Half-Life

1998 first-person shooter video game
VideoGame video_game Q279744
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Half-Life

Summary

Half-Life is a video game[1]. Half-Life ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,959 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Half-Life's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Marc Laidlaw wrote the screenplay for Half-Life[4].
  • Half-Life's composer is recorded as Kelly Bailey[5].
  • Half-Life was published by Sierra Entertainment[6].
  • Half-Life was published by Valve Corporation[7].
  • Half-Life's genre is first-person shooter[8].
  • Half-Life's genre is science fiction video game[9].
  • half-life is named after Half-Life[10].
  • Half-Life was followed by Half-Life 2[11].
  • Half-Life's developer is recorded as Valve Corporation[12].
  • Half-Life's developer is recorded as Gearbox Software[13].
  • Half-Life's part of the series is recorded as Half-Life[14].
  • Half-Life's Commons category is recorded as Half-Life[15].
  • Half-Life's platform is recorded as Linux[16].
  • Half-Life's platform is recorded as Q10680[17].
  • Half-Life's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Half-Life's platform is recorded as macOS[19].
  • Half-Life's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[20].
  • Half-Life's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[21].
  • Half-Life's language of work or name is recorded as English[22].
  • Half-Life's language of work or name is recorded as French[23].
  • Half-Life's language of work or name is recorded as German[24].
  • Half-Life's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[25].
  • Half-Life's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[26].
  • Half-Life's language of work or name is recorded as Simplified Chinese[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Sierra Entertainment[6] and Valve Corporation[7]. Marc Laidlaw wrote the screenplay for Half-Life[4].

Publication

Publication dates include November 19, 1998[28], November 11, 2001[29], and February 14, 2013[30]. Languages include English[22], French[23], German[24], Italian[25], Spanish[26], and Simplified Chinese[27]. Genres include first-person shooter[8] and science fiction video game[9]. Half-Life's part of the series is recorded as Half-Life[14]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[31] and digital distribution[32].

Subject and Themes

Half-Life's part of the series is recorded as Half-Life[14].

Reception

Reviews include 96/100[33] and ★★★★★[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Half-Life was followed by Half-Life 2[11].

Why It Matters

Half-Life ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,959 views/month).[2] Half-Life has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Half-Life is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 96/100, ★★★★★
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P444]]: ★★★★★, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  2. 27d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The cutting room floor id → Half-Life_(Windows), Half-Life_(Dreamcast), Half-Life_(PlayStation_2) +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8607]]: Half-Life, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/154761324|Half-Life (#154761324)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6004|The Cutting Room Flo"
  3. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → first-person shooter, science fiction video game
    Part of the series → Half-Life
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q185029]], дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  4. 4w ago · ~2026-47423-51 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.half-life.com/en/halflife, https://www.half-life.com/zh-tw/halflife, https://www.half-life.com/zh-cn/halflife
    Part of the series → Half-Life
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P179]]: [[Q752241]]"
  5. 5w ago · ~2026-47218-88 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → first-person shooter, science fiction video game
    Logo image → Half-Life 1 logo.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q185029]]"
  6. 8w ago · LaserMoai · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Half-Life 1 logo.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: Half-Life Logo Orange.svg"
  7. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id → 28991
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11295]]: 28991, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296368184|Half-Life (#296368184)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8124|International Computer "
  8. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → half-life
    Fandom article id → gamicus:Half-Life, playstation:Half-Life, half-life:Half-Life +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: half-life, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  9. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Half_Life
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Half_Life, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293330167|Half-Life (#293330167)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bomb W"
  10. 20w ago · ~2026-29043-25 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Youtube channel id → UCOqntCLSopHM13j9WnN1pqQ
    Media arts database id → C35359
    Ixbt games id → —
    Behind the voice actors video game id → Half-Life, Half-Life-PS2
    + 220 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P404]]: [[Q6895044]]"
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