Half-Life: Alyx is now available on Steam for all PC VR headsets
It’s been well over a decade, but the time for a new Half-Life game is finally upon us.
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What you need to know
Update 1:00 pm EST:Half-Life: Alyx is now available on Steam for all PC VR headsets.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been eagerly awaiting a new Half-Life game since the cliffhanger ending of Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Thankfully, that wait is over, asHalf-Life: Alyxis finally available today, March 23, 2020. The big catch is that it wasn’t available at midnight like you may have assumed. Rather, Valve will be unlocking the title today at 10:00 am PDT/1:00 pm EDT/5:00 pm GMT.
If you have already purchased Half-Life: Alyx on Steam, you can preload it right now by clicking on the listing in your Steam library and selecting thepreloadbutton, which is in place of the normalplaybutton. Once the aforementioned time hits, thatpreloadbutton will change into a gloriousplaybutton, in which you’ll finally be able to experience a brand new Half-Life story, this time from the perspective of Alyx instead of Gordon Freeman.
Half-Life: Alyx: Everything you need to know
The change in perspective from Gordon to Alyx comes with a massive change in how players will interact with the game. In case you weren’t aware, Half-Life: Alyx is a VR-exclusive title, meaning you’ll need one ofthese wonderful VR headsetsto be able to experience Half-Life: Alyx on your Windows-based gaming PC.
Valve has beenworking diligentlyon Half-Life: Alyx for several years, and says that this is just one of three major VR games coming from the company in the near future. Despite shocking a few folks over the fact that this is a VR-only title, Valve says it hopes Alyx is thereturn of the series, not the end, meaning folks looking for a non-VR Half-Life adventure in the future may be pleasantly surprised.
The story we never knew
Half-Life: Alyx is a bold comeback for Valve’s previously-stagnant AAA franchise, described by Valve itself as its “flagship VR game.”
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Nick started with DOS and NES and uses those fond memories of floppy disks and cartridges to fuel his opinions on modern tech. Whether it’s VR, smart home gadgets, or something else that beeps and boops, he’s been writing about it since 2011. Reach him on Twitter or Instagram @Gwanatu
