Half-Life Guía y cronología

Half-Life makes a catastrophe feel larger by letting different people find their own routes through it. Gordon's disastrous shift at Black Mesa is the foundation, while the expansions return to that disaster from elsewhere in the facility.

The sequel era changes both the world and Gordon's place in it. Following the series as it unfolded keeps the discovery of that occupied world separate from Alyx's later return to its earlier resistance.

Play the original before its expansions, then keep Half-Life 2 and its episodes together. You can add Opposing Force and Blue Shift after the first game if you want more Black Mesa immediately, or return later without breaking Gordon's central route.

Release order is the safer introduction to the main story. Story chronology places Alyx earlier; treat that as setting context rather than a reason to play it before discovering Half-Life 2.

1. 1
   Half-LifeGame · 1998
2. 2
   Half-Life: Opposing ForceGame · 1999
3. 3
   Half-Life: Blue ShiftGame · 2001
4. 4
   Half-Life 2Game · 2004
5. 5
   Half-Life 2: Episode OneGame · 2006
6. 6
   Half-Life 2: Episode TwoGame · 2007
7. 7
   Half-Life: AlyxGame · 2020

Opposing Force and Blue Shift revisit the Black Mesa incident. Alyx lies between the original game and Half-Life 2, while the episodes carry the sequel forward. Broad year labels remain approximate.

1. 1
   200XHalf-LifeGame · 1998
2. 2
   200XHalf-Life: Opposing ForceGame · 1999
3. 3
   200XHalf-Life: Blue ShiftGame · 2001
4. 4
   Five years before Half-Life 2Half-Life: AlyxGame · 2020
5. 5
   202XHalf-Life 2Game · 2004
6. 6
   202XHalf-Life 2: Episode OneGame · 2006
7. 7
   202XHalf-Life 2: Episode TwoGame · 2007