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Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.

Release DateOct 27, 2005
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.3% (very positive) Top 30% / 89.1%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.9% Top 10% / 86.8%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)9.9K  Top 3% / 12.8K  Top 3%
Curators189 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time33 min  Bottom 15%
Followers14K  Top 10%
Owners± 9.4M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 3.5M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Half-Life 2: Lost Coast's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (November 2010) to 83.3% (May 2015).

With 12.8K reviews Top 3%, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is definitely a major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Half-Life 2: Lost Coast's review languages. The most popular language is English (51%), followed by Russian (19%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Half-Life 2: Lost Coast percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is very low, with only 88 minutes in the 80th percentile, but it's a free game.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Graphics
  • Combat
  • Gameplay
  • Weapons
  • Technology demonstration
  • Eyecandy
  • Developer commentary
  • Boss fight
  • Models
  • Control
  • Short
  • Easy
  • No achievements
  • Few glitches
  • Insignificant story
  • Not connected to main story arc
  • Graphical bugs
  • No history
  • Unremarkable
  • Awkward graphical bugs

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 89.3%  Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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