| Ravenholm | |
|---|---|
| Half-Life location | |
 Ravenholm, as seen from high above the town | |
| First appearance | Half-Life 2 (2004) |
| Created by | Valve Corporation |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Ghost town |
| Characters | Grigori |
| Population | 1 |
Ravenholm is a fictional ghost town in the 2004 first-person shooter game Half-Life 2 created by Valve. It serves as the setting for the game's sixth chapter, "We Don't Go to Ravenholm", which follows protagonist Gordon Freeman as he journeys through the area after escaping a Combine attack in order to reach a nearby Resistance outpost. An Eastern European mining town, Ravenholm's residents have turned into hostile zombies due to Combine attacks. The town's sole survivor, Father Grigori, offers his assistance to Freeman throughout the level, culminating in a last stand at the town cemetery.
The level received critical praise due to its level design and unexpected usage of horror aspects involving headcrabs and zombies, with some critics calling it one of the most well-designed levels in a Valve game and one of the best first-person shooter levels ever made. Due to its popularity, Valve initially contracted Junction Point Studios to make a prequel featuring the town, a project that later became a spinoff game developed by Arkane Studios that further followed the story of Grigori and his fight against the Combine. However, both projects were ultimately cancelled partway through development.