Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

Runaway Train

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

You find yourself on a runaway train. Nothing left to do but work your way to the front – if you can!

Headcrabs and Combine soldiers try to stop you.

Follow the path in and on the train until you meet you final foe.

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Total Downloads: 2,36511th January 2012
35 Comments and 21 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Justice

for Half-Life 2

“Gordon Freeman is imprisoned at a Courthouse. He must escape before the GMan puts him out of commission. The courthouse security is tight, as the famed Freeman must not be allowed to leave the premise before he is sentenced. P.S. This is a new version of an old map. The gameplay has been modified after the author reviewed the comments of all the playtesters. Enjoy.“

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Total Downloads: 1,92323rd July 2018
21 Comments and 14 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

MinimalismVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

MinimalismVille is the first 50-hour mapping challenge I have run. It will not be the last!

It contains 21 entries and a bonus map.

The focus of this theme was to use a little as possible. The mapper decided what was “little”.

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Total Downloads: 2,51820th May 2017
38 Comments and 14 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

AnyVilleVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Welcome to the fifth and final challenge from The Hammer Cup 2016, which has a Grand Prize of a NECA Gravity Gun, plus other prizes for second and third places.

This mod contains 10 entries, each with their own style and setting.

For this challenge, entrants were allowed to use ANY previous Ville theme, except one of the previous four from The Hammer Cup 2016.

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Total Downloads: 5,98830th July 2016
50 Comments and 14 recommendations with no significant bias

Timeline 1

for Half-Life

You are Gordon Freeman, formerly a scientist at Black Mesa Research Establishment, now reluctantly employed by a mysterious organisation as a troubleshooter. (They send you out looking for trouble, and when you find it, you shoot it.)

You are contacted by the Man in Blue. He seems strangely worried; something has ruffled his normally impenetrable character.

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Total Downloads: 2,8801st January 1998
27 Comments and 14 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Halloween Horror V: THE UNKNOWN – Map Labs Presents

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Halloween Horror is back! This time, the Map Labs crew asked authors to channel fear of THE UNKNOWN and come up with a suspenseful map for the season.

Here are the 8 spooky maps received, 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: 1,36121st November 2023
11 Comments and 7 recommendations, 3 say "Play It Now!"

Scylla

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Gordon is forced to venture through a dilapidated, hostile environment in order to clear the tram line of an alien infestation.

Offering approximately 15-30 minutes of gameplay, Scylla takes the player through a winding environment full of deadly hazards and enemies. Your performance may alter parts of the level as you progress. Be sure to watch out for special NPCs; not all are obvious.

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Total Downloads: 2,81412th September 2016
22 Comments and 7 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

The Fun Box

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:
The level takes place at the Aperture Science laboratories in a large room that rotates around a central access.

The gameplay focuses on puzzle solving that requires players to think about the rotating 3D maze and how they can use it to reach and activate four switches in the environment.

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Total Downloads: 1,93529th July 2014
7 Comments and 7 recommendations, 3 say "Play It Now!"

Alternate Path

for Half-Life

Basic Details Title: Alternate Path File Name: hl1-sp-alternate-path.7z Original File Name: altrnate.zip Size : 1.62Mb Author: Subace AKA Matthew Ryder Date Released: 13 August 2000 PlanetPhillip Download Servers PlanetPhillip.Com Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 7 recommendations, average score: 4.43 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0.53 (what's that?)

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Total Downloads: 2,15814th August 2000
12 Comments and 7 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"