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We filtered the 39 games similar to Half-Life 2: Episode One down to the 7 that fit the “Mobile” category. Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Firework top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Half-Life 2: Episode One.

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Year 2006Dev Valve Software
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Half-Life 2: Episode One is Half-Life 2: Episode Two — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Firework follow close behind.

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The best games like Half-Life 2: Episode One on Mobile

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Half-Life 2: Episode One. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Half-Life 2: Episode Two

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Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

What brings it close to Half-Life 2: Episode One is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. Its own ground is horror tension and post-apocalyptic world.

Same studio: Valve Software.

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Half-Life 2: VR Mod

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Half-Life 2: VR Mod
Closest on setting
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

It shares the essentials of what Half-Life 2: Episode One does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is horror tension and multiplayer gameplay.

Same studio: Valve Software.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode82
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Firework

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NGL93
Firework
ShooterFPS
SoloMelee
Year 2015Dev Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · Gamera GamePlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

What carries over from Half-Life 2: Episode One is melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on combat: this one brings precision platforming.

Released 9 years after Half-Life 2: Episode One.

Genre100Game mode100Combat51
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Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

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NGL77
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person
Year 2013Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

What brings it close to Half-Life 2: Episode One is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Half-Life 2: Episode One.

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PAKO 2

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PAKO 2
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDark
Year 2017Dev Tree Men GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

Same family as Half-Life 2: Episode One: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and 3D presentation.

Released 11 years after Half-Life 2: Episode One.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone69Visuals0
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ODDCORE

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NGL89
ODDCORE
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeFirst Person
Year 2018Dev Mobge · MOBGE YAZILIM GELISTIRME VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIOn iOS · Android · Nintendo

It shares the essentials of what Half-Life 2: Episode One does: ranged combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: precision platforming.

Released 12 years after Half-Life 2: Episode One.

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Max Payne

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NGL84
Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkLinear
Year 2001Dev Remedy Entertainment · Gathering of DevelopersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life 2: Episode One and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat51Visuals0

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