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title: "Half-Life — Belly Score 9.9 | Belly Score"
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description: "Half-Life gets a Belly Score of 9.9/10. BELLY APPROVED"
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# Half-Life

Belly Score

9.9

Community Score

Platform

Windows: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/windows,
PlayStation 2: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-2,
macOS: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/macos,
Linux: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/linux

Genre

FPS: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/fps,
Action: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/action,
Adventure: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/adventure

Released

Nov 19, 1998: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/1998

Developer

Valve

Publisher

Sierra Studios

About

Step into the lab coat of Gordon Freeman, a scientist whose mundane workday at the Black Mesa research facility goes spectacularly sideways. When a routine experiment tears a hole in reality, you are thrust into a claustrophobic nightmare of alien incursions and military cover-ups. This isn't just another mindless shooter; it is a masterclass in environmental storytelling that keeps you locked in Freeman’s perspective from start to finish. With no cutscenes to break the tension, you navigate a crumbling, interconnected world where every corridor feels like a trap and every encounter demands quick thinking over brute force.

The Belly's Verdict

BELLY APPROVED

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## Prediction Results

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Vibe Tags

Atmospheric: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/atmospheric
Eerie: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/eerie
Intense: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/intense
Single-Player: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/single-player
Suspenseful: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/suspenseful

Themes

Sci-Fi: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/sci-fi
Alien: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/alien
Workplace: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/workplace
Monsters: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/monsters

Original Belly Score Video

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