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  "type": "VideoGame",
  "title": "Half-Life",
  "url": "https://gametrack.lynchest.app/game/half-life-igdb-231",
  "markdownUrl": "https://gametrack.lynchest.app/game/half-life-igdb-231.md",
  "jsonUrl": "https://gametrack.lynchest.app/game/half-life-igdb-231.json",
  "description": "Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of diverse combat, exploration and puzzles.",
  "releaseDate": "1998-11-19",
  "developer": "Valve",
  "publisher": "Valve",
  "genres": [
    "Shooter",
    "Puzzle",
    "Adventure"
  ],
  "platforms": [
    "Linux",
    "PC (Microsoft Windows)",
    "Mac"
  ],
  "rating": {
    "value": 8.841048150516,
    "scale": 10,
    "count": 2913,
    "source": "IGDB"
  },
  "completionTimes": {
    "mainHours": 7,
    "mainPlusExtrasHours": 12,
    "completionistHours": 19,
    "source": "HowLongToBeat"
  },
  "identifiers": {
    "igdbId": 231,
    "steamAppId": null
  },
  "sources": {
    "catalog": "IGDB",
    "libraryImport": "Steam Web API"
  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-31T20:56:34.234516+00:00"
}