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Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-24 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.
“Good short demo and a good benchmark program.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“this was my first experiance with half life at my cousins house its good but not really a game more of a tech demo..... which it is”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“It's not really a game. it is really short, but it is a good HDR showcase.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-01 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Beta Updated
The beta for Half-Life lost coast has been updated with new binaries on OSX and Linux. This enables the game to run on those platforms.
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Beta Updated
The beta for Half-Life lost coast has been updated with new binaries on OSX and Linux. This enables the game to run on those platforms.
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast updated
We have updated the public release of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new f
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast updated
We have updated the public release of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new f
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Singleplayer · First-Person · Sci-fi · Shooter · Short · Aliens · Dystopian · Classic · Adventure · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Subtitle Options |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean |
| Official site | http://www.half-life2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Pentium 4 2.4GHz or AMD 2800+ Processor, 1GB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection