Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

Engineer Adventures Demo

for Half-Life

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

You play an engineer, surprise, surprise, who is going about his job when suddenly….

Upon Waking up, you need to escape and of course, being an engineer you are highly trained in crawling through air vents etc.

Follow the scientists instructions and good luck.

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Total Downloads: 4,8589th April 2012
15 Comments and 11 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Hour Glass

for Half-Life

Hour Glass is mission-based and involves time travel to various planets.

After the events at Black Mesa, Gordon Freeman is hired by Intergalactic Time Reassurance, Inc.

As an ITR agent Gordon must maintain the true historical time line.

Heavily influenced by Quake 2 architecture and uses “keys” in order to open some doors.

The game also includes some Duke Nukem sounds and ideas.

The game includes some weapon, model, sound and texture replacements.

WARNING: Hour-Glass contains some sounds, images and an animated sequence that is NOT suitable for minors.

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Total Downloads: 3,4246th October 2005
47 Comments and 11 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Escape by DMC Interactive

for Half-Life

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

After the Black Mesa incident, you must go find Dr. Jim West so he can put an end to the disaster, and prevent the Aliens from taking over the world.

All while trying to save your own skin from the military and creatures warping in from Xen.

Sounds easy? Think again, it’s gonna be a rough day.

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Total Downloads: 1,9471st January 1998
25 Comments and 11 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

ETC – Earthquake Test Centre

for Half-Life

Originally, ETC stood for Earthquake Test Centre, but now that’s been forgotten.

All that matters is that you find yourself in a BM-style base with aliens and army trying to kill you.

It’s clear that you need to find a way out.

In fact, there’s a working portal, if only you could reach it!

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Total Downloads: 6,8994th September 2011
38 Comments and 26 recommendations with no significant bias

DoorVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

DoorVille is the first in a series of 6 mapping competitions lasting ten days each. The objective was to select ANY locked door from HL2, Ep1 or Ep2 and give the player a chance to find out what’s behind it.

Locked doors are a very important part of all Half-Life games. They control the player’s flow through a level.

Sometimes they tease you with a glimpse behind some glass, other times you hear sounds, but in all cases they are telling you “You are not wanted here!”

Well, now that is changed. Dare you find out what’s behind the door?

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Total Downloads: 4,71215th May 2012
71 Comments and 21 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Entropy Zero

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Be the bad guy in this modification for Half-Life 2 : Episode 2 and step into the boots of a stranded Metrocop, left for dead in the abandoned City 10.

Experience a time before the fall of City 17 – 11 months before the deployment of Gordon Freeman.

Bring the brutality and chaos of the Combine regime to the hidden rebel sanctuary of City 10. Endure the bitter cold as you fight your way through rebel shanties, infested tunnels and subway systems.

Survive the Combine plague, and reclaim the Combine stronghold known as ‘Pillar 10’.

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Total Downloads: 15,20211th October 2017
53 Comments and 18 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"