About the Game
The Seven Hour War is lost. Earth has surrendered. The Black Mesa incident is a distant memory. The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people he cares about are counting on him.
Half-Life 2 is the landmark first-person shooter that “forged the framework for the next generation of games” (PC Gamer). Experience a thrilling campaign packed with unprecedented levels of immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Includes the Half-Life 2 Episode One and Two Expansions
The story of Half-Life 2 continues with Episodes One and Two, full-featured Half-Life adventures set during the aftermath of the base game. They are accessible from the main menu, and you will automatically advance to the next episode after completing each one.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today! Included in your Steam library with purchase of Half-Life 2.
Steam Workshop
Play entire campaigns or replace weapons, enemies, UI, and more with content created by the community.
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
- Restored speed of the train near the end of Highway 17 to better match the original shipped difficulty.
- Fixed missing collision that was allowing NPCs to shoot through some walls in Entanglement.
- Fixed issue where Alyx could obstruct the player's path when boarding the teleporter near the end of Entanglement.
NOTE: these map updates will not break existing saves but players may need to restart their current chapter if they saved after a progress blocking bug on a previous game version.
- Fixed a Linux client crash on launch.
- Localization updates.
- Enable support to keep music playing during level transitions throughout the base Half-Life 2 campaign (no convar needed).
- Added support for displaying an active Workshop campaign name in your Steam friends list.
- Added a slider to the settings menu to allow scaling stick sensitivity for gamepads.
- Fixed issue with overlapping commentary tracks if a commentary track was playing between level loads.
- Fixed issue where gamepad buttons may be permanently stuck pressed after saving the game.
- UI fonts updated for better support in Cyrillic languages.
- Fixed Thai font rendering on Linux.
- Added initial support for Ukranian and Vietnamese.
- Various crash fixes when switching between episodes.
- Fixed soundscape playback for the Citadel menu background map.
- Removed collision from an underwater tube that speed runners enjoy.
- Updated localization files.
- Fixed issue where NPC reactions to the player's flashlight and some incidental dialogue would not play after switching between episodes.
- Fixed amount of bloom applied after switching between Episode One and Episode Two.
- Fixed the FOV setting not applying until you got the HEV Suit if you started a new game and watched the intro sequence.
- Fixed issue where HUD messages for pickups and responses to some console commands would display multiple times after switching between episodes.
- Fixed scaling for Aim Assist at very high or very low framerates.
- Fixed issue where the gamepad weapon selector UI could be stuck on after relaunching the game with no gamepad connected.
- Fixed non-workshop mods displaying their title as "Half-Life 2" on the main menu.
- Improved load times when switching between episodes or when adding and removing workshop content.
- Workshop - Fixed some mods that were tagged to load as Episode One data but were being loaded as Episode Two mods.
- Workshop - Better handling for addons that are corrupt.
- Workshop - Fixed support for weapon mods that reskin the Stunstick.
NOTE: There is now a public "beta" branch for Half-Life 2 that will periodically receive updates before they go live to all players.
- Fixed a crash that could occur in some languages when starting a new chapter.
- UI - Fixed some weapon icon alignment issues at various resolutions.
- Workshop - Fixed campaigns set to expand on Episode One loading some Episode Two content.
- Workshop - Always show the My Uploads page, even if not in developer mode.
- Workshop - Various UI adjustments and improvements.
- Fixed a hang where NPC pathfinding could stall forever
- Fixed sprinting when using an external controller
- Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes.
- Update to DXVK Version 2.0
- Updated localization strings and captions
- Fixed corrupted models on OSX
- Fixed some controller glyphs in HUD hints
- Fixed support for external controllers on Deck
- Restored missing Commentary menu items
- Fixed some stuttering on level transitions
- Added chapter icons for Steam Deck UI
- UI and Input support for Steam Deck verification.
Current Release
Not available
System Requirements
How to Install
setup.exe
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
7.4 GB
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