Half-Life: Uplink is the Half-Life title that you have likely never heard of. Half-Life: Uplink, released February 12, 1999, is one of two demos released by Valve for the original Half-Life video game. The first was Half-Life: Day One and contained the first fifth of the full game, and was only included with certain video cards of the time. Half-Life: Uplink, on the other hand, was a standalone demo set in the Half-Life universe, and contained levels and a storyline not found in the full title. Sadly, for whatever reason, Valve seems to have forgotten about Half-Life: Uplink. It is not mentioned anywhere on Valve's web site and is the only Valve title not offered in the 'Valve Complete Pack' on Steam. One possible explanation is confusion with Uplink, an unrelated title by Introversion Software that was offered through Steam early in Steam's existence, but this is unlikely. 
Technical issues would not prevent it from being offered on Steam, as, a third party project, integrates Half-Life: Uplink into Steam as a Half-Life mod. While Half-Life: Uplink is a rather short demo, it is still a unique story, and is sad to fade into obscurity. This site attempts to keep Half-Life: Uplink in public memory.
The first was Half-Life: Day One and contained the first fifth of the full game, and was only included with certain video cards of the time. Half-Life: Uplink, on the. Half-Life: Uplink is the demo version of Half-Life. Uplink features a brand new chapter not found in the full game. The game uses the Half-Life soundtrack.
Half-Life: Uplink was originally available for download from Valve/Sierra, and was also included as part of. This standalone disc was available for free in retail outlets, and included Half-Life: Uplink, as well as extra maps and an update patch for Half-Life itself. Today, if you want to try Half-Life: Uplink with the least amount of hassle, try, which installs Half-Life: Uplink as a Half-Life mod in Steam. Disclaimer: HL!UL!SL is packaged/maintained by the maintainer of this web site, so there's probably some bias there. The original Half-Life: Uplink installer is. This installer does not require Steam or a Half-Life installation, but does tend to have compatibility difficulties with modern versions of Windows.
Story/Walkthrough Before the game properly starts, captions appear on-screen stating that you are playing the character of Gordon Freeman. Little other information on Gordon is alluded to, save for the fact that Gordon has a Ph.D. The captions then go on to say that he is located within the Lambda Reactor Complex, Black Mesa Facility. The time is stated as being 48 hours after the 'containment failure', and that his status is 'evaluation in progress' -- likely a reference to his recruitment by the mysterious G-Man, but can also refer to the fact that, as a player being introduced to this demonstration, you are judging its capabilities, and deciding whether you should buy the full game. The screen fades into a corridor and suddenly, jet fighters can be heard overhead. Then, the sound of a bomb being dropped is proceeded by an explosion in the corridor, which causes some of the electronic appliances on the walls to explode, and some of the ceiling collapses. The player then proceeds forward into a large room, and comes across a scientist, and the player is then quickly joined by a security guard.
The security guard asks the scientist, in an abrupt tone, if he can open the heavy metal doors which are located within the room (these doors presumably lead to an exit out of the facility). However, the scientist says that a message must be sent to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC), to say that the coast is clear, and that cannot be done because a radio antenna must be aligned, manually, before the message can be sent. However, the area is 'swamped with radiation', thus making it impossible for either the scientist or the security guard to do the job. However, Gordon Freeman, is wearing the Hazardous Environment Suit, and this will protect him from radiation. The scientist then goes to activate the lift which is in the room, and informs the player that he will offer directions from over the intercom. The player then enters the lift, and proceeds to a higher level. When the player exits the lift, he comes across a corridor which has been blocked by crates and other wooden boxes on one end.
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