History FanficRecs / HalfLife

* ''Synopsis'': A {{machinima}} of the first ''Half-Life'', basically playing the game with commentary in character as the usually HeroicMime Freeman. Finished at 68 episodes and 3 specials. A sequel series covering HL2 is still in progress as of 2024.

* ''Synopsis'': A {{machinima}} of the first ''Half-Life'', basically playing the game with commentary in character as the usually HeroicMime Freeman. Finished at 68 episodes and 3 specials

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth getting whacked with a crowbar for]] here:

These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''VideoGame/HalfLife'', all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. ''No-name recommendations will be '''{{zapped}}'''.'' Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be.

Do warn when a fanfic may head into sexual or [[BetterThanCanon non-canon]] territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, {{Shipping}} is SeriousBusiness.

''Machinima/FreemansMind'' by Ross Scott, located [[http://www.accursedfarms.com/movies/fm/ here.]]

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecn0Dscgbh4 Remnants]]''

** After a [[SeriesHiatus year without updates, suddenly the author announces he/she's rewriting the Half-Life chapters,]] and HOLY CRAP it's good! Or at least, much improvement on a story that didn't really need improvement. It's good! Read it!

These are recommendations made by {{Troper}}s for ''VideoGame/HalfLife'', all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. ''No-name recommendations will be '''{{zapped}}'''.'' Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be.

* ''Synopsis'': Once upon a time, someone on 4chan had a thought: What if Gordon Freeman woke up in [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the 41st mellinium]]? What if, crowbar in hand, Gordon Freeman became a living legend? What if Adrian Shepard followed, himself cutting a swath through the enemies of mankind? MAYBE it would be something like this.

''[[ Twenty Years Late]]'' by Drenched in Megalomania

* ''Synopsis''After Gordon Freeman is allegedly killed by the Combine, Earth enters a new technological Golden Age. Until 179 years later, when galactic civilization is threatened once more. A threat that only Earth's two greatest heroes can stop.

* Recommended by sloth4

* ''Comments'': A terrific AU of the events of [=HL2=] that follows a PTSD-addled Freeman as he tries to cope with a world under the Combine thumb. The interactions between him and Alyx are top-notch.

* Recommended by Tropers/KathrynShadow

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Iu4GXUHfU0&t=3197s Black Mesa Disaster in one map]]''

* ''Comments'': Many have heard about ''Hunt Down The Freeman'' and its [[SnarkBait infamy]]. However, one nice [=YouTuber=] named DAMN SON decided to take this game and adapt it into hilarious parody machinimas, amazingly capturing the feel of the old [=GMod=] parody videos, giving you a rollercoaster of laughs. Notably, even [=DeremixProductions=], one of those who were involved in the development of ''Hunt Down The Freeman'', expressed his {{approval|OfGod}} and even [[ParodyAssistance made an intro for the second part]]!

* Comments: An excellent blend of ''VideoGame/HalfLife'':''VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce'' and ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'', combining dark and gritty action with some over-the-top effects.

* Comments: An excellent blend of ''VideoGame/HalfLife'':''Opposing Force'' and ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'', combining dark and gritty action with some over-the-top effects.

* ''Comments'': A terrific AU of the events of HL2 that follows a PTSD-addled Freeman as he tries to cope with a world under the Combine thumb. The interactions between him and Alyx are top-notch.

* ''Synopsis'': A series of {{novelisation}}s of the games, chapter by chapter. The first covers ''Half-Life'', ''Blue Shift'' and ''Opposing Force'', the second covers ''Half-Life 2'', and the third covers ''Episode One'' and ''Episode Two''. All finished.

* Synopsis: Taking place late in the Black Mesa Incident, a HECU Marine, having just witnessed his entire unit get wiped out, is cornered in an office by a security guard named Otis. However, an ambush by Black Ops soldiers sent to silence any remaining forces both the Marine and Otis to fight their way out of the facility in order to stay alive.

''[[{{Concerned}} Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman]]'' by Christopher C. Livingston

* Recommended by Tropers/{{johnny3gud}}