Half-Life 2 Gets Incredible VR Mod

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Thanks to the efforts of hard-working modders, Half-Life 2 can now be experienced in its entirety from the immersive perspective of virtual reality. Although the free Half-Life 2 mod has only just entered the public beta phase, it exhibits a remarkable amount of detail and includes many of the features typically found in full-fledged VR titles.

Valve's Half-Life 2 is nothing short of iconic, breaking ground in countless ways back in 2004 with gameplay and visuals that still hold up exceptionally well over 18 years later. Its revolutionary physics-based gameplay, intelligent level design and puzzles, and captivating story inspired future generations of games and is considered the gold standard for single-player first-person shooter experiences. Thanks to the flexibility of the game's Source engine, its innovations would be carried over into more classics likePortal andLeft 4 Dead and have enabled fans to create their own content in the form of mods and complete overhauls.

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Half-Life 2: VR has been in the works for a long time, having been greenlit on Steam back in 2017. After years of labor and being nearly abandoned, a new team took on the project and brought it to a playable state. Players who ownHalf-Life 2 on Steam can easily access the mod by installing it on Steam and running the separate Half-Life 2: VR game in their libraries. The VR implementation is extremely fitting for Half-Life 2's physics-based gameplay, allowing players to actually «pick up that can,» swing the crowbar at obstacles and enemies, and even manually reload weapons by ejecting the magazine and pulling a new one out from the player's shoulder-mounted inventory. As the entire original game