

The game can be purchased via Steam for Mac for $9.99. The Half-Life page in Steam still indicates that the game is Windows only, but Cult of Mac bought and installed the game on a Mac to confirm that it functions. Half-Life was originally developed for the Mac back when the Windows version was released, but due to disagreements with Apple, the Mac version was scrapped at the time. It has also been bundled into several different value packs. Other Valve games like Half-Life 2 and its episodes have been previously available on the Mac version of Steam, but users can now add the original Half-Life to their collections for $9.99. Despite its popularity, the game has never been available through Steam for Mac, until today.Īs discovered by Cult of Mac, Valve released Half-Life for Mac on Steam this morning, though the company has yet to make an official announcement about the product. Let me clarify, Ubisoft has a separate online store, but now all your purchases and licenses are synced with Uplay, making it easier to manage and unify all your games on the fly.

Half-Life, the first person shooter originally released in 1998, skyrocketed developer Valve to fame and influenced an entire generation of first person shooters. Similar to Steam, Uplay is a digital distribution platform for games and it’s run by the popular video game company, Ubisoft.
