Half-Life: Opposing Force

1999 expansion pack for the science fiction first-person shooter video game Half-Life
VideoGame expansion_add_on Q693937
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Summary

Half-Life: Opposing Force is an expansion add-on[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of expansion_add_on entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,864 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's instance of is recorded as Opposing Force — instance of (P31): expansion add-on[3].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's instance of is recorded as Opposing Force — instance of (P31): video game[4].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's composer is recorded as Opposing Force — composer (P86): Ben Houge[5].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force was published by Opposing Force — publisher (P123): Sierra Entertainment[6].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's genre is Opposing Force — genre (P136): first-person shooter[7].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's genre is Opposing Force — genre (P136): science fiction video game[8].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force followed Opposing Force — follows (P155): Half-Life[9].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's developer is recorded as Opposing Force — developer (P178): Gearbox Software[10].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's part of the series is recorded as Opposing Force — part of the series (P179): Half-Life[11].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's designed by is recorded as Opposing Force — designed by (P287): Randy Pitchford[12].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's Commons category is recorded as Half-Life: Opposing Force[13].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's platform is recorded as Opposing Force — platform (P400): Linux[14].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's platform is recorded as Opposing Force — platform (P400): macOS[15].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's platform is recorded as Opposing Force — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[16].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's game mode is recorded as Opposing Force — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[17].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's game mode is recorded as Opposing Force — game mode (P404): single-player video game[18].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's language of work or name is recorded as Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): English[19].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's language of work or name is recorded as Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): French[20].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's language of work or name is recorded as Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): German[21].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's language of work or name is recorded as Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): Korean[22].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's software engine is recorded as Opposing Force — software engine (P408): GoldSrc[23].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force was distributed by Opposing Force — distribution format (P437): optical disc[24].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force was distributed by Opposing Force — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[25].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's review score is recorded as ★★★★★[26].
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force's input device is recorded as Opposing Force — input device (P479): computer mouse[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1999-10-31[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2ed83f82-3bbb-3dd5-9559-905e82be19a0[31]

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Authorship and Creation

Half-Life: Opposing Force was published by Opposing Force — publisher (P123): Sierra Entertainment[6].

Publication

Publication dates include November 19, 1999[32] and March 30, 2013[33]. Languages include Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): English[19], Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): French[20], Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): German[21], and Opposing Force — language of work or name (P407): Korean[22]. Genres include Opposing Force — genre (P136): first-person shooter[7] and Opposing Force — genre (P136): science fiction video game[8]. Half-Life: Opposing Force's part of the series is recorded as Opposing Force — part of the series (P179): Half-Life[11]. Recorded distribution format include Opposing Force — distribution format (P437): optical disc[24] and Opposing Force — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[25].

Subject and Themes

Half-Life: Opposing Force's part of the series is recorded as Opposing Force — part of the series (P179): Half-Life[11].

Reception

Half-Life: Opposing Force's review score is recorded as ★★★★★[26].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Half-Life: Opposing Force followed Opposing Force — follows (P155): Half-Life[9].

Why It Matters

Half-Life: Opposing Force ranks in the top 8% of expansion_add_on entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,864 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → ★★★★★
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Review score: ★★★★★, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  2. 15w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → Half-Life
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Title: Half-Life"
  3. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → —
    Behind the voice actors video game id → Half-Life-Opposing-Force, half-life-opposing-force
    Lutris game id → half-life-opposing-force
    Curlie id → Games/Video_Games/Shooter/H/Half-Life_Series/Half-Life/Oppos
    + 196 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Half_Life_Opposing_Force, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293330179|Half-Life: Opposing Force (#293330179)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-mat"
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