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Half-Life: Alyx

📅 Mar 23, 2020
Valve
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
98.3Rating
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About This Game

Half-Life: Alyx is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Valve and released in 2020. With an estimated 3 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 102.4k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 98.3/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 12.64 hours, with side content bringing that to 13.35 hours, and a completionist run can reach 18.58 hours. Players commonly describe it as VR, FPS, Story Rich, Horror and Female Protagonist.

Media

User Reviews

98.3
Overall Score / 100
9.8/10
Steam (102352 rev)

Playtime Estimates

12.64h
🎯 Main Story
13.35h
⭐ Main + Sides
18.58h
💯 Completionist
Based on 36 player submissions

DLCs (1)

Half-Life: Alyx Soundtrack
Half-Life: Alyx Soundtrack
$9.99

Game Information

Release Date
March 23, 2020
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Platforms
Windows
Price
$59.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
3M
(2.4M - 3.6M)
VRI ScoreLearning
95.9
All signs point to a very warm reception from players.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Adventure
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Tracked Controller Support
VR Only
Captions available
VR Support
Steam Workshop
Custom Volume Controls
Adjustable Difficulty
Save Anytime
Stereo Sound
Subtitle Options
Surround Sound
Includes level editor
Family Sharing
Tags
VR
FPS
Story Rich
Horror
Female Protagonist
Shooter
Singleplayer
First-Person
Action
Sci-fi
Atmospheric
Zombies
Beautiful
Aliens
Adventure
Futuristic
Psychological Horror
Memes
Great Soundtrack
Gore

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Latin America
Traditional Chinese
Italian
Czech
Hungarian
Polish
Portuguese - Portugal
Portuguese - Brazil
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Bulgarian
Greek
Danish
Dutch
Norwegian
Romanian
Thai
Turkish
Finnish
Swedish

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM
  • VR Support: SteamVR
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system