Codename: Gordon
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| Developers | |
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| Nuclear Vision | |
| Publishers | |
| Valve Corporation | |
| Engines | |
| Flash | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 17, 2004 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform, Shooter |
| Themes | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
| Series | Half-Life |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Half-Life mods and fangames (series) | |
| Half-Life | 1998 |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | 1999 |
| Half-Life: Blue Shift | 2001 |
| Codename: Gordon | 2004 |
| Half-Life: Source | 2004 |
| Half-Life 2 | 2004 |
| Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | 2004 |
| Half-Life 2: Lost Coast | 2005 |
| Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | 2006 |
| Half-Life 2: Episode One | 2006 |
| Half-Life 2: Episode Two | 2007 |
| Portal (series) | |
| Half-Life: Decay (unofficial port) | 2008 |
| Half-Life: Alyx | 2020 |
Key points
- This game is hidden. Visit
steam://install/92in your browser to install the game. It will ask you if you want to "Launch Application", that application being Steam. - The game was originally supposed to be an April Fools' Day joke in which Gabe Newell would announce that the release date for Half-Life 2 had been moved up further, albeit with some parts cut out.[1]
- The game was taken off Steam in February 2008 because the company that had made it went bankrupt.
- Available as freeware
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
Install with steam://install/92 |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/92/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The game does not have a save feature
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | Apparently Capped 60fps | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All speech (excluding background music for menu) is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB | |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (92) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.