Half-Life
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| Valve Corporation | |
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| Sierra Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| GoldSrc | |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Half-Life mods and fangames (series) | |
| Half-Life | 1998 |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | 1999 |
| Half-Life: Blue Shift | 2001 |
| Codename: Gordon | 2004 |
| Half-Life: Source | 2004 |
| Half-Life 2 | 2004 |
| Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | 2004 |
| Half-Life 2: Lost Coast | 2005 |
| Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | 2006 |
| Half-Life 2: Episode One | 2006 |
| Half-Life 2: Episode Two | 2007 |
| Portal (series) | |
| Half-Life: Decay (unofficial port) | 2008 |
| Half-Life: Alyx | 2020 |
This page is for the original game. For the Source remake, see Half-Life: Source. For the unofficial Source engine mod, see Black Mesa.
General information
- Unofficial Half-Life Wiki
- GitHub Issue Tracker for Half-Life and other GoldSrc-based games
- Steam Users' Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
- How Long To Beat
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Higher definition models
You have multiple options to gain access to higher definition models. One is using the official version of them. For other options follow this guide.
Enabling Developer Mode
- Enabling developer mode will allow you to use in-game cheats and various console commands.
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Game data
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- Note that Half-Life: Source includes an FOV slider by default, among other enhancements.
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
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Input settings
File:Half Life Mouse.png
In-game mouse/joystick settings.
Audio settings
File:Half Life Voice.png
In-game voice settings.
Issues fixed
Windows 7/Vista Performance Fix
In Windows 7 or Vista some users may experience extremely low framerate during gameplay even if their PC can run other more modern games perfectly.
Follow these instructions to the problem:
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Missing Voice and Multiplayer Tabs under Options
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Other information
Console commands
- Games running on the GoldSrc engine can utilize GoldSrc Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
- The console is enabled by default in GoldSrc games, press the tilde key (
~) to open it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, NT | XP |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA, high color (16-bit) | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 8 ATI X1600 Intel HD 3000 |
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| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600 |
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