The game is marked down to $0.00 from its usual asking price of $9.99, so while it isn't exactly expensive most of the time, gamers should still grab it for free while they can, especially if they haven't played it before. Steam users have from now until Monday, November 20 to claim Half-Life for free. RELATED: Cancelled Half-Life Project Makes a Comeback, Thanks to Modder
Half-Life recently turned 25, and anyone that has yet to play the landmark game can add it to their digital libraries right now completely free of charge.
Not only that, but Half-Life mods helped kickstart brand-new franchises of their own, some of which remain popular to this day. Half-Life's success paved the way for Valve to eventually introduce the Steam digital storefront, innovate in the virtual reality space, and introduce popular hardware like its Steam Deck handheld gaming devices. The original Half-Life put Valve on the map, and considering what the company would go on to do, an argument could be made that it's one of the most important games of all time.
