Is Half-Life 2 Hard? Difficulty Rating 4.7/10

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Is Half-Life 2 Hard? Difficulty Rating 4.7/10 | HDII

Half-Life 2

Full Release (2004)

DIFFICULTY

4.7/10

Not Too Difficult

(7 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Half-Life 2 offers an accessible experience with pockets of challenge that keep things interesting.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players describe the challenge in this game as coming mainly from a few specific areas:

Tight movement and timing requirements throughout
Small execution mistakes can quickly cause failure
Success depends on consistency across long sequences
Fast reaction speed is required, especially in later stages

Who Will Find It Difficult

Half-Life 2 is suitable for a wide range of players. Newcomers may hit a few friction points, but should be able to progress with some persistence. Players who rated games like Astro Bot, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! at a similar challenge level may find Half-Life 2 broadly comparable in difficulty.

User Defined Tags:

5 ratings

avg: 4.8

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Based on 7 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 4.7/10. Most players rated this game between 4 and 5.

Developer(s)

Valve

Publisher(s)

NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios, Sierra Entertainment, Valve

Genre(s)

Shooter

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Android, Linux, Mac

Keywords

run and gun, real-time combat, radiation, zombies, vent crawling, alternate history, animal weaponry, resistance, a.i. companion, silent protagonist, interactive environments, biotechnology, scripted events, steam, alien invasion, guerilla warfare, aliens, rebellion, linear gameplay, building, teleportation, environmental puzzles, portals, dystopian, physics manipulation, first-person platforming

About Half-Life 2

1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies.

Users also rated

Players who rated Half-Life 2 also rated the games shown below, with Astro Bot (4.8), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (5.0), and WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (5.0) being most similar in difficulty!