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When comparing Half Life 2 vs System Shock 2, the Slant community recommends Half Life 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best sci-fi, single-player FPS games for the PC?” Half Life 2 is ranked 4th while System Shock 2 is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Half Life 2 is:
A total conversion which does not directly use any assets from Half Life 2 can be played without even purchasing the base game.
Specs
Steam RatingOverwhelmingly Positive
Steam RatingVery Positive
Memory 2 GB
OS Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor 1.8 GHz
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Pro Many mods will run with just the free Source Engine installed
A total conversion which does not directly use any assets from Half Life 2 can be played without even purchasing the base game.
Pro Supports total conversions
The Source SDK allows mod creators to build new game content from the ground up, leaving no trace of Half Life 2.
Pro Some Half Life 2 mods were later released as stand-alone games
Examples include Garry's Mod, Dear Esther, and The Stanley Parable.
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