Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

Someplace Else

for Half-Life

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

Pay attention – things are more complex than they might first appear. Intrigue, subterfuge, and mystery predominate. An ancient machine tainted with human technology, guarded by a vicious pack of Nihilanthi aliens. There are few answers, but many questions. Will they ever be resolved?

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Total Downloads: 7,0418th September 2011
53 Comments and 34 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Superbus Via Inscientiae

Gordon finds himself in the questionable territories of the Biodome Complex, but his goal of escaping Black Mesa remain the same.

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Total Downloads: 2,4075th September 2016
23 Comments and 9 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Combine Country

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

This map was originally made for a competiton in 11 days. It features an outdoor area with some new models and a couple of Combine Batttles

The final “boss” battle will have you running and jumping for your life!

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Total Downloads: 2,02224th September 2010
23 Comments and 20 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Drew Mobley’s Prison Break

for Half-Life 2

“So, the plan is real simple, Gordon. You and Crazy will charge in, grab some guns, and let us out of the cells.

Once we’re out, well…we’ll figure it out from there.

Talk to Crazy when you’re ready, he’s probably watching the zombies again.

Good luck…we’re counting on you.“

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Total Downloads: 2,79025th July 2018
28 Comments and 22 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Dark Interval: Part 1

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

“Dark Interval is a mod project that aims at restoring certain parts of older drafts of Half-Life 2 – namely, various original locations, characters and plot points that didn’t make it to the retail version.

This mod is intended to provide a complete game experience; rather than restoring disparate bits and pieces, the team instead aims at building a complete and stylistically coherent world by drawing inspiration from many original concepts and drafts provided by Valve in their book Raising the Bar.

This naturally involves filling some blanks and discarding some failed or played out designs. Dark Interval doesn’t include original levels found in the “leaked” version of Half-Life 2, and instead features brand new maps which were built from the ground up – it was decided that this was the only way to make them both stand out and be actually modern and not just modernised fix-ups.”

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Total Downloads: 2,73221st October 2017
55 Comments and 11 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

ToxicVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

ToxicVille is the second mapping challenge in The Hammer Cup 2017, a series of five mapping challenges spread throughout the whole of 2017, each with a different theme.

It contains 18 entries.

The focus of this theme was clever and interesting use of the radioactive toxic goo from Half-Life 2.

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Total Downloads: 7,26415th April 2017
99 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

DefendVilleTwo

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

DefenedVilleTwo is the first mapping challenge in The Hammer Cup 2017, a series of five mapping challenges spread throughout the whole of 2017, each with a different theme.

It contains 11 official entries and 1 unofficial (it was late) entry.

Ranging from short, focused maps to larger multi-defense points maps.

I am sure you will enjoy most of them.

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Total Downloads: 5,36318th February 2017
63 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

RaiseTheBarVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Nova Exhange: “After taking a wrong turn on the way to Lighthouse Point… Gordon stumbles on a Combine secret”
Takes place between the chapters Sandtraps and Entanglement, replacing Nova Prospekt.

Delayed: The strider at the end of Half Life 2 Episode 1 destroys the escape train, leaving Gordon and Alyx stuck in City 17 as the Citadel goes critical.

Blast Pit: A re-imagining of the classic scene from Half-Life.

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Total Downloads: 5,1949th May 2015
31 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

AssassinateVille

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

AssassinateVille contains 5 maps where you must eliminate one particular person.

Each map is set in very different environments and situations.

All require you to escape after the assassination, with some easier than others.

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Total Downloads: 4,36322nd February 2014
48 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"