Ricochet

Ricochet is currently available on Steam.
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Supported OS: Windows • macOS • Linux + SteamOS (See system requirements)

This game is included in the following packages:

• Counter-Strike 1 Anthology
• Valve Complete Pack

Ricochet

Developer(s)

Valve

Publisher(s)

Valve

Release date(s)

November 1, 2000

Genre(s)

Action

Mode(s)

 Multi-player

Platform(s)

 Windows  Linux

Engine

GoldSrc

Steam AppID

60

Written in

 C++

Mod support

Yes, drop-in folders

SDK

Half-Life SDK

System requirements

Windows 

1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 256 MB video card, Windows 7 (32-Bit), Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Linux 

Linux Ubuntu 12.04, Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: NVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1, 1 GB Hard Drive Space, OpenAL Compatible Sound Card

Steam Deck compatbility

Playable

Distribution

Steam

Links

Steam Store page

Ricochet (2000), a futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.

Ricochet was released as a free mod for Half-Life on on November 1, 2000, and was subsequently included in update 1.1.1.0 of Half-Life. When Valve ported its GoldSrc titles to Steam, Ricochet was changed to a paid product, with no major content update. Owners of retail copies of Half-Life that register their Half-Life CD key via Steam have been grandfathered in, receiving a Steam copy of Ricochet for free.

The source code for Ricochet can be found in the Half-Life SDK repository, in the ricochet subfolder. A fork updated to properly compile with Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition can be found on GitHub.

Official maps for Ricochet use the prefix rc_. The following .bsps come with the game.

• rc_arena
• rc_deathmatch
• rc_deathmatch2

External links

• Wikipedia:Ricochet (Half-Life)