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Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Alien Grunts are the primary combatant force of the Nihilanth's Xen army, alongside the enslaved Vortigaunts.
Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
Animals and Creatures that serve to populate levels and give the world life. Usually passive and may try to avoid or runaway from the player, But some may become hostile to the player once attacked/provoked. Some may not be able to be interacted with at all either being in the background/foreground or too far away.
When the main protagonist is thrusted into a foreign dimension or alien world, usually due to a freak accident. The protagonist must then explore that world while trying to find a way back home.
A creature from the Half-life series, it hangs from a ceiling. From there, it lowers its tongue, hoping to catch anything and pull it up to be eaten.
A squid-faced enemy that charges you like a bull. Seen in Half-Life and planned but cut from Half-Life 2.
Games that fit this category involve characters that can traverse different dimensions.
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
Floating Islands are land masses (anywhere from island size to continental size) that float either by the use of magic or some other force.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Foreshadowing is a plot device that allows the creators to leave subtle (or not-so-subtle) hints about future events in the game.
GoldSrc, or Goldsource is the engine behind the original Half-Life.
Spider-like parasitic animals from an unknown universe with amazing powers of genetic transformation. Introduced in the original Half-Life, headcrabs come in several varieties, all of which are incredibly dangerous to unsuspecting or unprepared humans.
A three-legged 'dog' creature that appears in Half-Life. It attacks the player in packs and emits LOUD sonic waves.
The Ichthyosaur is one of many alien species encountered in Half-Life that have been teleported to Earth from the borderworld Xen
The ability to float through the air without the aid of a mechanical device such as a jetpack, or the usual biological aids, such as wings.
Some weapons players use in video games are organic, or even living. The ammunition for these weapons is often organic as well, making them unique.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
A portal is a hole in reality connected to another hole in reality, whether magical or scientific in nature, that allows a person to instantly travel incredibly vast distances simply by walking through one.
Seen within the Half-Life franchise, Portal Storms are energetic shockwaves emanating from unstable dimensional tears. Portal Storm occurrence is resurgent after the destruction of City 17 and its Citadel.
An energetic and extremely destructive event which tears at the dimensional fabric of universes.
This small, fast creature will chase after, and viciously attack, anything its master wishes. Do not point towards face.
Also known as the Universal Union, the Combine is a trans-dimensional empire comprised of enslaved species spanning an unknown number of universes, and Earth is their latest annexation.
Vortigaunts are an extra-dimensional sentient alien species seen in every Half-Life game to date.
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