gaming forever.
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95%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding93% User Score 12,069 reviewsCritic Score 96%5 reviewsBioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible. The game is described by the developers as a spiritua…
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96%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability99% User Score 54,199 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsWaking up in a seemingly empty laboratory, the player is made to complete various physics-based puzzle challenges through numerous test chambers in order to test out the new Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, without an explanation as to how, why or by whom.
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93%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability93% User Score 13,278 reviewsCritic Score 95%4 reviewsCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare differs from previous installments of the Call of Duty series. Previous Call of Duty games have a distinct three country-specific campaign style, while Call of Duty 4 has a more film-like plot with interlaced story lines from the perspectives of Sgt. Paul Jackson of the Marines 1st Force Recon and Sgt. 'Soap' MacTavish of the British 22nd SAS Regiment.
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding92% User Score 3,191 reviewsCritic Score 68%2 reviewsReturn to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete.
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding82% User Score 4,368 reviewsCritic Score 65%2 reviewsMafia is a 3D action crime epic set in the seedy underworld of the 1930's. Rise from the lowly but well-dressed Footsoldier, to an envied and feared Made Man in an era of mob hits, car chases, and bootlegging. Earn a reputation as a tough enforcer, daring getaway driver, and deadly hitman in your quest for respect and power within the Salieri Family.
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89%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding94% User Score 89,742 reviewsCritic Score 84%20 reviewsTomb Raider is the ninth game in the long-running series, serving as a complete reboot of the franchise and a prequel to it. Like the predecessors, it is an action-adventure game starring Lara Croft.
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88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability91% User Score 131,275 reviewsCritic Score 80%11 reviewsBuy Doom Eternal on PS4 and PS5. Discover DOOM Slayer’s origins and his enduring mission to rip and tear.
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