Series
Half-Life Games in Order
All 29 entries, oldest first.
The Half-Life series has 29 entries in our database, from Half-Life to Half-Life: Hostile Takeover. They are listed below in release order, which is also the recommended play order.
Where to start
Best reviewed
Half-Life: Alyx
· 93/100
Earliest entry
Half-Life
The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series. We do not publish a story order, because that is a judgement about games rather than something our data can tell us.
29 games
80
Half-Life
Half-Life: Uplink
70
Half-Life: Opposing Force
70
Counter-Strike
60
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life
Half-Life: Decay
Half-Life: Generation
Codename: Gordon
Half-Life: Source
79
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Collector's Edition
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
87
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Survivor
Peggle Extreme
70
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
70
Guard Duty
Black Mesa: Xen
88
Black Mesa
93
Half-Life: Alyx
Black Mesa: Definitive Edition
Operation: Black Mesa
Half-Life 2: Episode Three
Half-Life
Return to Ravenholm
Half-Life: Hostile Takeover
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions
How many Half-Life games are there?
There are 29 games in the Half-Life series in our database, including spin-offs, remasters and re-releases.
What order should I play the Half-Life games in?
The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series — later entries assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Where should I start with Half-Life?
Half-Life: Alyx is both the best reviewed entry we hold and the most recent one that reviewed well, which makes it the clearest starting point.