Half-Life: A Place in the West
In a devastated America, sinister commandos are kidnapping children and taking them to a hidden city with a mysterious cosmic tower at its heart – a tower that may prove to be humanity’s salvation, or its doom. Join three survivors in this fan-made comic as they attempt to unlock the city’s secrets.
- Release Date:9/29/2016
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- Last Updated:5/14/2025
- Steam App Id:466270
Half-Life: A Place in the West
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Half-Life: A Place in the West has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 75% lower than its previous all-time peak of 4 players achieved on 4/17/2025.
Half-Life: A Place in the West Review
Half-Life: A Place in the West has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 88 / 100. This score is calculated from 729 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 639 positive reviews, 90 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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Half-Life: A Place in the West DLC
Half-Life: A Place in the West has 8 downloadable add-ons available for purchase on Steam which include Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 6, Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 8, and Following Portents Video Commentary.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 6 | DLC | 6/4/2019 | View |
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 8 | DLC | 6/19/2022 | View |
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 2 | DLC | 3/2/2017 | View |
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 7 | DLC | 5/24/2021 | View |
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 5 | DLC | 7/23/2018 | View |
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 3 | DLC | 7/21/2017 | View |
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 4 | DLC | 11/29/2017 | View |
 | Following Portents Video Commentary | DLC | 12/13/2016 | View |
Half-Life: A Place in the West has 2 related apps available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West Soundtrack Vol 1 | Music | 5/1/2017 | View |
 | Half-Life: A Place in the West Soundtrack Vol 2 | Music | 11/19/2018 | View |
About Half-Life: A Place in the West
Half-Life: A Place in the West is an Indie game developed by Michael Pelletier, and Ross Joseph Gardner. On 9/29/2016, it was released on the Steam Store by Ross Joseph Gardner, and Michael Pelletier.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Half-Life: A Place in the West on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Half-Life: A Place in the West supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Commentary available
From the Steam community, Half-Life: A Place in the West has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Drama
- Violent
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Aliens
- Free to Play
- Comic Book
- Gore
- Nudity
- Sexual Content
- Sci-fi
- Indie
- Dystopian
- Action
- Adventure
Media & Sceenshots
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Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Half-Life: A Place in the West data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Half-Life: A Place in the West on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/466270
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Half-Life: A Place in the West. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/466270
- Michael Pelletier. (2023, July 21). Half-Life: A Place in the West. Half-Life: A Place in the West. http://www.aplaceinthewest.net