Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

VerticalVilleTwo

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

We have become very accustomed to playing maps and mods on one level.

That’s not to say that some maps don’t include more Z-axis gameplay, but in general it’s something that could be used to more and better effect.

This mapping challenge is all about having the player move up and down in a realistic way.

Of course, that doesn’t mean they can ONLY move up and down, but the idea of vertical gameplay or movement should be the central theme of each entry.

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Total Downloads: 4,2283rd October 2015
42 Comments and 14 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Nightmare House

for Half-Life 2

You are driving across the coast to visit your family when suddenly your car starts to break down. You end up rolling right in front of a house before your car completely quits on you.

You have no cellphone so your only choice is to ask the inhabitants for some help. You open the giant, rusty gate and begin to walk up the path.

You are barely five feet in when the gate slams shut. Something doesn’t look right about this house…Welcome to the Nightmare House.

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Total Downloads: 3,23519th June 2015
27 Comments and 14 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Half-Life: Infestation

for Half-Life

Basic Details Title: Half-Life: Infestation File Name: hl1-sp-infestation.7z Original File Name: infestation.zip Size : 3.74Mb Author: Peregrine Date Released: 08 December 2001 PlanetPhillip Download Servers PlanetPhillip.Com Screenshots Click on the thumbnails below to open a 1024 pixel wide image. WARNING: The screenshots may contain spoilers. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later… Read More

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Total Downloads: 2,7921st January 1998
33 Comments and 14 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Stalwart XT

In the depths of the Black Mesa Research Facility Gordon is beset by hungry aliens, failing infrastructure and government soldiers determined to silence everyone involved with the project. The situation’s grim and he’s not the only one in trouble…

This 2-map release is a revamped and extended version of JamaicanDave’s Stalwart, which was an unofficial entry for the Hard!Ville mapping challenge in 2016.

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Total Downloads: 98924th January 2021
14 Comments and 7 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Escapade

The transit system had taken Gordon to within a whisker of the surface, and safety.

However the military, ostensibly there to rescue the facilities personnel, had cut power to all the surface access doors.

The test reactor housed in Area 3’s nearby laboratories offered a solution to this predicament.

If Gordon could fire it up he should be able to redirect power to the access doors from the control room.

The way ahead was dangerous, but with luck this would be the final escapade.

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Total Downloads: 1,69423rd February 2017
17 Comments and 7 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Rot House

for Half-Life 2

An innovative level, where a house is rotating on a central bar. The player’s objective is to find all the 7 transporter beacons and switch them off. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 7 recommendations, average score: 4.71 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0.2 (what's that?)

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Total Downloads: 2,3659th March 2008
17 Comments and 7 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Dangerous World

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

You are Frank Harrison, a rebel, who lives near City 17.

You wake up and find that the Citadel looks like it is about to explode and those scientists are urging you to flee the city.

No need to tell you twice! Off you go and good luck – you’ll need it.

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Total Downloads: 13,5928th December 2009
195 Comments and 44 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!