Newly Released Mod Brings Halo’s Multiplayer To Half-Life

A newly-released Half-Life mod is bringing the chaotic, fast-paced multiplayer combat of Halo to the Half-Life engine, showing off several matches with re-created Halo maps. Half-Life has been one of the staples of Valve’s lineup since the beginning, with the franchise once serving as the flagship series for the eventual Steam developer. The Half-Life games have often been regarded as some of the greatest PC games of all-time, with the rumored Half-Life 3 being the subject of countless rumors and memes. Now, a new mod is mashing Half-Life up with another iconic franchise.

While Half-Life served as Valve’s most recognizable series, Halo was a franchise that helped to put Microsoft on the map within the gaming industry. Halo: Combat Evolved was the highlight of the original Xbox’s launch lineup, with the game going on to become the second highest-selling game of its console generation. Halo would spawn a successful series with six main-series games and a plethora of spinoffs, even receiving a live-action Halo series from Paramount in 2022. A passionate team of modders has now brought Halo‘s beloved multiplayer gameplay to Half-Life.

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A new reveal trailer from mod team The Phoenix Project is showing off gameplay of the Halo: Goldsource mod for Half-Life. The ambitious mod showcase features a recreation of Halo‘s multiplayer game mode within the Half-Life engine, complete with some of the Halo franchise’s most iconic guns. The official mod listing on ModDB also reveals that the mod comes with full controller support, aiming to replicate the experience of the Halo franchise’s original gameplay. The mod even implements a Shield meter based on Halo‘s system, rather than the HP system used in Half-Life.

Half-Life Mod Adds Halo’s Multiplayer Combat

The impressive Halo mod for Half-Life is reportedly not done with the game leaving its beta testing. The Halo: Goldsource team confirmed that The Phoenix Project have “big plans” for the Halo mod in the future, claiming that they plan to release major updates to the game every three to four months. The mod team even hinted at when the 1.1 update would be arriving for the game, referring to the “Winter 2025 Update” as the next planned patch for the game.

The Half-Life mod comes as both franchises may feature some major announcements on the way. Rumors have once again resurfaced about the fabled Half-Life 3, with a “major announcement” related to the game said to arrive in the near future. A recent leak from the PlayStation Store has also suggested that the Halo franchise may be coming to PlayStation, potentially as a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved. Both Half-Life and Halo could have some exciting news in the future, joining an ambitious mod combining the two franchises.