Half-Life 2: Episode One (Steam Game) Steam logo

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Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Also features two multiplayer games. Half-Life 2 not required.

Release DateJun 1, 2006
Price$ 7.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.8% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.7%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.6% Top 1% / 93.6%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)23.2K  Top 2% / 28.4K  Top 2%
Curators683 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time5.1 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar38 minutes
Followers16.7K  Top 10%
Owners± 8.4M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 852.7K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.6M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Half-Life 2: Episode One's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 94.4% (April 2019) and 98.6% (June 2013), with relatively small variations.

With 28.4K reviews Top 1%, Half-Life 2: Episode One is definitely a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut chart displays the languages of Half-Life 2: Episode One's reviewers. The most popular language is English (46%), followed by Russian (21%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 18 languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Half-Life 2: Episode One depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 10 hours in the 80th percentile.

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
  • Good graphics
  • Same characters as Half-Life 2
  • Great physics
  • Interesting puzzles
  • Maps are well structured
  • Great soundtrack
  • Great voice acting
  • Good gun handling
  • Lovely story
  • Significant brain usage
  • Short game
  • Overpriced
  • Waiting for a sale is recommended
  • Price is a bit high
  • Shorter than Half-Life 2
  • Less replay value
  • Not much changed from HL2
  • Story kind of boring
  • Not recommended for replay
  • Same gameplay as HL2.

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 95.8%  Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Half-Life 2: Episode One's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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