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Get personalized picks →Transmissions: Element 120 is a free-to-play short-form first-person action mod set within the Half-Life universe that challenges players with gravity-manipulation mechanics and environmental puzzles. Players wield a gravity projector capable of launching projectiles and executing powerful super-jumps to traverse the environment, while battling through boss encounters and hunting for achievements. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and contemplative despite the challenging difficulty, and players highlight how graviton explosions create memorable set-pieces alongside exhilarating evasive maneuvers. The mod updates the Source engine visuals and physics, offering a polished reinterpretation of the Half-Life 2 framework for its solo campaign. The project earned a 95% positive rating from over 5,100 Steam reviews.
About Transmissions: Element 120: TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
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Frequently asked about Transmissions: Element 120
- Is Transmissions: Element 120 free to play?
- Yes — Transmissions: Element 120 is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Transmissions: Element 120?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Transmissions: Element 120 are Black Mesa, No More Room in Hell, Half-Life: Alyx.
- Who developed Transmissions: Element 120?
- Transmissions: Element 120 was developed by Shokunin, Thomas M. Visser, Vincent Thiele and published by Self Published.
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