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 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 50% lower than its previous all-time peak of 4 players achieved on 4/17/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Half-Life: A Place in the West. It has received a total of 731 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 82 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Half-Life: A Place in the West and its growth over time. It currently has 6,937 followers on its community page.
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.
Players have rated Half-Life: A Place in the West as "Very Positive" out of 731 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 640 positive reviews and 91 negative reviews — an overall 88% positive review rating.
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 functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Half-Life: A Place in the West supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- 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
Watch the featured video for Half-Life: A Place in the West and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Half-Life: A Place in the West is referenced by 10 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| 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 |
 | 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 |
 | Following Portents Video Commentary | DLC | 12/13/2016 | View |
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