
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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Hours played at review time, across 819 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Теперь мы знаем что что бы спасти мир нужен один ученый и одна монтировка
Si llegaste tarde como yo, que lo acabo de empezar a jugar en 2026, juegalo we, lo vale
2006年爸爸玩;2015年哥哥玩;2024年我玩;
can alyx like stop abandoning me every 5 minutes she comes back like jeez. amazing game tho.
玩过的最牛逼的游戏
это просто имбище купил orange box по скидке 142 рубля и это была САМАЯ лучшая покупка + 2 эпизода прикупил в orange box ВСЕМ СОВЕТУЮ!
Крутая игра где ты играешь за гордона фримена рекомендую
I played half-life 2 many many times from when it came out 2004. (bought it when it came out in a box) now after all these decades I find myself playing this game again on Steam, it is a blast and "a trip down memory lane". Still worth to play? YES! This is gaming at its peak, no yellow paint, no hand-holding, no fluff, no agenda's or narratives, no bs, just a straight forward fps, this game is awesome. If you did not play it, go and try it, if you haven't played it for a very long time as I did, indulge yourself and have a go at again, you'll love it. Happy gaming!
this game is great, i wanna try half life 3
Such a good game bro. its still fun after so many years. The graphics are very decent and the game is VERY optimized, so optimized that even a potato like my potato can run it with over 60 fps. The story is great no joke and the level design is beautiful even though its a little unsettling at times lmao. Anyways 10/10 game I would definitely recommend it
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