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Half-Life: Alyx
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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “immersive physics-driven environmental interactivity” (51 of 102 reviews) and “detailed visuals, environments and lighting” (30); the most common complaint is “stuttering and disruptive loading lag” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
51 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“19 years I waited for another Half-Life. Played the entire campaign in one session. My legs were dying by hour 4 and I still couldn't stop. Every object in this game is interactable. Every single one. You can pick up…”
“This is one of the best vr games ever made. The story is amazing, and it is unbeatable in terms of immersion. It runs paper smooth even on lower end devices. We need more vr titles like this.”
“it is an amazing game the lighting and gemeplay is insane i can not describe a more amazing story vr game”
30 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“great quality and details, recomended as 1sr VR game”
“This game itself is just incredible , must be the best looking game around here! combinated with the ''Gunman Contracts '' its a must have!”
“it is an amazing game the lighting and gemeplay is insane i can not describe a more amazing story vr game”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is one of the best vr games ever made. The story is amazing, and it is unbeatable in terms of immersion. It runs paper smooth even on lower end devices. We need more vr titles like this.”
“Quality and detail - 10/10 VR experience - 10/10 |-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-| Comfortable to play Incredible level of detail Immersive gameplay |-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-| Works perfectly on the Meta Quest 3.”
“best game ever. never unclear what to do next as it may be in hl2 interactive even more than hl2 fights are scarry bc you dont have backup like crowbar in hl2 when enemies get too close or you run out of ammo puzzles…”
19 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This is one of the best vr games ever made. The story is amazing, and it is unbeatable in terms of immersion. It runs paper smooth even on lower end devices. We need more vr titles like this.”
“it is an amazing game the lighting and gemeplay is insane i can not describe a more amazing story vr game”
“best game ever. never unclear what to do next as it may be in hl2 interactive even more than hl2 fights are scarry bc you dont have backup like crowbar in hl2 when enemies get too close or you run out of ammo puzzles…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“best game ever. never unclear what to do next as it may be in hl2 interactive even more than hl2 fights are scarry bc you dont have backup like crowbar in hl2 when enemies get too close or you run out of ammo puzzles…”
“Was worth the money and borrowing the vr headset from a friend. I had 1 crash without any clear reason to as why but otherwise it ran well at over 70fps.”
“Although a majority of players won't be able to experience this game due to being VR exclusive, It is more than worth it finally getting a headset just so you can experience this game. Truly the best VR game ever. Every…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“first off i want to say you dont get a better vr experience than this also yes its my favourite vr game okay, so what is there to hate about this game its just a ten even on my graphics card and a meta quest 3 becuz of…”
“One of the best VR games I've played. And it was made 6 years ago. It has its issues but it was limited because of the time it was made. At least I think it was. Edit: 100%'ed it now, and now I can confidently say it is…”
“One of the best VR games to date. One of the best Valve games. One of the best Half-life games. Played it through first time years ago with Oculus CV1 and GTX 980 (barely enough for this game, With 4GB VRAM horrible…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Some things are clunky and I got a specific scenario where a crash would always occur (probably physics explosion). But this is probably the best VR game out there, I know there is a mod to play this without VR but I…”
“Was worth the money and borrowing the vr headset from a friend. I had 1 crash without any clear reason to as why but otherwise it ran well at over 70fps.”
“The quintessential VR game. The interactivity and immersion in the Half Life world is a generational video game experience. The shooting is super fun the puzzles are mostly fantastic and the graphics are amazing. The…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This might be the best VR game release til date. While individual game systems can be little lacking (eg not the best shooting system, but still quite good; gameplay that can be a little monotonous for some, so I would…”
“This game is stunning. It IS heavy on the battery though. I can get maybe 30min on a full charge before my headset is yelling at me to recharge the battery. If you have a fully wired connection then you will have NO…”
“So, I'm done and I did all the achievements. I had quite a bit of fun seeing the half life world again. I played this using the NoVR mod because I don't have a VR headset and I simply refuse to buy one for a single…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“very good graphics and gameplay and story is ok i like the arizona sunshine story better tho”
“This is by far the best game I have ever had the joy of playing. Alyx truly immerses you into its environment, the graphics are amazing and visually stunning, fight scenes give genuine terror and excitement, puzzles are…”
“Old man here and played HL since it came out. Job and kids mean I'm only getting to this now but wow, just wow. Given it's six years old at the time of this review it still knocks the socks off all other games (not just…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The quintessential VR game. The interactivity and immersion in the Half Life world is a generational video game experience. The shooting is super fun the puzzles are mostly fantastic and the graphics are amazing. The…”
“So, I'm done and I did all the achievements. I had quite a bit of fun seeing the half life world again. I played this using the NoVR mod because I don't have a VR headset and I simply refuse to buy one for a single…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“One of the greatest games ever made, it is mind blowing. you can play it after 100 years and still feel it is brand new up to date game 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“the best vr title out there. tons of details and phenomenal good gameplay”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“I think the only way I can describe this game is as the quintessential game for all VR headsets. If you know NOTHING about VR, don't know what games to play, don't understand its potential, and even if you've been playing VR for years with many more to come, you NEED to play…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
September 17, 2026 Update
Fixed various issues where some users could not launch the game or the workshop tools. Fixed validation errors when launching the game on linux via Proton. Addressed various stability issues on all pl
Half-Life: Alyx Updated for Steam Frame
This is a major update that adds support for Steam Frame standalone gameplay. Optimizations for Steam Frame Made significant rendering and performance optimizations when running on Steam Frame, updati
Half-Life: Alyx Original Soundtrack coming to vinyl and CD
After five years waiting in the vault, the Half-Life: Alyx Original Soundtrack is breaking into the physical world with new vinyl and CD releases coming April 24th. To celebrate, we're making the game
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | VR · FPS · Story Rich · Horror · Female Protagonist · Shooter · Singleplayer · First-Person · Action · Sci-fi · Atmospheric · Zombies (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Captions available · VR Support · Steam Workshop · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukr… |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Official site | http://half-life.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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