{"id":1625472,"date":"2026-07-05T21:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/NgHrNUfR7H3yv6foYcesRE"},"modified":"2026-07-05T21:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T21:20:35","slug":"one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"One of our favorite Half-Life 2 mods is getting a stealth game prequel where you&#8217;re a Combine assassin preying on the human resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The cult classic Half-Life 2 mod series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/this-killer-mod-finally-made-me-ok-with-never-getting-half-life-2-episode-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Entropy: Zero<\/a> has another entry in the works, and speaking as a fan of Thief, Deus Ex, and all things immersive sim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moddb.com\/mods\/progenitors\/images\/manifesto#imagebox\" target=\"_blank\">Entropy: Zero 2 &#8211; Progenitors<\/a> may be the most exciting one yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Vx0E4k8yilI\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Entropy: Zero has always presented the bad guys&#8217; side of things in Half-Life, but Progenitors trades the first two episodes&#8217; standard Combine trooper for a super sneaky assassin type\u2060\u2014she strikes me as a riff on the black ops ninjas from Half-Life 1. <\/p>\n<p>Progenitors takes place an indeterminate amount of time after the Seven Hour War where the Combine took over the Earth, and our assassin protagonist is charged with taking out the rogue <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/npAz2MMLCr8?si=65iqwfbxPiLA3ID6\" target=\"_blank\">Progenitor<\/a> from which the Combine&#8217;s soldiers were first cloned or otherwise derived (or something). If Mr. P turns out to be Adrian Shephard from Opposing Force, I&#8217;ll think about eating my shoe.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a neat take on the Half-Life lore bolstered by some great visual direction. All of the Entropies: Zero have done a great job of blending and homaging various eras of Half-Life\u2060\u2014Zero 2 took place in an Aperture Science facility and paired you with a snarky turret companion\u2060\u2014and Progenitors looks to be turning its gaze toward Opposing Force. I&#8217;m particularly fond of the evil Combine United Nations logo\u2060\u2014it&#8217;s giving the dark Nazi future gags from MachineGames&#8217; Wolfensteins.<\/p>\n<p>As for gameplay, developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Blixibon\" target=\"_blank\">Blixibon<\/a> has been sharing clips of new weapons and mechanics on YouTube, and Progenitors looks incredibly ambitious\u2060\u2014practically an immersive sim, or at least a shooter-immsim hybrid like Dark Messiah or the aforementioned neo-Wolfensteins. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vx0E4k8yilI\" target=\"_blank\">Blixibon&#8217;s latest clip<\/a> shows a player pickpocketing an enemy soldier then throwing a beer bottle to distract him. We have Dishonored 3 at home, god bless it.<\/p>\n<figure role=\"gallery\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance.jpg\" alt=\"Entropy: Zero 2 - Progenitors screen showing TV set, including United Nations - Combine logo mockup\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Breadmen<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance-1.jpg\" alt=\"Entropy: Zero 2 - Progenitors screen showing Combine soldier manufacture\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Breadmen<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance-2.jpg\" alt=\"Entropy: Zero 2 - Progenitors screen showing helicopter taking off\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Breadmen<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance-3.jpg\" alt=\"Entropy: Zero 2 - Progenitors screen showing human resistance members\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Breadmen<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance-4.jpg\" alt=\"Entropy: Zero 2 - Progenitors screen showing Combine peacekeepers with riot shield\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Breadmen<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance-5.jpg\" alt=\"Entropy: Zero 2 - Progenitors screen showing Combine UN warehouse\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Breadmen<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance-6.jpg\" alt=\"Entropy: Zero 2 - Progenitors screen showing sick bay with modified Combine soldiers\" \/><figcaption><small role=\"credit\">Breadmen<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Progenitors does not have an estimated release date, and the latest blog post on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moddb.com\/mods\/progenitors\/images\/manifesto#imagebox\" target=\"_blank\">ModDB page<\/a> alludes to development difficulties and creative burnout on the part of some team members. <\/p>\n<p>But it sounds like the worst of it is behind them, and this is an incredibly exciting project. You can keep up with Entropy: Zero 2 &#8211; Progenitors via its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moddb.com\/mods\/progenitors\/images\/manifesto#imagebox\" target=\"_blank\">ModDB page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Blixibon\" target=\"_blank\">Blixibon&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-Oqv5ZX\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/Oqv5ZX.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"63e378c5-ec85-404f-a530-a14981889e33\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance-7.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"63e378c5-ec85-404f-a530-a14981889e33\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cult classic Half-Life 2 mod series Entropy: Zero has another entry in the works, and speaking as a fan of Thief, Deus Ex, and all things immersive sim, Entropy: Zero 2 &#8211; Progenitors may be the most exciting one yet. Entropy: Zero has always presented the bad guys&#8217; side of things in Half-Life, but Progenitors trades the first two episodes&#8217; standard Combine trooper for a super sneaky assassin type\u2060\u2014she strikes me as a riff on the black ops ninjas from Half-Life 1. Progenitors takes place an indeterminate amount of time after the Seven Hour War where the Combine took over the Earth, and our assassin protagonist is charged with taking out the rogue Progenitor from which the Combine&#8217;s soldiers were first cloned or otherwise&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/one-of-our-favorite-half-life-2-mods-is-getting-a-stealth-game-prequel-where-youre-a-combine-assassin-preying-on-the-human-resistance\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1625473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[91,748],"class_list":["post-1625472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-fps","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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