Half-Life screenshots

Title screen and main menu (original retail release)

Title screen and main menu (Steam release)

The intro cutscene - like all others in the game - is done with in-game graphics and allows limited interactivity

The beginning of the game is peaceful. Welcome to the Black Mesa Research Facility!

Loading screen (original retail release)

The test chamber

Looks like this experiment went wrong...

Even in the future nothing works!

Half-Life is full of destruction. All hell breaks loose very soon

Your first alien. Isn't it cute?

Be afraid of the dark

The mysterious, elusive G-Man appears in various spots

A crowbar can make a real mess out of an old man

Having some fun in a Rapid Core

In trouble

One of the bigger aliens in the game

Shooting tons of incoming aliens with a turret

You're gonna need more "power" to deal with these two folks...

Half-Life popularized such vent-crawling. With a grenade in my hands, I witness electric effects and utter destruction in the room

Half-Life has many scripted scenes. The scientist ahead is about to be blown up. You morbidly watch the scene, unable to break through the game's strict determinism

Half-Life has cool setpieces. A seemingly invincible monster is frying some personnel. You just stare at your new revolver

Half-Life is linear indeed. Some parts are quite literally on rails - but don't worry, these are just a few. Take a look at the cool gadget in my hands!..