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Half-Life 2: Update

A completely free and extensive community-developed update for Half-Life 2 featuring beautiful lighting, countless bug fixes, and a brand new Community Commentary Mode. With Half-Life 2: Update, there’s never been a better time to revisit City 17.

Recent Reviews:

Very Positive (36) - 86% of the 36 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

English Reviews:

Very Positive (4,565) - 92% of the 4,565 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Mar 27, 2015

Developer:

Filip Victor, Valve

Publisher:

Filip Victor

Curator Review

Recommended

By The creepySin group April 11, 2020

“Many think this is an overall/updated graphics for the original fan favourite Half-Life 2. It isn't, but it updates a lot of other things that just make the visual appeal and other elements, nicer.”

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Title: Half-Life 2: Update
Genre: Action, Adventure, Free To Play

Developer: Filip Victor, Valve

Publisher: Filip Victor

Release Date: Mar 27, 2015

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About This Game

2004's Half-Life 2 was a landmark for PC gaming and the First Person Shooter, setting the standard for immersion, animation, and physics-based play for years.
Meticulously developed by Half-Life community member Filip Victor, Half-Life 2: Update offers both long-time fans and first time players the most visually advanced, stable, and fully-featured version of Half-Life 2 to date in one free mod download.

Features:

Complete lighting overhaul including enhanced lighting, more detailed world shadows, and full High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDR).
New particle effects and improved fog.
Countless bug fixes, correcting both visual and game-based issues.
An extensive Community Commentary Mode featuring the voices of well-known Youtubers, including Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, Ricepirate, Balrog the Master, ProJared, and Ross Scott from Freeman's Mind .
Retains the iconic Half-Life 2 visual style and gameplay.
All available in one free standalone download!

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System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

OS *: Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP/8.1
Processor: AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.80 GHz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE)
DirectX: Version 8.1
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 7 GB available space
Additional Notes: Download size with Half-Life 2 installed: 3.5GB

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

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