ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android
11 Puzzle games like Half-Life 2 that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Half-Life 2 down to the 11 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Half-Life 2: VR Mod, BioShock 2 and Resident Evil 7 Biohazard top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Half-Life 2.
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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Half-Life 2 is Half-Life 2: VR Mod — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. BioShock 2 and Resident Evil 7 Biohazard follow close behind.
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The best puzzle games like Half-Life 2
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Half-Life 2. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 15KRAWG👍 84%· 2.0KMC88IGDB87· 6
Year 2010Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175
Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 82%· 447MC76IGDB80· 4
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · ActivisonPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1
Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 3.4KMC96IGDB93· 8
Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2
Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeFirst PersonOpen World
Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17
Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonIsometricThird Person
IGDB60· 1
Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB77· 4OC81· 166
Year 2006Dev Human Head Studios · SkyZone EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac
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ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB83· 2OC60· 69
Year 2004Dev People Can Fly · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
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