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Transmissions: Element 120
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Transmissions: Element 120 is short, but absolutely worth playing if you miss the atmosphere and pacing of classic Half-Life. The level design is excellent, with some genuinely original ideas and mechanics that feel…”
“Impressive map design, perfect lighting, improved physics, one minus optimization sucks”
27 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Transmissions: Element 120 is short, but absolutely worth playing if you miss the atmosphere and pacing of classic Half-Life. The level design is excellent, with some genuinely original ideas and mechanics that feel…”
“Up there with Minerva when it comes to the absolute best short 'n' sweet HL2 mods I've ever played — to a point where I'm genuinely kinda upset with myself for taking this long to play it If you like HL2 in the…”
14 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Transmissions: Element 120 is short, but absolutely worth playing if you miss the atmosphere and pacing of classic Half-Life. The level design is excellent, with some genuinely original ideas and mechanics that feel…”
“Impressive map design, perfect lighting, improved physics, one minus optimization sucks”
“short but perfect, I love the vibes”
6 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Up there with Minerva when it comes to the absolute best short 'n' sweet HL2 mods I've ever played — to a point where I'm genuinely kinda upset with myself for taking this long to play it If you like HL2 in the…”
4 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“cool short half-life universe , not that scary (for me) if you are looking for big ones , overall a good short game i would definitely recommend”
9 of the 71 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game can be completed in an hour only if you don't care about the achievement with journals, which for some reason doesn't work the first time”
“One of the greatest Half-Life 2 mods that I've played, despite that it's short!”
“Me encanto, es una gran experiencia, sin duda me habra gustado seguir jugando en este universo”
5 of the 71 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game can be completed in an hour only if you don't care about the achievement with journals, which for some reason doesn't work the first time”
“A short and fun Half-Life 2 fan game, despite some slightly clumsy mechanics and a few crashes. Though it is okay to play.”
“A short and fun Half-Life 2 fan game, despite some slightly clumsy mechanics and a few crashes”
3 of the 71 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Unclear where to go, inconsistent new rules, mediocre and largely ignorable puzzles (at least to the point I managed to get to)”
“The Game Is Confusing Me of Where to Go and Even Plays One Random Action Soundtrack at Chapter 2 When All I Do is Grab the Gravity Gun Whatever Its Called and Theres No Enemies”
3 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Unclear where to go, inconsistent new rules, mediocre and largely ignorable puzzles (at least to the point I managed to get to)”
“The Game Is Confusing Me of Where to Go and Even Plays One Random Action Soundtrack at Chapter 2 When All I Do is Grab the Gravity Gun Whatever Its Called and Theres No Enemies”
“flashbangs, no clear direction”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
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— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Ultra-high quality for the time, short, brilliant mod”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A short but interesting mod that puts a semi-unique twist on the gravity gun. Nothing mindblowing but I think it's worth playing.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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Over 1,000,000 Downloads!
Hello everyone, TE120 reached an amazing milestone today surpassing 1,000,000 downloads! When I originally set out to create TE120 I wanted to help satisfy the fans of Half-Life with what felt like a
Source Code Now Available!
We've decided to release the source code for TE120! Those interested in adding the special gravity gun to their mod are welcome to do so, but please just credit the TE120 team. We also have a version
Source Code Now Available!
We've decided to release the source code for TE120! Those interested in adding the special gravity gun to their mod are welcome to do so, but please just credit the TE120 team. We also have a version
Patch Notes
New music & enhancements to an existing track. Fixed issue with final journal not completing scholar achievement. Fixed nodegraph recompiling issue. Removed costly dynamic lights that spawn per muzzle
Patch Notes
New music & enhancements to an existing track. Fixed issue with final journal not completing scholar achievement. Fixed nodegraph recompiling issue. Removed costly dynamic lights that spawn per muzzle
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Free To Play, Indie |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Action · Shooter · Zombies · Horror · First-Person · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · FPS · Mod · Atmospheric · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Captions available · VR Support · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian * |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Official site | http://www.transmissions-element120.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 10/8/7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better DirectX: Version 8.1 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card