Sweet Half-Life
Mod for Half-Life (1998) | Category: Custom Campaign
Author: Mister Sweet Team | Curator: Modbadger
Mod for Half-Life (1998) | Category: Custom Campaign
Author: Mister Sweet Team | Curator: Modbadger
Sweet Half-Life is one of the most famous story mods for Half-Life, offering a new campaign with an original story, anime elements, weapons, controllable vehicles, and even an alternative ending.
Localizations:
Localizations:
The mod is localized into 1 language
(You don’t need to download anything extra to play in these languages)
Sweet Half-Life perfectly continues the spirit of the original Half-Life, adding dynamic gameplay, new types of weapons, enemies, and unexpected plot twists. The campaign quickly engages with short but intense maps, with comfortable pacing, minimal backtracking, and pleasant variety of gameplay mechanics. The presence of an alternative ending and the ability to choose different paths improves replayability.
Several unusual design decisions give the mod character: scientists in HEV suits, humorous references to sci-fi (for example, to "A Space Odyssey") and anime graphics elements — all this creates an unusual but attractive atmosphere. Scripted scenes are executed cinematically, and the music blends organically with the gameplay, adding a light comedic touch.
Nevertheless, there are controversial moments. Some puzzles are veiled and require unconventional solutions (hidden buttons, jumps, crouching), which often forces you to return to the last save or look for hints. Individual missions and battles can seem overly difficult or with too sharp transitions, which slightly disrupts the overall impression of the mod.
The mod works better on older versions of Half-Life — when running in Steam, incompatibilities are possible, so on modern game versions it's recommended to play the updated version of the mod — Sweet Half-Life: Relit. Also, voice acting sometimes sounds unnatural and lacks emotions, which reduces the expressiveness of dialogues.
Overall, Sweet Half-Life is a dynamic and unusual adventure in the Half-Life universe — with cinematic scenes, new mechanics, strong atmosphere, and a pinch of humor. The mod will appeal to those who want a fresh look at a familiar game but are ready to tolerate unconventional presentation, controversial moments, and some technical nuances
How to install a mod Sweet Half-Life
It is strongly recommended to use the old version of the game before the 25th Anniversary Update, otherwise some levels will be impossible to complete. Alternatively, use the updated version of the game Sweet Half-Life: Relit.
Extract the SHL folder and place it into the root directory of the game.
Launch the game, go to the Change game menu, and select the mod.
Play!
To avoid entering the "Change game" menu every time you start the mod, you can:
Option 1: Launch via shortcut
Go to the properties of hl.exe and in the Target field (for example: "D:\Games\Half-Life\hl.exe") add a space and then write -game followed by the name of the mod folder in the game root directory. It should look like this: "D:\Games\Half-Life\hl.exe" -game mod_folder_name
Apply the changes.
Launch the mod using this shortcut.
Option 2: Launch via Steam
Open Steam, click on the "Games" menu > "Add a Non-Steam Game".
Browse to the game folder and select hl.exe.
A shortcut will appear in your library.
Right-click on it, select Properties, and in the "Launch Options" field write the full path to hl.exe (for example: "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life\hl.exe") and add -game plus the mod folder name after a space. It should look like this: "D:\Games\Half-Life\hl.exe" -game mod_folder
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