Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

Siren

for Half-Life 2: Episode One

You start in a small town and have to work your way through the tunnels.

You meet Father Grigori but are blocked from reaching him and from then on your objective is to join him.

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Total Downloads: 10,60125th April 2010
71 Comments and 34 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Rebel Surge

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

After the explosion in Nova Prospekt, Gordon Freeman teleports to City 16, right during the beginning of the uprising.

The mod features replayability, based on difficulties.
The chosen difficulty in Options BEFORE LAUNCHING A MAP will affect many things during your playthrough.
The author highly recommends to play on Normal difficulty during your first playthrough.

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Total Downloads: 3,32628th March 2020
29 Comments and 14 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

BM: Quarantine

Gordon’s misadventures in the Black Mesa ventilation system left him trapped within Sector C’s chemical research wing.

Like many areas of the facility, the wing had gone into quarantine following the resonance cascade in a vain attempt to contain the invading organisms.

Gordon would have to find someway, or someone, to lift the lock down if he was to escape.

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Total Downloads: 1,94026th July 2016
47 Comments and 14 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Hopelessness

for Half-Life

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

A classic “escape from Black Mesa” mod.

Taking you through a variety of different areas, you encounter stiff opposition to your progress.

Freedom awaits for those smart and brave enough to continue forward.

Good Luck – You’ll need it.

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Total Downloads: 4,06421st April 2014
17 Comments and 14 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Half-Life: Crowbar-Deep in the Dead (Demo)

for Half-Life

Half-Life: Crowbar-Deep in the Dead is a complete re-imagining of the first episode of DOOM (1993), taking all of the original levels from Knee-Deep in the Dead and remaking them in the style of Half-Life and its many expansions.

Take control of Dr. Stan Blazkowicz, a Black Mesa engineer thrust into a fierce battle for survival as he fights off hordes of aliens and military troops, shooting and blasting his way through some of the most iconic levels in FPS history. Will you live through this alien hellscape long enough to see tomorrow, or will you be just another body strewn about in the ruins of Black Mesa?

Note: this release is a demo including 4 playable maps. Unfortunately the full version of Half-Life: Crowbar-Deep in the Dead is now on indefinite hiatus.

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Total Downloads: 1,46227th November 2020
29 Comments and 11 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Back on Track – Map Labs #9

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

The latest Map Labs challenge is Back on Track, where the challenge was to create an interesting way to have the player backtrack through an area or even the entire map – a classic map design pattern. Yep, somewhat in the vein of BackTrackVille but certainly its own challenge. (But the next full Map Labs challenge is a collaboration with us here at RTSL, so keep your eyes out for that!)

This time there were a whopping 19 entries (including bonus maps, and a fantastic background map). Enjoy!

As always, if you’re interested in learning more about Map Labs and maybe even participate in their upcoming challenges, visit the Map Labs Discord!

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Total Downloads: 5,29117th June 2020
25 Comments and 11 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Times Of Troubles

for Half-Life

Story It is nearly the same story as in Half-Life, but with a few differences. As Gordon Freeman you jumped into a teleport in the Half-Life level ‘Lambda Complex’ and entered the world of Xen. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 11 recommendations, average score: 4.64 (out of… Read More

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Total Downloads: 46123rd August 2005
34 Comments and 11 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"