Half-Life: Alyx release date announced, set to be available on March 23

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What you need to know

While we’ve known for some time thatHalf-Life: Alyxwas scheduled to release in March 2020, the exact day hasn’t been known, until now. The release date for Half-Life: Alyx has been revealed and the game is set to be available on March 23, 2020!

Half-Life: Alyx was built from the ground-up for VR and it will be compatible with all PC VR headsets, running on the Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

Half-Life: Alyx takes place between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, letting players control Alyx as she works in a resistance against the unstoppable Combine forces. If you’d like a look at the gameplay, you can see thereveal trailer here. For more information, you can check out theSteam page for Half-Life: Alyx right here. If you’re looking to get caught up on the story, remember that the Half-Life games are currentlyfree-to-playon Steam for a limited time.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.