Half-Life 2: Episode One. Valve Jun 1, 2006. Rate this game. Related Guides. Overview Introduction Basics Walkthrough. Reviews • Best Picks • Steam player counter indicates there are currently 190 players live playing Half-Life 2: Episode One on Steam. Half-Life 2: Episode One had an all-time peak of 1132 concurrent players on 29 March 2020. SteamDB has been running ad-free since 2012. Donate or contribute. Steam player count for Half-Life 2: Episode One is currently 190 players live. Marsh Davies examines Half-Life 2's episodes to see what clues they leave for the series' future. Half-Life 2: Episode 1. PS3, Xbox 360, PC. Follow See 1 more Reviews Videos Half-Life 2: Episode Three is the third of a series of stand-alone episodes based on HL2, the popular and acclaimed shooter epic. Long awaited -- and shown to exist in concept form -- yet still Half Life 2. As good as Half Life 1 is, Half Life 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. The bigger emphasis on story, characters and atmosphere are what make Half Life 2 the better game in my opinion. The overall setting is a lot more interesting, and I like the all the different environments you go to. That and the game is just more fun For Half-Life 2: Episode One on the Macintosh, GameFAQs has game information and a community message board for game discussion. Half Life 1 (not source) HL: Opposing Force. HL: Blue Shift. Half Life 2. Half Life 2 Episode 1. Half Life 2 Episode 2. Opposing Force and Blue Shift are parallels to the first game, they are great games but one is a in a weird state of canon. Black Mesa appears to be a good game, but I personally suggest playing the OG before that. The original Half-Life is regarded widely as a defining moment in the first person shooter genre. The game's use of story and in-game scripted elements changed the expectations of game players and spawned a bevy of imitators. The sequel, Half-Life 2, has been in the works for almost six years and is Half Life 2: Episode 1 is the first of 3 expansion packs to the Half Life 2 game, although you don't need Half Life 2 to play it. The game kicks off right where Half Life 2 dramatically left off, with a time warp freezing Gordon and Alyx right as the Citadel core was about to explode. Monday 26 June 2006 Only 25% of Half-Life 2: Episode One gamers have managed to complete the first in the H-L2 trilogy, despite the game taking, on average, just five hours to complete. ozz37iJ.