76BANG SCORE
Half-Life
banger · shooter · 1998
A lot of game for the money: about 12h, $9.99 (~$0.83/hr), 97% positive.
Better value than 88% of shooter games
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $9.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.83/hr over the 12h main story, $0.65/hr if you 100% it (15.4h).
Advertised
12h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
15.4h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.83/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$9.99
Reviews
97%
161,491 reviews
Metacritic
96
critic score
Players
15.0M
owners (estimate)
Released
1998
What drives the score
Value$0.83/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews97% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
Genreshooter
Trailer & screenshots
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