Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx is a virtual reality game set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you take part in an increasingly difficult fight against the Combine, an alien race that has strengthened its control of the planet since the Black Mesa incident and corralled the remaining population into cities.

Alyx and her father, Dr. Eli Vance, are among Earth’s greatest scientists and founders of a fledgling resistance. They continue clandestine scientific work, conducting critical research and building tools for the few humans willing to defy the Combine. As Alyx, you learn about the enemy and work to find a weakness.

VR gameplay

Built from the ground up for virtual reality, the game centers on environmental interaction, puzzle solving, exploration and combat. You can lean around cover to aim, search shelves for a healing syringe or shotgun shells, and use tools to hack alien interfaces. You can also distract enemies by throwing a bottle through a window, or pull a Headcrab off your face and throw it out the window.

Build new environments

The game includes a set of Source 2 tools for creating and sharing new levels with the community. Hammer, Valve’s level-authoring tool, has been updated with the game’s virtual reality gameplay tools and components.