Half-Life (Series) AlternativesFirst-Person Shooters and other similar apps like Half-Life (Series)

Half-Life is described as 'Science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Software, the company's debut product and the first in the Half-Life series' and is a very popular first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Half-Life for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam and Xbox apps. The best Half-Life alternative is Quake. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Fortress Forever or Hexen II. Other Half-Life like games are Doom, Black Mesa, Prodeus and Shadow Warrior (Reboot).

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  1. Quake icon
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    Quake is a classic first-person shooter game that revolutionized the genre with its fast-paced action and innovative multiplayer modes. Originally released in 1996, it continues to be a beloved title among gamers.

    55 Quake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
     
    • Quake is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Half-Life.

    • Quake is the most popular commercial alternative to Half-Life.

    • Quake is Paid and ProprietaryHalf-Life is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Doom icon
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    Doom is a science fiction horror-themed first-person shooter video game in which players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as "Doomguy", who must fight his way through the hordes of invading demons from Hell.

    60 Doom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Xbox
    • Stadia
     
  3. Black Mesa icon
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    Black Mesa is a re-envisioning video game of the classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Prodeus icon
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    Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Humble Bundle
     
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    Shadow Warrior is a series of first-person shooter video games that focuses on the exploits of Lo Wang, a modern ninja warrior who fights through hordes of demons.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
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    Fortress Forever is a free game inspired by the earlier versions of the Team Fortress series (Team Fortress Classic and QuakeWorld Team Fortress).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
    • Fortress Forever is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Half-Life.

    • Fortress Forever is Free and Open SourceHalf-Life is Paid and Proprietary
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    The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that puts you in the role of Jackie Estacado, don of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient force of chaos known as The Darkness.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Hexen II icon
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    The Hammer of Thyrion project is a cross-platform source port effort of Raven Software's Hexen. Last updated 2018-06-06.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MS-DOS
     
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    You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Sven Co-op icon
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    Sven Coop is an Online Co-operative Modification for Valve's Game, Half-Life.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  12. DUSK icon
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    Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

    46 DUSK alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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