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Half-Life 2 RTX is struggling on Steam, as players face performance woes
Half-Life 2 is one of the best loved FPS games in the genre's history, even with its cliffhanger story still unresolved nearly two decades since its last episodic expansion launched. Unsurprisingly, then, fans of Valve'…
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The Half-Life 2 RTX demo takes five times more HDD space than Half-Life 2 itself
After what feels like eons of waiting, the Half-Life 2 RTX demo is finally here. You can try two levels of the fan-made enhancement to Valve's epochal FPS right now, turning the classic shooter on its head with an array…
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Nvidia just announced a free playable Half-Life 2 RTX demo, and it's coming soon
Soon you'll be able to don Gordon Freeman's HEV suit in full ray-traced glory, smashing your trusty crowbar into headcrabs with realistic shadows and reflections, as Nvidia has just announced that a playable Half-Life 2…
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Half-Life, Counter-Strike, and even Day of Defeat have been updated by Valve
It was choppy, unreliable, and populated almost entirely by screamy mic spammers, but my word, do I miss the days of Half-Life Deathmatch Source. It's one of the enduring images of my own PC gaming past - a team of HLDM…
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Half-Life 2 - Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Fixed a Linux client crash on launch. - Localization updates.
Announcement1 changeFixPerformance - Half-Life 2
November 26, 2024 Update
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…
Announcement11 changesFixWorkshop - Half-Life 2
November 18, 2024 Update
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.…
Announcement12 changesFixUI/audio - Half-Life 2
November 16, 2024 Update
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 Epi…
Announcement5 changesFixPerformance - Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Update
Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we're using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16,…
Patch notes12 changesFixGameplay - Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Fixed a hang where NPC pathfinding could stall forever - Fixed sprinting when using an external controller
Announcement1 changeFix - Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes.
Announcement - Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Update to DXVK Version 2.0
Announcement - Half-Life 2
Update to Half-Life 2 and Episodes
An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and its Episodes. - Fixed UI scaling issues when docking the Steam Deck - Fixed broken control states when external controllers are connected
Announcement1 changeFixUI/audio - Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 - Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Updated localization strings and captions
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 - Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed corrupted models on OSX - Fixed some controller glyphs in HUD hints
Announcement1 changeFixUI/audio - Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 and Episodes - Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed support for external controllers on Deck - Restored missing Commentary menu items - Fixed some stuttering on level transitio…
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