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Half-Life 2: Episode One

Developed by
  1. Valve
Published by
  1. Valve
Peak #23
Current #245
Top 250 71%
Gem Peak #22

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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.

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Dates

Released
2006-06-01
First review
2010-10-17
Age on Steam
3,993 days (10.9 years)

Reviews

Reviews of which
Verified Steam purchases
18,307 14,095 (77%)
Reviews per day
4
Positive reviews
17,465 (95.4%)
Days in top 1000
3,991 (99%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
564K–2M 1,127,600

Pricing

Release price
$0.00 (2006-06-01)
Lowest price (earliest)
$1.59 (2020-10-30)
Average price
$7.93
Average discount
$1.73
Number of discounts
5
Days discounted
40 (1%)
Estimated gross sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
$4M–$11M $7,064,076
Estimated net sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
$2M–$6M $4,079,504

Tags

Tags in descending order of votes. Votes are the number of times a tag has been applied to this game by a Steam user, shown next to each tag name.

  1. FPS 708
  2. Action 505
  3. Sci-fi 445
  4. Singleplayer 381
  5. Story Rich 293
  6. First-Person 292
  7. Shooter 282
  8. Classic 260
  9. Dystopian 216
  10. Adventure 212
  11. Aliens 209
  12. Zombies 206
  13. Episodic 156
  14. Atmospheric 152
  15. Great Soundtrack 143
  16. Silent Protagonist 141
  17. Short 132
  1. Puzzle 106
  2. Cinematic 86
  3. Moddable 63

Tags below the threshold do not have enough votes to be considered valid for this game yet.

Details last updated: September 21, 2021 05:11

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