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The Half-Life games, ranked.
10 games compete in this selection. Half-Life tops it with 1,859 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.
- 1 Half-Life 1998 · FPS 1,859 +12
- 2 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007 · FPS 1,820 −37
- 3 Half-Life 2 2004 · FPS 1,808 −11
- 4 Half-Life: Alyx 2020 · FPS 1,803 −110
- 5 Half-Life 2: Episode One 2006 · FPS 1,784 +18
- 6 Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005 · FPS 1,761 +16
- 7 Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999 · FPS 1,753 +18
- 8 Half-Life: Source 2004 · FPS 1,687 −42
- 9 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004 · FPS 1,529 −9
- 10 Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001 · FPS 1,468 −757
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In detail
The Half-Life games ranked, what this ranking says
Half-Life leads this selection with 1,859 ELO points, ahead of Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life 2. The 10 games competing in it have played 8,299 duels.
| Games competing in this selection | 10 |
|---|---|
| Duels played by those games | 8,299 |
| Game in the lead | Half-Life (1998) |
| Score of the leading game, in ELO points | 1,859 |
| Point gap between 1st and 10th | 391 |
| Best represented decade | 2000s |
| Last reading | November 3, 2026 |
What moved this week
The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 9 games in this selection moved.
| Game | Points gained in 7 days | ELO score |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | +10 | 1,859 |
| Half-Life 2: Episode One | +10 | 1,784 |
| Half-Life 2: Lost Coast | +10 | 1,761 |
The most contested match-ups
These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.
| Wins | Against | Duels played | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | Half-Life 2 | 111 | 58% |
| Half-Life 2 | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | 7 | 71% |
| Half-Life 2 | Half-Life 2: Episode One | 6 | 67% |
| Half-Life | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | 5 | 60% |
| Half-Life 2: Episode One | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | 3 | 100% |
How this ranking is established
No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.
FAQ
What players ask
What is the best game in the Half-Life series?
According to community votes, the best game in the Half-Life series is Half-Life, with 1,859 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life 2, and its place is replayed with every duel.
How many Half-Life games are ranked?
10 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 8,299 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.
Which Half-Life game is climbing right now?
Half-Life is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 10 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 9 games in the selection moved.