
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.

Play entire campaigns or replace weapons, enemies, UI, and more with content created by the community.
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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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Из 2004 про 2026 :( кстати поиграл в игрушки того времени, мало что цепляет. Испытание временем штука такая... А хф2 прошёл в запой да ещё и на какие-то ачивки с гайдом) По настоящему культовый экземпляр
I finally get what all the hype was about! HL2 is a fantastic experience, even in 26 it feels like a modern IP not 22 years old! HL2 is definitely a must play title. Then there's the cliff hanger and no HL3. Valve please, make the world happy and get on with it already. Don't sellout the fans.
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Yes. Just Yes. COMPANY'S MAKE MORE OF THESE GAMES.
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Todo por tu culpa Lamarr. Extraño al futuro Half-Life 3 ;( Juegazo, tremenda obra maestra 20/10 y God
Honestly, I have gone my entire ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time on steam without trying this game, hell, even looking at it. This felt like a game that knew its purpose in gaming culture and ultimately, changed it in many ways. Unlike today's average game, its unapologetically fictional. Its not afraid to step away from realism because the believability that valve wants the players to experience is in its storytelling and lore. I have never played any other game related to half life, so I can infer on the previous lore through the in-game interactions. It does a good job proving to me that Gordon Freeman is not a self insert and a really valuable member of the resistance, despite being a silent protagonist controlled by us. Thrown into high stakes and rewarding battles that are extremely fun to the point where I went back to try some battles on my own, and Gordon comes out silent, knowing he is the ♥♥♥♥. However it does have its downsides, enemies will sometimes spawn out of thin air, all of highway 17, anything involving the npcs in the final act, but they're all temporary issues that in hindsight aren't so bad. Also I'll consider the time this game was made. I am about to start episode 1 and 2 and I'm excited. 5/5, try it.
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