
With near-perfect execution, Half-Life 2: Update is a must-play for any shooter fan.
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Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 8.6K reviews)
Highly rated by 126 players
No significant drawbacks reported
A completely free and extensive community-developed update for Half-Life 2 featuring beautiful lighting, countless bug fixes, and a brand new Community Commentary Mode. With Half-Life 2: Update, there’s never been a better time to revisit City 17.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 4d ago
There isn't anything wrong with this version, and it remains a solid experience throughout, but the recent official updates to the original game have made this mod largely redundant.
I still distinctly remember being too sick to work for a week and deciding to 100% this game during that time. Nearly did it in one playthrough too; I tried collecting the caches from memory and only missed 3 and couldn't get sandtraps to work.
Lovely game, I love and i managed to get all achievements but now i am going to replay it in the 2024 update and try 100%-ing it.
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