Half-Life

video game series developed by Valve
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Summary

Half-Life is a video game series[1]. Half-Life ranks in the top 10% of video game series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,335 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Publisher: Valve Corporation[3], Electronic Arts[4]
  • Owned by: Valve Corporation[5]
  • Genre: science fiction[6], first-person shooter[7]
  • Developer: Valve Corporation[8], Gearbox Software[9]
  • Commons category: Half-Life (video game series)[10]
  • Platform: personal computer[11], Linux[12], macOS[13], PlayStation 2[14], PlayStation 3[15], Xbox[16], Xbox 360[17], Android[18], Shield Portable[19], Microsoft Windows[20]
  • Software engine: GoldSrc[21], Source[22], Source 2[23]
  • Has part(s): Half-Life[24], Half-Life 2[25], Half-Life: Opposing Force[26], Half-Life: Blue Shift[27], Half-Life 2: Episode One[28], Half-Life 2: Episode Two[29], Half-Life 2: Episode Three[30], Half-Life: Uplink[31], Half-Life: Decay[32], Half-Life: Alyx[33], Half-Life 2: Lost Coast[34], Half-Life 2: Deathmatch[35], Half-Life: Source[36]
  • Official website: https://www.half-life.com/en/home[37], https://www.half-life.com/de/home[38], https://www.half-life.com/fr/home[39], https://www.half-life.com/zh-tw/home[40], https://www.half-life.com/zh-cn/home[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Half-Life (series)[42]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Half-Life[43]
  • Topic has template: Template:Half-Life series[44]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Half-Life / Portal universe[45]
  • List of characters: characters of Half-Life[46]

Why It Matters

Half-Life has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Half-Life is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.half-life.com/en/home, https://www.half-life.com/de/home, https://www.half-life.com/fr/home +2
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 24561, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Half-Life_(series)`"
  2. 6w ago · ~2026-47218-88 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.half-life.com/en/home, https://www.half-life.com/de/home, https://www.half-life.com/fr/home +2
    Logo image → Half-Life Logo Orange.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.half-life.com/zh-tw/home"
  3. 9w ago · LaserMoai · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Half-Life Logo Orange.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Logo image: Half-Life Lambda orange.svg"
  4. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → video game series developed by Valve
    Fandom wiki id → half-life, halflifemachinima, halflifemods +4
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  5. 18w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Franchises/Half_Life
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14470: Franchises/Half_Life, + ‎Giant Bomb Wiki IDs (video game series) ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a819ad18645|details]])"
  6. 20w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Half-Life: Opposing Force +10
    Has parts → —
    Publisher → —
    List of characters → characters of Half-Life
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Commons category: Half-Life (video game series), Update P373 to avoid commons category redirect"
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