Choose Half-Life: A Place in the West
Choose Half-Life: A Place in the West if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Half-Life: A Place in the West launched in 2016.
Half-Life: A Place in the West vs The foreigner
Half-Life: A Place in the West and The foreigner both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Half-Life: A Place in the West (2016) is 4 years older than The foreigner (2020). Half-Life: A Place in the West is free; The foreigner is paid (0.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The foreigner
Choose The foreigner if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The foreigner launched in 2020.
Both Half-Life: A Place in the West and The foreigner sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Half-Life: A Place in the West |  The foreigner | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.8% positive (446 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Michael Pelletier, Ross Joseph Gardner | HCGstudio |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Half-Life: A Place in the West (2016) is 4 years older than The foreigner (2020).
- Half-Life: A Place in the West is free; The foreigner is paid (0.99 USD).
- Half-Life: A Place in the West is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; The foreigner has no Deck rating yet.
Half-Life: A Place in the West vs The foreigner — FAQ
- Should I play Half-Life: A Place in the West or The foreigner first?
- If you want chronology, Half-Life: A Place in the West (2016) came out before The foreigner (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Half-Life: A Place in the West and The foreigner similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Half-Life: A Place in the West free?
- Yes — Half-Life: A Place in the West is a free-to-play Steam title. The foreigner is paid (0.99 USD).
- Does Half-Life: A Place in the West run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Half-Life: A Place in the West is rated Deck Playable by Valve. The foreigner doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.