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.
- FPS (740)
- Action (532)
- Sci-fi (468)
- Singleplayer (407)
- First-Person (317)
- Story Rich (317)
- Shooter (305)
- Classic (284)
- Dystopian (240)
- Adventure (231)
- Aliens (230)
- Zombies (229)
- Episodic (172)
- Atmospheric (170)
- Silent Protagonist (165)
- Great Soundtrack (161)
- Short (150)
- Puzzle (121)
- Cinematic (99)
- Moddable (75)
Release Date | Jun 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% |
Curators | 683 reviews Top 1% |
Median Play Time | 5.1 hours Top 30% |
Play Time per Dollar | 38 minutes |
Followers | 16.7K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 8.4M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 852.7K Top 2% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 2.6M Top 5% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
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
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
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 Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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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.