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Half-Life
3 games · 2020-2024
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Half-Life: Source Quadrilogy – v09.26.2019 + 4 OSTs
Half-Life Source Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more. Half-Life 2 By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Half-Life 2: Episode Two As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. In Episode Two, you must battle and race against Combine forces as you traverse the White Forest to deliver a crucial information packet stolen from the Citadel to an enclave of fellow resistance scientists. Source Quadrilogy Contents Half-Life Source Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2: Episode Two Half-Life – Soundtrack Half-Life 2 – Soundtrack Half-Life 2: Episode One – Soundtrack Half-Life 2: Episode Two – Soundtrack Selective Download You can skip downloading of bonus soundtracks and voiceover packs you don’t need. Here is the list of optional files. English voiceovers are included by default. fg-optional-bonus-soundtracks.bin (official OSTs for all four games) fg-optional-french.bin fg-optional-german.bin fg-optional-italian.bin fg-optional-korean.bin fg-optional-russian.bin fg-optional-russian-hl-source.bin fg-optional-simplified-chinese.bin fg-optional-spanish.bin fg-optional-traditional-chinese.bin In example, if you want to launch the game with German UI/Subtitles/Voiceovers – skip all “optional” files, but download fg-optional-german.bin & all main files (01-03).
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Half-Life: Alyx – v1.5.4 + DLC + NoVR Mod Update #6
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. 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. As founders of a fledgling resistance, you’ve continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine. Every day, you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness. About NoVR Modification The easiest to use and most flexible no VR mod for Half-Life Alyx! This mod allows you to play Half-Life Alyx without VR, not needing specialized drivers or anything like that. Allowing for it to be played anyway and anywhere you like! Just copy and paste the folders wherever you have Half-Life Alyx installed via Steam and that is it! New mod versions can be downloaded on GitHub: https://github.com/bfeber/HLA-NoVR Mod FAQ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mlDz24iE1r4Lf16y5N9I37ZIvm4V0ie2Sxg1GBlcs10/edit Controls for NoVR mode: Left Click: Select in Main Menu/Throw Held Object/Primary Attack W, A, S, D: Move Space: Jump Ctrl: Crouch Shift: Sprint E: Interact/Pick Up Object F: Flashlight (if you have it) H: Cover your mouth F5: Quick Save F9: Quick Load M: Main Menu P: Pause Right Mouse Button: Secondary Weapon Upgrade Middle Mouse Button: Tertiary Weapon Upgrade V: noclip (If you get stuck on geometry or due to bugs etc)
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Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Edition – Build 16431800 + Bonus Soundtracks
Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we’re using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16, 2004. Yes, there’s even a documentary! Our Half-Life 25th anniversary documentary went so well that we invited Secret Tape back to make another one—this time focusing on Half-Life 2. And it’s about a lot more than just the making of a game. Running out of money. Getting hacked, and an early version being leaked online. Being sued by our publisher. Trying to build Steam. It’s all in there! As supplementary material to go along with the documentary, we’ve unearthed a handful of old presentations from across Half-Life 2’s development. Find videos from E3 2003, E3 2002, and Siggraph 2000 on the 20th Anniversary Update website. We’re also (Re) Raising the Bar: Nearly two decades since it first went out of print, Raising the Bar is set to return in 2025 with an expanded second edition—offering a comprehensive look into the creation of the Half-Life 2, along with never-before-seen concept art from Episode One and Episode Two, and ideas and experiments for the third episode that never came to be. 1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve’s debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named “Best PC Game Ever” by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide. NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything around them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. 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.
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Half-Life: Source Quadrilogy – v09.26.2019 + 4 OSTs
Half-Life Source Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more. Half-Life 2 By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Half-Life 2: Episode Two As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. In Episode Two, you must battle and race against Combine forces as you traverse the White Forest to deliver a crucial information packet stolen from the Citadel to an enclave of fellow resistance scientists. Source Quadrilogy Contents Half-Life Source Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2: Episode Two Half-Life – Soundtrack Half-Life 2 – Soundtrack Half-Life 2: Episode One – Soundtrack Half-Life 2: Episode Two – Soundtrack Selective Download You can skip downloading of bonus soundtracks and voiceover packs you don’t need. Here is the list of optional files. English voiceovers are included by default. fg-optional-bonus-soundtracks.bin (official OSTs for all four games) fg-optional-french.bin fg-optional-german.bin fg-optional-italian.bin fg-optional-korean.bin fg-optional-russian.bin fg-optional-russian-hl-source.bin fg-optional-simplified-chinese.bin fg-optional-spanish.bin fg-optional-traditional-chinese.bin In example, if you want to launch the game with German UI/Subtitles/Voiceovers – skip all “optional” files, but download fg-optional-german.bin & all main files (01-03).
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Half-Life: Alyx – v1.5.4 + DLC + NoVR Mod Update #6
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. 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. As founders of a fledgling resistance, you’ve continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine. Every day, you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness. About NoVR Modification The easiest to use and most flexible no VR mod for Half-Life Alyx! This mod allows you to play Half-Life Alyx without VR, not needing specialized drivers or anything like that. Allowing for it to be played anyway and anywhere you like! Just copy and paste the folders wherever you have Half-Life Alyx installed via Steam and that is it! New mod versions can be downloaded on GitHub: https://github.com/bfeber/HLA-NoVR Mod FAQ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mlDz24iE1r4Lf16y5N9I37ZIvm4V0ie2Sxg1GBlcs10/edit Controls for NoVR mode: Left Click: Select in Main Menu/Throw Held Object/Primary Attack W, A, S, D: Move Space: Jump Ctrl: Crouch Shift: Sprint E: Interact/Pick Up Object F: Flashlight (if you have it) H: Cover your mouth F5: Quick Save F9: Quick Load M: Main Menu P: Pause Right Mouse Button: Secondary Weapon Upgrade Middle Mouse Button: Tertiary Weapon Upgrade V: noclip (If you get stuck on geometry or due to bugs etc)
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MainlineHalf-Life: Source Quadrilogy – v09.26.2019 + 4 OSTs
Half-Life Source Winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, Half-Life set new standards for action games when it was released in 1998. Half-Life: Source is a digitally remastered version of the critically acclaimed and best selling PC game, enhanced via Source technology to include physics simulation, enhanced effects, and more. Half-Life 2 By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Half-Life 2: Episode Two As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. In Episode Two, you must battle and race against Combine forces as you traverse the White Forest to deliver a crucial information packet stolen from the Citadel to an enclave of fellow resistance scientists. Source Quadrilogy Contents Half-Life Source Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2: Episode Two Half-Life – Soundtrack Half-Life 2 – Soundtrack Half-Life 2: Episode One – Soundtrack Half-Life 2: Episode Two – Soundtrack Selective Download You can skip downloading of bonus soundtracks and voiceover packs you don’t need. Here is the list of optional files. English voiceovers are included by default. fg-optional-bonus-soundtracks.bin (official OSTs for all four games) fg-optional-french.bin fg-optional-german.bin fg-optional-italian.bin fg-optional-korean.bin fg-optional-russian.bin fg-optional-russian-hl-source.bin fg-optional-simplified-chinese.bin fg-optional-spanish.bin fg-optional-traditional-chinese.bin In example, if you want to launch the game with German UI/Subtitles/Voiceovers – skip all “optional” files, but download fg-optional-german.bin & all main files (01-03).
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MainlineHalf-Life: Alyx – v1.5.4 + DLC + NoVR Mod Update #6
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. 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. As founders of a fledgling resistance, you’ve continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine. Every day, you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness. About NoVR Modification The easiest to use and most flexible no VR mod for Half-Life Alyx! This mod allows you to play Half-Life Alyx without VR, not needing specialized drivers or anything like that. Allowing for it to be played anyway and anywhere you like! Just copy and paste the folders wherever you have Half-Life Alyx installed via Steam and that is it! New mod versions can be downloaded on GitHub: https://github.com/bfeber/HLA-NoVR Mod FAQ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mlDz24iE1r4Lf16y5N9I37ZIvm4V0ie2Sxg1GBlcs10/edit Controls for NoVR mode: Left Click: Select in Main Menu/Throw Held Object/Primary Attack W, A, S, D: Move Space: Jump Ctrl: Crouch Shift: Sprint E: Interact/Pick Up Object F: Flashlight (if you have it) H: Cover your mouth F5: Quick Save F9: Quick Load M: Main Menu P: Pause Right Mouse Button: Secondary Weapon Upgrade Middle Mouse Button: Tertiary Weapon Upgrade V: noclip (If you get stuck on geometry or due to bugs etc)
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MainlineHalf-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Edition – Build 16431800 + Bonus Soundtracks
Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we’re using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16, 2004. Yes, there’s even a documentary! Our Half-Life 25th anniversary documentary went so well that we invited Secret Tape back to make another one—this time focusing on Half-Life 2. And it’s about a lot more than just the making of a game. Running out of money. Getting hacked, and an early version being leaked online. Being sued by our publisher. Trying to build Steam. It’s all in there! As supplementary material to go along with the documentary, we’ve unearthed a handful of old presentations from across Half-Life 2’s development. Find videos from E3 2003, E3 2002, and Siggraph 2000 on the 20th Anniversary Update website. We’re also (Re) Raising the Bar: Nearly two decades since it first went out of print, Raising the Bar is set to return in 2025 with an expanded second edition—offering a comprehensive look into the creation of the Half-Life 2, along with never-before-seen concept art from Episode One and Episode Two, and ideas and experiments for the third episode that never came to be. 1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve’s debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named “Best PC Game Ever” by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide. NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything around them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. 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.
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