Half-Life 2, or HL2 (short), was released on November 16, 2004 by Valve Corporation. Half-Life 2 is a FPS science-fiction sequel from the game Half-Life. In addition, it's the game which Garry's Mod is derived from, the latter originally being a mod for the former, before being made into a game in its own right. Half-Life 2 also has two sequels, known together as Half-Life 2: Episodes One Release. February 22, 2012. Genre (s) Survival horror, first-person shooter. Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Cry of Fear is a first-person survival horror game developed by independent Swedish studio Team Psykskallar. Though originally a mod for the video game Half-Life in 2012, it was released as a standalone product the following year. 1V8Wg.