Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

The Citizen 2

for Half-Life 2

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

Previously in The Citizen you had taken control of an important combine message relay, making the most of a failed mission to assassinate Dr Breen. It was located in a large conference building situated near a rebel safehouse – the Spare Time Cafe – from which your assault was originally launched.

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Total Downloads: 11,04424th December 2010
175 Comments and 20 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Peaces Like Us

for Half-Life

Mankind found an entrance to XEN world. an investigation team met with the uncanny alien in that place. Then, mankind succeeded in becoming a friend with them. After that, a scientist team built a joint laboratory in the world of XEN. But, something bad there was approaching…

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Total Downloads: 7,1171st October 2007
26 Comments and 15 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Hard Hat Required

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

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

Author’s Note: “Hard Hat Required is a Half-Life 2: Ep2 level focused on novel environmental hazards, extensive non-structural BSP use to make up for a lack of usable meshes, and re-use of space.

It was created over six weeks with no modified code allowed, and is my first level in the Hammer Editor.”

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Total Downloads: 2,30030th August 2011
15 Comments and 10 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Eye Candy 2 – Map Labs #19

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

The long-awaited sequel to the original Eye Candy (which was only a Test Tube)! This one was a full-blown Map Labs challenge at last.

Mappers were charged with making a map featuring unique and beautiful visuals. That’s it, gameplay optional.

Enjoy the 9 entries!

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: 2,1135th March 2023
10 Comments and 5 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

The Heist

for Half-Life 2

About Inspired by the Hero’s Journey, The Heist puts the player in the shoes of a Resistance commando on a mission to steal a weapon prototype from the Combine. Gameplay features include sneaking past enemy guards and hurling cars at an enemy strider. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It… Read More

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Total Downloads: 1,01515th July 2007
11 Comments and 5 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Zombie Stress

for Half-Life 2

About Zombie stress is a Half Life 2 Single Player modification, which instead of giving you some complicated story or long winded puzzles to over come gives you what you want… zombies! Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 5 recommendations, average score: 4.6 (out of 5), standard deviation:… Read More

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Total Downloads: 93110th April 2007
14 Comments and 5 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Contest 1 Maps

for Half-Life

About This is the collection of maps submitted as part of Valve’s VERC first ever competition: Best use of a pop machine in an interactive sequence. Pop machine must die. The thread describing things in detail can be found here: Chatbear Thread Basic Details Title: Contest 1 Maps File Name: hl1-sp-contest-1-maps.7z Original File Name: contest1.zip… Read More

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Total Downloads: 1,5102nd April 2006
6 Comments and 5 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"