Readers' Recommendations

Releases that readers have recommended others play.

Dalek: Unbidden

for Half-Life

About A single player mappack/mod featuring the Daleks from the cult TV show Doctor Who. You are assigned to investigate a situation taking place in a junk yard in Totters Lane, London. It is believed that a small group of militia are held up in this area, possibly protecting some form of transmat device which… Read More

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Total Downloads: 1,5289th September 2006
19 Comments and 5 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

Project Quantum Leap

for Half-Life

Introduction Welcome to Project: Quantum Leap, a Half-Life single player episode with a bit of a twist: each map is by a different mapper – 20 maps, 15 authors, one hell of an incoherent map pack! History PQL started with an innocent post on the Valve ERC Half-Life Mapping forum on December 29, 2001. A… Read More

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Total Downloads: 1,96114th February 2006
9 Comments and 5 recommendations with no significant bias

Confronted With Consequences

for Half-Life

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

“You are, as always, Gordon Freeman. After you got that mess the scientists made under control, the scientists and the government have set up a research lab, called New Mexico Alien Reasearch Center. This lab is, of course, secret.

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Total Downloads: 4,4006th August 2011
40 Comments and 16 recommendations, 8 say "Play It Now!"

Try, Try Again

for Half-Life

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

“Guess what? Gordon got himself another job! And once more it’s a high Tech low profile kind of thing at another secret location somewhere in the Arizona desert. Some people just never learn, do they? Unfortunately, Gordon’s old army buddies got wind of his new job and following the saying “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”, have decided to do everything in their power to make Gordon’s first day at work a very very VERY bad one. As I said before, some people just never learn…”

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Total Downloads: 2,14125th June 2011
19 Comments and 16 recommendations, 8 say "Play It Now!"

Afraid Of Monsters

for Half-Life

Afraid of Monsters is a survival horror mod for Half Life 1 that doesn’t follow the beaten trail of zombies and haunted mansions. We recommend that you play AOM in a dark room, with the game on full screen and the volume up high.

Your name is David Leatherhoff, and you’re addicted to a new painkiller from a company unknown. They keep coming, and you can’t stop taking them.
Lately you have started to experience illusions, dreams picking at your deepest and darkest fears.

Finally, you go to the Hospital, seeking help. First, however, you make a stop into the bathroom, where another bottle of pills awaits you, standing out like a beacon in the night in your depraved eyes. When will it all stop?

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Total Downloads: 3,24524th August 2006
51 Comments and 16 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

The Lost City

for Half-Life 2

The streets are dangerous place. One squad member will accompany you to where you need to get to.

The problem is, you don’t really know where that is.

Therefore, you must check every door, every alley and every possible route for a way forward.

Somewhere on the coast, you final challenge awaits.

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Total Downloads: 3,45528th August 2018
29 Comments and 22 recommendations with no significant bias

HoloReality

for Half-Life 2

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

This mod was concieved as a never ending project. Unfortunately due to other commitments it had to be cancelled. This release is therefore promoted as a “proof of concept”

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Total Downloads: 1,30214th September 2008
27 Comments and 11 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!