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Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx

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Windows PC · VR headset required56.3 GB2020
V 1.5.4

Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival. The Combine’s control of the planet since the Black Mesa incident has only strengthened as they corral the remaining population in cities. Among them are some of Earth’s greatest scientists: you and your father, Dr. Eli Vance.

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Valve’s return to the Half-Life universe that started it all was built from the ground up for virtual reality. VR was built to enable the gameplay that sits at the heart of Half-Life. Immerse yourself in deep environmental interactions, puzzle solving, world exploration, and visceral combat. Lean to aim around a broken wall and under a Barnacle to make an impossible shot. Rummage through shelves to find a healing syringe and some shotgun shells. Manipulate tools to hack alien interfaces. Toss a bottle through a window to distract an enemy. Rip a Headcrab off your face and throw it out the window. A set of Source 2 tools for building new levels is included with the game, enabling any player to build and contribute new environments for the community to enjoy through Half-Life: Alyx's Steam Workshop. Hammer, Valve’s level authoring tool, has been updated with all of the game's virtual reality gameplay tools and components. Half-Life

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Installation Guide

Step-by-step setup process

1
Game is pre-installed / portable, therefore you do not need to install the game.
2
Just extract the rar / zip file.
3
Simply launch the game from Start.exe inside the game folder.

Important Notes

Please review these important details before installation

Install necessary apps from Redist or _CommonRedist to ensure game launches without any problems.

Keep your antivirus on. If it quarantines a file and the game will not start, do not exclude the folder or switch protection off. Compare the archive's SHA-256 with the hash listed for the download, where there is one, then follow our Safety & Verification page to report it. If you decide to restore a file, restore that one file only.

Run the game as administrator only if it will not start or cannot save without it.

For a detailed guide, read the Installation Guide on our website.

Installation GuideSafety & Verification

System Requirements

Minimum specifications needed

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

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it would be a 5/5 if the download could be selected with and without the NOVR version

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Ludmansan

Ludmansan

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How long untill we have Vr enabled again? Take your time I would just like to know an approx please?

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axer23

axer23

Any updates on the solution to the novr mod? We wanna play vr please

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Viva

Viva

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to be clear, THIS ONE is the VR version now or is it still the NO VR version?

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axer23

axer23

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Anyway to solve the issue with novr??, I wanna play it VR

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ruben

ruben

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i wanna play it vr mode but everytime i open it it says it is on novr mode

how do i fix this???

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AntrenoruL

AntrenoruL

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Is vr still supported?

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Nemanja Djorić

Nemanja Djorić

can this version be played without vr?

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Giack

Giack

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is this the vr version?

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Safu

Safu

is this still no vr? please i hope so

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Miguel

Miguel

is this vr now?
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Dracorex

Dracorex

This is so cool, this version works great with no VR. I hope it comes out for Metro Awakening also for NO VR mod.
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peter

peter

why the hell is this non-vr
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