
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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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.
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.

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.

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Languages: English*, French*, German*, Italian*, Korean*, Spanish - Spain*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Danish, Finnish +15 more
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this game was far better than I was expecting the graphics are a huge jump from the first game 10/10 would 100% recomend
Очень интересная игра с продуманным сюжетом и персонажами
Fun game with a story and a lot of shooting with various weapons. You also get to throw and manipulate objects, sometimes to to solve puzzles, and to drive like a maniac
Es maravilloso. La historia, la continuidad con respecto al juego anterior, cómo se desarrolla, el misterio que lo envuelve... Lo jugué por primera vez poco después de cuando salió el episodio 2 y no había visto antes nada igual. Rejugándolo me doy cuenta de lo adelantado que estaba para su época. Podemos ver drones que hoy en día son tan comunes, teniendo en cuenta de que la primera parte de este juego salió en 2004, ME PARECE UNA LOCURA. Además de ciertos aviones futuristas que recuerdan a muchos toques minimalistas de hoy en día. Claramente este juego ha inspirado a otros e incluso, podemos ver guiños claros en esos otros juegos como headcrabs o la clásica lambda naranja con el círculo alrededor. Nunca un juego me lo había hecho pasar tan mal (en el buen sentido) y disfrutar tanto de su historia y su desarrollo cuando lo jugué por primera vez. Y siempre que lo juego me vuelve a sorprender por todos los detalles que tiene pues descubro cosas nuevas (o probablemente cosas que no recordaba). Se nota mucho el cariño y la dedicación que le pusieron en su momento. Añoro poder descubrir más de su historia y cómo termina del todo, ojalá en algún momento pueda descubrir un Half Life 3. Por favor que sea de la mano de los guionistas originales y que le dediquen el mismo mimo y cariño que le dedicaron al resto. Si nunca has jugado a ningún Half-Life, pero te gustan los juegos de terror y shooter, con buena historia y misterio DEBES de jugar a los HL. No jugué el Alyx porque no tengo gafas VR ni sé si podría soportar la tensión de jugarlo con gafas puestas. En definitiva, para mí son juegos de culto que merecen total respeto y admiración. Si existiera un museo de videojuegos estos deberían de ser uno de los cabezas de cartel. Enamoradísima de este juego. Gracias por tanto.
deu mo desespero os policiais me persegundo e ate alguns atirando em mim KKKKKKKKK (mas tou bem graças a deus) mas eu gostei do jogo
yeah like i'm not gonna recommend half-life 2. what are you, stupid?
buena historia
По мне игра хуже первой части и местами надоедает, когда на манер колды дают какую-то фишку типо машины, но тут она часто успевает надоесть. Это не касается Эпизода 2, он вообще топ.Тем не менее великая игра, в особенности такой знакомый сюжет.
one of the best games oat
BEST game ever im new to pc and i love it
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