Half-Life: Alyx

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User Score
9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 2812 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,575 out of 2812
  2. Mixed: 58 out of 2812
  3. Negative: 179 out of 2812

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  1. DysCoyote
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    Incredibly immersive, atmospheric, very sensory, great music, smooth (Valve index), TON of comfort options for playing (plenty of movement types to fit your wants), intuitive. It's a great game. Was worth it.
  2. Shurikn
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    This game is simply fantastic.

    Right as you get into the game at first, it feels great, even the start screen is impressive. The first scene of the games lets you familiarize with the controls, and more importantly, let's you have fun with the physics of the object around you, you can grab the stuff around you, change the station on the radio, etc. This is a very good way to teach the    This game is simply fantastic.

    Right as you get into the game at first, it feels great, even the start screen is impressive. The first scene of the games lets you familiarize with the controls, and more importantly, let's you have fun with the physics of the object around you, you can grab the stuff around you, change the station on the radio, etc. This is a very good way to teach the game in a very natural way, and it gives such a big WOW factor too when you realize how great the controls and physics are (well at least with the index controllers).

    The physics are so great, seriously, of all the games I've tried so far, this is the only one I've felt that throwing stuff felt natural, and the stuff actually went the way it was supposed to, with the strength I wanted it to. This is especially important when you use grenades.

    The difficulty cure is perfect, when you start the game, you get only one very slow enemy at the time, eventually the get faster, smarter, and more of them come at once. the combats at the end are super challenging and fast paced.

    The story is great. loving to learn more lore about the Half-Life universe.

    The ending is incredible gave me goosebumps. Overall the game is probably even better than HL2, and it being VR and making you be able to live it, places it even higher.    … Expand
  3. Bu8ter
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    Best game I've ever played. This is a must have for half life fans. This is the tipping point for VR, experience the future of gaming.
  4. Keinavara
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    The game is truly a MASTERPIECE!
    Valve has once again proved that they set a new standard and move the entire video game industry forward, providing players with new sensations and indelible impressions, while using modern technologies, namely virtual reality glasses.
    From the beginning to the end, the game is simply imbued with the charm of the same Half-Life 2. The gameplay, as in the    The game is truly a MASTERPIECE!
    Valve has once again proved that they set a new standard and move the entire video game industry forward, providing players with new sensations and indelible impressions, while using modern technologies, namely virtual reality glasses.
    From the beginning to the end, the game is simply imbued with the charm of the same Half-Life 2. The gameplay, as in the previous Half-Life game, always changes and does not let the player get bored. The game contains puzzles that are more related to interaction with the environment, exciting shootouts, frightening horror elements, stealth aspects, a beautiful and detailed environment that is very interesting to consider and with which you can interact, great music that changes depending on the situation, great humor and dialogues, live characters, and a chic presentation of the story that ends on an intriguing note. Rating: 10/10    … Expand
  5. medgang
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece of work. ı wish everyone can get Half-Life: Alyx and play it.
  6. infainf
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    Best game ever must-play! Perfectly paced! The details is amazing! And the story is told perfectly! 10/10 ! Cant wait to see what Valve does next!
  7. absak
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    This game is truly the best one I ever played, valve have set another bar for the vr industries don't listen to people who are angry because they don't want to buy a vr headset because it's too expensive, they're blind trust me in less than a year these people are gonna just realize that cheap vr headset exist and they gonna pick those cheap headset because YOU DON'T NEED AN 1000$ INDEX toThis game is truly the best one I ever played, valve have set another bar for the vr industries don't listen to people who are angry because they don't want to buy a vr headset because it's too expensive, they're blind trust me in less than a year these people are gonna just realize that cheap vr headset exist and they gonna pick those cheap headset because YOU DON'T NEED AN 1000$ INDEX to play HL:A as you don't need a 1000 PC to play GTA V, doom Eternal, borderlands 3, etc... I've played half life Alyx on my original Oculus rift, that is a 4 year old headset and it's as good as the 1000 dollars index maybe you have less fov or less fps but at least i can play this game and trust me this game is worth your time !… Expand
  8. systemannounce
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    They really did it. Lived up to the hype. I'm running a 3-year old rig, i5, GTX1060, and the experience is amazing. Scaled and optimized very well. Incredibly immersive interaction and positional audio. Makes you really 'live' in the world, and it's scary as hell.

    This is the new standard for FPS VR.
  9. FunkySkill
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Half-Life: Alyx is such a great return to the Half-Life series and every aspect that we love so much about the previous entries is enhanced by VR. This is a step in the right direction and a must play for everyone invested in this chain reaction of unforeseen consequences.
  10. JackPlier
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    First Of All:
    You Can't just Come And Review A Game you Didnt Play.
    Second Of All:
    Half-Life Alyx Was Like Mercy From Gabe Newell, I Really Loved The Half-Life Series, And This Is A Miracle.
  11. IGN-MiddleEast
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    If you are rich like me you will enjoy the game, If you are poor, Then go watch pewdiepie's gameplays of Half-Life: Alyx, Either way it is a fun game, And don't worry, VR will get cheaper in 3-5 years, It's like SSD which was expensive in early 2010s and now SSDs are cheaper than HDDs :D
  12. Jkeirnan
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    I can't really put into words how incredible this game is, you just need to play it. If this doesn't change the face of gaming to VR I don't know what will.
  13. Beniwalker
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing...this is what i want in 13 years...now..i can die in peace..and now we know there is half life 2 episode 3 in valve..we are waiting gabe
  14. PersonGuy52
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    VR is the future. HL:A is the future of VR. Absolutely the most fun game I have played since Portal. I didn't care about Half-Life 3 until this game. I am ready.
  15. Nw15062
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    Stunning game, working on my second play through, for all those VR haters out there expect the next Half-life to be VR as well.
  16. HalfLifefan
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    Wow wow wow. This is truely the next level for the art of computer games. Valve got it 100% right. The immersion factor is incredible, the gameplay fun. Having played games for 15 years I found myself quickly losing interest in almost every new game, it's almost always more of something we've seen 100 times before. Not so with Alyx. I actually felt like a kid again. Couldn't wait to get upWow wow wow. This is truely the next level for the art of computer games. Valve got it 100% right. The immersion factor is incredible, the gameplay fun. Having played games for 15 years I found myself quickly losing interest in almost every new game, it's almost always more of something we've seen 100 times before. Not so with Alyx. I actually felt like a kid again. Couldn't wait to get up and jump in to the amazing world Valve crafted for us.
    My only hope is they continue to take the hit on sales (VR community is small) and produce more content of this callibre. I'd love to see another chapter in this story with the difficulty ratcheting up a little more :)
    Big thanks to Valve for pouring heart and soul into this masterpiece, love it!    … Expand
  17. guidoval
    Apr 2, 2020
    10
    Not only the best VR game I ever played, but one of the best games I played in my entire life! I can't recommend it enough.
  18. thefitzzz
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    This is, without question, one of the best experiences I've had with a PC, ever. Period. The fantastic story telling combined with the sheer creativity, bolstered by perfect performance makes this a fantastic ride that sets the bar so, so high for VR games, it's unreal. Buy it. Play it. Play it at a friends place if you can't yourself. Do. It.
  19. tegumentoso
    Apr 23, 2020
    9
    This is my first VR triple star game (i only tested demos and small games) and i am a huge Half Life fan, so this can bias my review.
    I was amazed by the quality of the design and the beauty of the ambient, the incredible details of the characters, the animations... in the first part of the game i felt like i was watching a theater show half-life themed, then when the action began... it    This is my first VR triple star game (i only tested demos and small games) and i am a huge Half Life fan, so this can bias my review.
    I was amazed by the quality of the design and the beauty of the ambient, the incredible details of the characters, the animations... in the first part of the game i felt like i was watching a theater show half-life themed, then when the action began... it was beautiful, fun, and really engaging. The story, the mystery and the infestation realization is remarkable, the dark humor and level design looks also really well made, finally i felt like playing a game that took the developers a lot of time cure and love to make.    … Expand
  20. Gnork
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    Having played Half-Life back in the days this was like a trip down memory lane - just in the next generation gaming technology VR!

    This was an amazing experience and I will be looking forward to more content like Alyx.
  21. Hoppisoft
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    Great VR-Game, great Half-Life game and a great game in general. One of my greatest gaming experiences of the last 30 years.
  22. j03
    May 12, 2020
    10
    It is a landmark title and sets a new precedent for how VR Games need to be made.
  23. seynie
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Its been weeks now since i've finished it, and can't stop thinking about this ending!
    What a game! what a year for game!
    it looks stunning in VR as well, plays well, maybe i wished there was some more fast passed action but overall great game!
    THAT ENDING THOUGH!!!! Goosebumps all over, my eyes watered up! Jeff
  24. clipbrain
    May 11, 2020
    10
    Great AAA project in small segment of VR game industry! (Only 2 AAA games in World)!
    But it's not HL3 :(
  25. RotcodFox
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Half-Life: Alyx is an absolute masterpiece in the art of game design and storytelling, despite it being limited to virtual reality. This game is a must-play, no matter how long it may take to acquire a VR setup.
  26. CowboySimulator
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    Half-Life Alyx is by far one of the most amazing and immersive games I have ever played, and I think it will be a long time before anything else comes close to it. Between the story, the graphics, the gameplay and the setting, HL:A is a must play for anyone who has a PCVR headset, and a great reason to get into VR in the first place.
  27. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 11, 2021
    10
    It was one of the first games I got for VR and might take some time before something beats it. Valve has done it again and set the bar for VR experiences incredibly high.
  28. RadDad
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    The most immersive and in depth VR title in existence. The tech, level design, audio mixing and ingenuity are among the industry's finest. Small quirks in textures and tracking doesn't set this game back in any way. As of this moment, this is the front runner for game of the year and will be looked back on as one of the groundbreaking games of the decade.
  29. nick130586
    Jun 11, 2020
    10
    I bought a gaming PC and VR headset just to be able to play this game and I'm not disappointed
  30. Naili
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From only seeing its gameplay, Half life alyx is the best vr game made so far.… Expand
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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. Areajugones
    Dec 21, 2020
    95
    Half-Life Alyx is proof that Valve is still at its best creatively. This emblematic franchise has been brought to virtual reality; in Alyx we enjoy an immersion never seen before, with comfortable and intuitive mechanics as well as excellent visuals and atmosphere that accompany this interesting adventure within the iconic saga.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 21, 2020
    92
    It’s a good thing that Valve didn’t add a digit to the title: from Half-Life 3 we expect nothing short of revolution, while Alyx is “merely” an amazing game. [Issue#245, p.50]
  3. Screen Rant
    May 15, 2020
    100
    A special mention should be made of the game's dialog, mainly consisting of Alyx herself and Russel, a scientist who Alex remains in constant communication with throughout the game. Their relationship feels genuine, the conversations between them are enjoyable, and almost all of the intended comedic moments land perfectly, which is something most video games seem to have trouble with.
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