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The Half-Life games, ranked.
10 games compete in this selection. Half-Life: Alyx tops it with 1,848 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.
- 1 Half-Life: Alyx 2020 · FPS 1,848 −18
- 2 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007 · FPS 1,845 −47
- 3 Half-Life 1998 · FPS 1,829 −46
- 4 Half-Life 2: Episode One 2006 · FPS 1,824 +38
- 5 Half-Life 2 2004 · FPS 1,811 −34
- 6 Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999 · FPS 1,738 +97
- 7 Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005 · FPS 1,697 −31
- 8 Half-Life: Source 2004 · FPS 1,673 −92
- 9 Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001 · FPS 1,601 +3
- 10 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004 · FPS 1,568 −393
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In detail
The Half-Life games ranked, what this ranking says
Half-Life: Alyx leads this selection with 1,848 ELO points, ahead of Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life. The 10 games competing in it have played 7,973 duels.
| Games competing in this selection | 10 |
|---|---|
| Duels played by those games | 7,973 |
| Game in the lead | Half-Life: Alyx (2020) |
| Score of the leading game, in ELO points | 1,848 |
| Point gap between 1st and 10th | 280 |
| Best represented decade | 2000s |
| Last reading | September 19, 2026 |
What moved this week
The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 10 games in this selection moved.
| Game | Points gained in 7 days | ELO score |
|---|---|---|
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | +31 | 1,738 |
| Half-Life 2: Episode One | +23 | 1,824 |
| Half-Life: Blue Shift | +1 | 1,601 |
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 | Half-Life: Opposing Force | 3 | 67% |
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: Alyx, with 1,848 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Half-Life, 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 7,973 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: Opposing Force is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 31 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 10 games in the selection moved.