The mod tweaks the alpha version by simplifying some of its more obtuse puzzles and making the combat feel a bit closer to that of the finished game. It's Half-Life as it might have been ...

There was also the charge gun, an electricity-powered gun that could be refilled by nearby electric arcs and sparks. Gameplay was basically Half-Life 2 mixed with Left 4 Dead...without multiplayer.

Half-Life: Alyx doesn't have a lot of weapons to choose from, but it does have the essentials: a pistol, shotgun, and SMG. Between these three, some grenades, and Alyx's handy gravity gloves ...

Ian is here to share his gun expert knowledge on one of the most popular shotguns in games, the SPAS-12. In our latest IGN Experts React, Ian breaks down just how realistic the SPAS 12 shotgun is ...

The In Deep mod offers users the chance to play the "scrapped" 1997 alpha version of the original Half-Life game, "re-imagined and re-vamped." The In Deep mod, by In Deep Developers and posted by ...

Half-Life may be considered by many to be a true innovation of in gaming, but the game was - understandably - not always as pristine and cutting edge as it was when it released in 1998.