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Games like Half-Life and Black Desert

Looking for games like both Half-Life and Black Desert? Below are 24 Steam games ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender for players who enjoy both titles. Both Half-Life and Black Desert share Action roots, making the overlapping player base a strong signal for what to play next. Each pick is scored by combining collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries — players who own Half-Life and Black Desert also tend to own these — with content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, plus review-mined vibe embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when genre labels differ. No Steam login required.

Half-Life — Steam game coverBlack Desert — Steam game cover
Shared genres:Action

Best matches for fans of both games

Ranked by collaborative filtering, genre overlap, and review-mined vibes — the same signals that power imho.run.

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    Half-Life 2 — Steam game cover

    Half-Life 2

    Top pick for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action with both games.

    Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

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    FINAL FANTASY XIV Online — Steam game cover

    FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

    Second pick for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with both games.

    Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.

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    Black Mesa — Steam game cover

    Black Mesa

    Third pick for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Indie with both games.

    Relive Half-Life.

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    Destiny 2 — Steam game cover

    Destiny 2

    Ranked #4 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.

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    DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 — Steam game cover

    DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2

    Ranked #5 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 builds upon the highly popular DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE with enhanced graphics that will further immerse players into the largest and most detailed Dragon Ball world ever developed.

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    EVE Online — Steam game cover

    EVE Online

    Ranked #6 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Strategy with both games.

    Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.

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    The Elder Scrolls® Online — Steam game cover

    The Elder Scrolls® Online

    Ranked #7 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.

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    New World: Aeternum — Steam game cover

    New World: Aeternum

    Ranked #8 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.

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    Guild Wars 2® — Steam game cover

    Guild Wars 2®

    Ranked #9 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with both games.

    Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!

    AdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Half-Life: Blue Shift — Steam game cover

    Half-Life: Blue Shift

    Ranked #10 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action with both games.

    Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.

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    Secret World Legends — Steam game cover

    Secret World Legends

    Ranked #11 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

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    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

    Ranked #12 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Indie with both games.

    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

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    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

    Ranked #13 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Strategy and Adventure with both games.

    The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

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    Quake — Steam game cover

    Quake

    Ranked #14 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action with both games.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

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    Half-Life: Alyx — Steam game cover

    Half-Life: Alyx

    Ranked #15 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

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    Throne and Liberty — Steam game cover

    Throne and Liberty

    Ranked #16 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    Throne and Liberty captures the essence of classic MMORPGs while introducing new gameplay elements, depth and excitement at every turn. Gather your guild, prepare for battle, and set forth for throne... and liberty!

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    TERA - Action MMORPG — Steam game cover

    TERA - Action MMORPG

    Ranked #17 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    TERA is an epic fantasy MMORPG experience. Master the action-packed combat system and prove yourself in solo and multiplayer adventures – all in the stunningly beautiful world of Arborea!

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    Counter-Strike — Steam game cover

    Counter-Strike

    Ranked #18 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action with both games.

    Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

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    RIFT — Steam game cover

    RIFT

    Ranked #19 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.

    Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.

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    Terraria — Steam game cover

    Terraria

    Ranked #20 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and Indie with both games.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

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    ELDEN RING — Steam game cover

    ELDEN RING

    Ranked #21 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and RPG with both games.

    THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

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    System Shock® 2 (1999) — Steam game cover

    System Shock® 2 (1999)

    Ranked #22 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and RPG with both games.

    "Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.

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    Half-Life: Opposing Force — Steam game cover

    Half-Life: Opposing Force

    Ranked #23 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action with both games.

    Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

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    BioShock™ — Steam game cover

    BioShock™

    Ranked #24 for fans of both Half-Life and Black Desert. Shares Action and RPG with both games.

    BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

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