Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A landmark story-driven shooter whose physics, Gravity Gun, atmosphere and pacing still hold up. Skip it if you want modern gunplay or dislike vehicle sections and linear levels.
Great for
Fans of story-driven, atmospheric single-player shooters who enjoy physics puzzles and gaming history
Main risk
Gunplay, vehicle sections and level design can feel dated, tedious or confusing to newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What impressed me the most was the atmosphere. There’s this constant feeling that the world is broken: total control, pressure, something deeply wrong with everything around you.”
Steam review · 23.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It’s almost absurd that a game released in 2004 still puts most modern linear shooters to absolute shame.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Throwing a radiator at a Combine soldier and watching everything fly apart feels just as satisfying as it did years ago.”
Steam review · 20 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The way this game subliminally tutorializes things, introduces concepts, then flips them on their head- it's genius.”
Steam review · 29.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“best replayability theres a billion ways to pass each level”
Steam review · 109.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Valve somehow managed to make every single chapter feel completely distinct without ever ruining the momentum.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“One of the most tedious games I've ever played, and definitely the most over-rated.”
Steam review · 39.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“it currently has mutiple bugs / hurdles that required sv_cheats to get past.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The enemies are completely unphased by being shot - you can drop an entire smg mag into one of them and they won't react until they die.”
Steam review · 24 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Follow Freeman absolutely ruins any shred of goodwill I had for this game.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“There is no indication on where to go.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“Motion sickness, will make you almost vomit, Increasing FoV seems no effect.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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+ Striking Soviet retro-futurist atmosphere
− Annoying protagonist and weak dialogue
analyzed 21 h ago
+ Excellent story and characters
− Still buggy and unpolished
analyzed 19 h ago
+ Noticeably improves aim
− Paywalls and subscription pushed everywhere
analyzed 2 h ago
+ Photorealistic graphics and immersion
− Matchmaking, party play and P2P servers broken
analyzed 3 h ago
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