Half-Life: A Place in the West
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What is A Place in the West?
Half-Life: A Place in the West is a fan-made comic book set within Valve's acclaimed Half-Life universe. It can be read either by way of our specially built app, or as a PDF available in your Steam Directory.At a science complex in the New Mexico desert, a teleportation experiment goes very wrong, unleashing interdimensional chaos on an unsuspecting Earth. The aftershocks end with the arrival of a totalitarian order called The Combine, which forces a brutal police state on the last remnants of the occupied planet.
Now, some years later, a mysterious cosmic tower has materialised in a hidden city – a tower that may prove to be humanity’s salvation, or its doom. A team of military commandos soon emerge from the city, sweeping across the American wasteland kidnapping children for an unknown purpose.
In the wake of their devastation, a troubled father, an intrepid scientist, and an ancient alien warrior are each drawn to the strange city with the cosmic tower: New Franklin. Faced with warring clans, diabolical experiments, portentous dreamscapes, and the growing shadow of The Combine, they must unlock New Franklin’s mysteries before it’s too late – and the lives of everyone in the city hang in the balance.
A Place in the West weaves a compelling story with a complex cast of all-new characters, drawing on the rich mythology of the Half-Life universe to create an original adventure for the series.
The comic will run for a total of fifteen chapters, the first of which, Following Portents, is available for free to download and comes to a total of 32 pages. The remaining chapters will be released sequentially as paid-DLC, and will be 30 pages in length.
Do I need to be Familiar with Half-Life?
Nope! The first chapter features a ten-page prologue designed to bring new readers up to speed with the world of Half-Life. A Place in the West is also set in the interim between Half-Life and Half-Life 2, which means that you needn't be familiar with Valve's later games anyway. That isn't to say, however, that you won't find exciting things to enjoy if you are familiar with the series.The comic is also available in PDF form; simply purchase the comic, and a copy will be automatically downloaded into your Steam files. This will enable you to read A Place in the West in whatever format you see fit: be it via our app, or as a PDF on your mobile device.
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Announcements
We're on sale! The Steam Summer Sale is live!
The Steam Summer Sale is now live, which means chapters 2 through to 6, plus both soundtracks, are now sale! We hope you’ll take this opportunity to pick up any chapters you’ve yet to read. We're off
Chapter 7 Update (and a new Discord server!)
Hey gang,We just thought we’d give you a quick update since it has been a bit. We’re about to hit the halfway mark on Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars, which puts us in a comfortable position to
Prequel Novel Half-Life: Phase Transition
Hey gang!Happy New Year! Just a short update from us:For the past year Ross has been hard at work on a full-length prequel novel to A Place in the West called Half-Life: Phase Transition. It's not ye
Chapter 8 released!
Chapter 8, Remnant has been released!
The Steam Spring Sale is Here!
Hey everyone!The spring sale just landed, and we've discounted every chapter of the comic. If you haven't picked up some of the later chapters, now is a great time to do it - we're about a month and
Autumn Sale and 7.5 Update!
Hey gang,We just wanted to drop a quick word to say that the Steam Autumn Sale is now live and we've discounted every chapter of the comic as well as both volumes of the soundtrack. If you haven't ch
Achievements Currently Disabled
Hi all,We wanted to give a quick update because we know a few people have been having trouble unlocking achievements over the last couple of months. Unfortunately, there appears to be some kind of pr
Production on Chapter 7 is complete!
Hey gang,A short update carrying some very, very good news: production on Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars has been completed! We don’t have a precise release date yet, but our plan is to have i
Rise and Shine
...although we have rather been sleeping on the job, haven't we? It's been a while. Our deepest apologies on that front: both myself and Ross have been dealing with some incredibly challenging obstac
Chapter 8 Store Page is Live - Wishlist now!
Hey everyone!We apologise for the radio silence so far this year. We've been busy! Chapter 8 - Remnant is close to completion and will release quite soon. The store page is officially live, so give i
Anniversary Sale and Update!
Hello gang,We hope you’ve had a stellar summer. As we head into autumn, we thought we’d give you an update on where we’re at and what to expect for the rest of the year.We want to first take a moment
Anniversary Sale!
Hey everyone,We're just dropping a quick line (slightly late) because yesterday marked six years that we've been on Steam! In that time, we've released 8 chapters (two of them twice) totaling about 2
The Lunar New Year Sale is here!
Hey gang,Happy New Year! We’re hoping you're all safe and well, given last year’s less than stellar global performance.Steam’s Lunar New Year event has just started, which means all chapters, includi
Winter Sale
Hey gang!We hope you've all enjoyed Interlude 7.5 - Castle Okno! We just wanted to drop a quick word to say we've discounted every chapter of the comic for the Steam Winter Sale, as well as both soun
Chapter 7's Store Page is Live!
Hey gang!A super quick update from us: the store page for Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars is now live! We’ll be releasing this month, but in the meantime give us a wishlist!We can’t wait to rel
Interlude 7.5 - Castle Okno Released!
Hey all,We’re very proud to announce the release of Interlude 7.5 – Castle Okno! It’s eight pages in length and, as is our custom with the interludes, totally free: just boot up the app or check your
A Place in the West is in the Steam Summer Sale!
Hey gang,We hope you're all enjoying Chapter 8 - Remnant. As you've no doubt noticed, the Steam Summer Sale is officially live. We've discounted chapters 2 - 7 and both volumes of the soundtrack, so
Steam Winter Sale and 2023 Update!
Hey gang!First things first: we're sorry for the radio silence these past few months. We know you've had lots of questions on achievements - like, when will they work? - and when you can expect the n
Chapter 7 Released!
Hey folks!We’re very pleased to announce that Chapter 7: The Dark Between the Stars has been released. It marks the halfway point in our story and features 38 pages of all-new artwork by Kristian Ros
Chapter 8: Remnant released!
Hey gang!We are incredibly excited to announce the release of the eighth chapter of Half-Life: A Place in the West! You can pick up Remnant right now, with it being available to read via our Steam ap
