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Half-Life
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Action·Shooter
Half-Life: Alyx is an exceptional Action/Shooter that raises the bar for the genre.
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Verdict
98%
Steam
93
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (98% positive from 103K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (93/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Outstanding soundtrack
No significant drawbacks reported
Half-Life: Alyx is a 2020 virtual reality (VR) first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It was released for Windows on March 23, 2020, and for Linux on May 15, with support for most PC-compatible VR headsets. Players control Alyx Vance on a mission to seize a superweapon belonging to the alien Combine before the events of Half-Life 2 (2004). Like previous Half-Life games, Alyx incorporates combat, puzzles and exploration. Players use VR to interact with the environment and fight enemies, using "gravity gloves" to snatch objects from a distance, similarly to the gravity gun from Half-Life 2.
Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Gnome Alone
If you are reading this achievement, Gabe Newell has successfully launched Gnome Chompski into space. If you did not also receive the achievement 'Manufacturing Ascent', Newell has abandoned his plans to shoot Noam Chomsky into space.
87.6%
unlocked
Dead Giveaway
Loot a corpse.
82.2%
unlocked
Smash and Grab
Break open a supply crate with your hands.
68.2%
unlocked
Up in Arms
Install your first pistol upgrade.
67.3%
unlocked
Sustenance
Receive a tasty treat.
65.3%
unlocked
Zombie with a Shotgun
Collect the shotgun.
62.6%
unlocked
Good Grub
Feed the snark.
56.6%
unlocked
Pro-Pain
Kill a grunt by shooting their gas tank.
37.4%
unlocked
Unbonded
Collect the SMG.
36.6%
unlocked
Xen Lootism
Snatch a Xen grenade from its resting place.
33.1%
unlocked
Half-Life: Alyx Original Soundtrack coming to vinyl and CD
After five years waiting in the vault, the Half-Life: Alyx Original Soundtrack is breaking into the physical world with new vinyl and CD releases comi
Half-Life Alyx no VR mod gets much better while original is dirt cheap
If you've got the space and $1,000 for a Valve Index going spare, Half-Life: Alyx is easily one of the best VR games currently on the market. Valve's
Half-Life: Alyx's NoVR mod is looking so good, I might finally play the game
The NoVR project for Half-Life: Alyx is not yet complete, but it already looks like it offers a satisfactory way to experience the 2020 shooter withou
Half-Life Alyx NoVR continues to impress and evolve
Half-Life Alyx NoVR is really coming together and a fresh update is out now to make the experience even better for those without a VR kit. Read the fu
Half-Life: Alyx fully playable without VR even on Steam Deck thanks to a mod
There's been a few efforts to get Half-Life: Alyx playable without VR and the latest is HLA-NoVR, out now and it's now possible to play it through, ev
Updated 1d ago
Gnome Alone
If you are reading this achievement, Gabe Newell has successfully launched Gnome Chompski into space. If you did not also receive the achievement 'Manufacturing Ascent', Newell has abandoned his plans to shoot Noam Chomsky into space.
87.6%
unlocked
Dead Giveaway
Loot a corpse.
82.2%
unlocked
Smash and Grab
Break open a supply crate with your hands.
68.2%
unlocked
Up in Arms
Install your first pistol upgrade.
67.3%
unlocked
Sustenance
Receive a tasty treat.
65.3%
unlocked
Zombie with a Shotgun
Collect the shotgun.
62.6%
unlocked
Good Grub
Feed the snark.
56.6%
unlocked
Pro-Pain
Kill a grunt by shooting their gas tank.
37.4%
unlocked
Unbonded
Collect the SMG.
36.6%
unlocked
Xen Lootism
Snatch a Xen grenade from its resting place.
33.1%
unlocked
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