History VideoGame / SnowdropEscape

* ArcNumber: The number 163020 appears all the time during playthrough. It seems that the this number is the number of the universe.

* EasterEgg: Shooting down one of the seagulls flying around the ship [[spoiler:plays the ''VideoGame/DuckHunt'' victory jingle.]]
** There also is a ''VideoGame/Polybius'' arcade machine minigame. In this world, it was made by Aperture Science and is a 2.5D ''VideoGame/SuperHexagon'' like game. After scoring 197 points, the game will give a jumpscare and then will not launch anymore.

* HopeSpot: After escaping from his cell and meeting up with an agent from Radiohim, James seems like he may be able to sneak out of the Combine station... only for the unknown Combine official to kill the agent and recapture James anyway.

* UniqueEnemy: There is a single Rebel that is much more heavily armored than normal that can take a lot of punishment before going down. He only appears once in the game, and never shows up again.

''Snowdrop Escape,'' also known as ''Half-Life 2: Snowdrop Escape'' is a Russian made ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' mod taking place between the events of ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' and ''Half-Life 2''. Several years before Gordon Freeman makes his appearance in City 17, the Combine are tightening their grip and the Resistance is barely gaining strength. James Hugo, serves as a mercenary for a third faction consisting of personnel from [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Aperture Science]] and another company called Radiohim. They are at odds with both the Combine and the Resistance, the latter of whom have hijacked one of their laboratories studying parallel Earths. James must go to the lab and evict the Resistance forces, all the while avoiding the forces of the Combine.

* BadassNormal: James Hugo shows shades of this. Despite lacking an HEV suit, he fights his way through both Resistance and Combine forces alike, culminating in him taking down a Combine Gunship.

* UniqueEnemy:
** There is a single Rebel that is much more heavily armored than normal that can take a lot of punishment before going down. He only appears once in the game, and never shows up again.
** A single Aperture Science turret appears after you get out of the lab.

!!This video game provides examples of:

* AllForNothing: The Resistance's attempt to use the anomaly as a gateway don't work, as the plaques and unknown masked individual from Radiohim explicitly point out that the anomaly only allows for observation and communication to other universes, not direct access.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: The Resistance is played as more morally questionable then normal, with James' notes suggesting that some of their members were once part of the Russian Mafia, as well as one woman hiding in some ceiling tiles and shooting James in the back when he enters the room. Despite this, their goal of contacting other universes for help against the Combine is noble, and the Combine themselves are still far worse.

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: As usual with both Half-Life and Portal, the laboratory complex containing the multiverse research is this.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The anomaly itself. While the dome that serves as an observation area for the parallel universes seems man made and scientific, the copper stones and the runes that appear to summon it seem far more mystical in nature as opposed to Half-Life humanity's more scientifically grounded forms of teleportation.
* TheMultiverse: While the Half-Life and Portal series have both explored this concept in general, the mod acknowledges the existence of alternate Earths that would be safe from the Combine.

''Snowdrop Escape,'' also known as ''Half-Life 2: Snowdrop Escape'' is a Russian made VideoGame/HalfLife2 mod taking place between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Several years before Gordon Freeman makes his appearance in City 17, the Combine are tightening their grip and the Resistance is barely gaining strength. James Hugo, serves as a mercenary for a third faction consisting of personnel from Aperture Science and another company called Radiohim. They are at odds with both the Combine and the Resistance, the latter of whom have hijacked one of their laboratories studying parallel Earths. James must go to the lab and evict the Resistance forces, all the while avoiding the forces of the Combine.

!!This video-game provides examples of:

* UniqueEnemy: There is a single Rebel that is much more heavily armored than normal that can take a lot of punishment before going down. He only appears once in the game, and never shows up again.

* PortalCrossroadWorld: The Rebels hope to use the Snowdrop anomaly as this. Subverted as it doesn't work like that.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The anomaly itself. While the dome that serves as an observation area for the parallel universes seems man made and scientific, the copper stones and the runes that appear to summon it seem far more mystical in nature as opposed to Half-Life's more scientifically grounded forms of teleportation.

* TheUnfought: A Vortigaunt can briefly be seen on the side of the Resistance as James makes his way through the Snowdrop complex. However, it doesn't try to attack directly, only seeking to delay his efforts to get through the complex.

* BlackAndGreyMorality: The Resistance is played as more morally questionable then normal, with James' notes suggesting that some of their members were once part of the Russian Mofia, as well as one woman hiding in some ceiling tiles and shooting James in the back when he enters the room. Despite this, their goal of contacting other universes for help against the Combine is noble, and the Combine themselves are still far worse.

* TheUnfought: A Vortigaunt can briefly be seen on the side of the Resistance as James makes his way through the Snowdrop complex. However, it doesn't try to attack directly, only seeking to delay his efforts to get through the complex.
* TheStinger: After the credits, James is able to escape the holding cell the Combine have placed him in and attempts to sneak out with the help of an inside man, only to be captured by the unknown Combine official again.

* TheUnfought: A Vortigaunt can briefly be seen on the side of the Resistance as James makes his way through the Snowdrop complex. However, it doesn't try to attack directly, only seeking to delay his efforts to get through the complex.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The anomaly itself. While the dome that serves as an observation dome for the parallel universes seems man made and scientific, the copper stones that summon it and the runes that appear seem far more mystical in nature as opposed to Half-Life's more scientifically grounded forms of teleportation.