Half-Life: Alyx

 PC
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

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. LatinCritic13
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    A macabre virtual reality masterpiece that people must play. And something tells me that Valve is actually working on Half Life 3 even though Alyx feels like a preparation or a placemarker to Half Life 3.
  2. vldmrkrch
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Oh ma GOD. IT'S BEAUTIFUL! I have nothing to say cuz any words are excess...
  3. PepperNSalt
    Apr 2, 2020
    10
    Half Life Alyx is a sign that Valve’s still got it. This game is highly detailed and immersive, and exudes polish. A must have for vr owners.
  4. daigual
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    good morning baby how wash the dishes to the store and the other two were the first
  5. GuacCostsExtra
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    I created an account just to give this game a perfect score. This game is a full fledged dive into, and under, City 17 that shatters all expectations. The game is a very large download (46 gigs) so it takes some time to download. Personally, I used that time to call my boss and loved ones to inform them that contracted COVID-19 and I will be in unreachable quarantine until furtherI created an account just to give this game a perfect score. This game is a full fledged dive into, and under, City 17 that shatters all expectations. The game is a very large download (46 gigs) so it takes some time to download. Personally, I used that time to call my boss and loved ones to inform them that contracted COVID-19 and I will be in unreachable quarantine until further notice. If you're efficient, you will have just enough time to apply for state Corona benefits and you can actually spend the next few weeks playing this game. There's also an added bonus of being a good social distancer..... Yadada. Highly recommend. R....… Expand
  6. Fedor1
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    Do not listen to the troll reviews! Valve has worked hard on this game and made it compatible for even the most affordable HMDs. There are more ways to move, such as smooth locomotion instead of teleportation. Ladder movement has been fixed! The level design, sound design, graphics and puzzles are phenomenal.
  7. Udne
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This game was amazing. Just what VR needed; a fully fleshed out game with with an optimized engine and graphics. Looking forward to what they can think of next!
  8. melo12125
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    A return to the series, a very good game, love it.

    Had the chance to play it early.
  9. AmirCrysis
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    return to the half-life universe that was great game in VR i hope next half-life game not be a vr game good job valve
  10. SamLang
    Dec 25, 2020
    3
    Half-Life: Alyx – In Review
    “This game… It insists upon itself.”
    Un-immersive. From all I have heard about how immersive this game is I was disappointed when I got the gravity gloves & a gun, you press a button & open a two-dimensional menu to switch between them. There are only a few guns & a multitool, these could easily be fitted to your hips & back (like many VR games do) for a    Half-Life: Alyx – In Review
    “This game… It insists upon itself.”

    Un-immersive.
    From all I have heard about how immersive this game is I was disappointed when I got the gravity gloves & a gun, you press a button & open a two-dimensional menu to switch between them. There are only a few guns & a multitool, these could easily be fitted to your hips & back (like many VR games do) for a more immersive experience.

    Interact with everything or just don’t.
    Many think this game is revolutionary because you can “interact with everything” but it’s totally pointless. The only things you really interact with are weapons, healing items & a multitool. Everything else is set dressing & has no use apart from the occasional object you need to move out of the way of a door.

    Early in the game I had to pull a pipe out of a door to get through it, after picking up the pipe I came upon an enemy & tried to hit them with it… Nope. You can’t even swat away head crabs when they jump at you, your only option is to move (teleport) out the way or get head grabbed.

    At least 80% of the time that I interact with anything I become unable to turn for a few seconds, this is one of the most annoying (of the many) bugs in the game & as you can imagine it's great in combat or when you're navigating near deadly drops.

    Painful Traversal.
    This must be the only VR game I have played where I can move faster by physically walking in my play space than I can by using the control stick in the game. I have heard some say the developers implemented this to make it more immersive, if this is true how come you can still teleport in an un-immersive way?

    You still need to teleport all the time to jump or drop down & anything that is not walking. It got to the point where I was using smooth walking only in small areas after teleporting or just to back away from enemies.

    Un-immersive AI.
    The AI in this game is annoying & stupid, they just run at you using no tactics or intelligence. They know where you are all the time even before they have seen you & will try to shoot at you through walls. They don’t see doors & push themselves partly through them to hit you, I had one occasion where a head crab zombie was pushing through a door so I shot it & the head crab that he had pushed through the door was still alive & attacked me on the other side of the door.

    Dark but not in a spooky way.
    You get to a dark area & must find a torch to get through it, they tell you “it will turn on automatically in dark areas”. This is a lie, what they mean is that it will turn on when the developers want it to. Most of the time you will be left in the dark wishing you had a [working] torch. On more than one occasion I was grabbed by a barnacle that I could not see at all because it was too dark & I couldn’t even shoot it to defend myself while it sucked me up because It was hidden in complete darkness.

    Retro Crashing.
    One of the many bugs in this over nine-months-old game will cause your headset screens to flash rapidly & asynchronously whilst freezing your pc to the point where you need to press the reset button on the pc itself. I have not had crashing like this since the original half-life! To fix it you must go into the game’s files in app data & delete them.

    Things I Like.
    This is the best glass smashing simulator I have ever played, glass breaks in a very realistic way & it’s very satisfying, the most fun I had in this game.
    You can place helmets, traffic cones, buckets & all sorts of things on your head! As a bonus if you walk under a barnacle you haven’t spotted, instead of grabbing your head they will take what’s on it instead.

    Summary.
    This game is a below par retro first-person shooter with some highly pretentious, non-useful or impactful interaction gimmicks crowbarred into it. Anything outside of picking up random useless scenery objects is handled in a completely non-immersive (& often glitchy) way. The graphics are pretty if you can run them but I would rather play something that is more immersive & fun.

    Three out of ten.    … Expand
  11. Laisa12345
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    The physics and enviroment are so immersive, omg, can't wait the custom maps

    10 because it's half life
  12. Malerman
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    The second best game of the best franchise love it, hope everyone like it :)
  13. oiop12125
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    Finally a new Half Life game.

    Please Valve return to this series :)

    Had fun playing it
  14. CounterDestroy
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    This game is the pinnacle of VR. This is what the platform needed and it is what it got. This is an experience no one should pass up if you can get a VR headset. Thank you Valve!
  15. redbeggsandsham
    Oct 13, 2020
    0
    Half Life: Alyx is a clunky, annoying, poorly thought out VR game. It looks superb, which is probably why a lot of gamers wasted their money on this shlock, but behind the pretty picture, is a disgusting diarrhea filled toilet. It has unresponsive and poorly tracked controls that leave you lagged behind and more often than not, irritated. It has clunky annoying movement that make you feelHalf Life: Alyx is a clunky, annoying, poorly thought out VR game. It looks superb, which is probably why a lot of gamers wasted their money on this shlock, but behind the pretty picture, is a disgusting diarrhea filled toilet. It has unresponsive and poorly tracked controls that leave you lagged behind and more often than not, irritated. It has clunky annoying movement that make you feel like a Bus with entirely popped wheels. It has poor and slightly pathetic level design, that make you question if anyone even cared about this game in the first place. You'd think a new Half Life game from Valve is a miracle, but in reality Half Life: Alyx can only be described as a curse.… Expand
  16. cole21771
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal. Significantly better than I had every expected and my expectations were already though the roof!
  17. Willhart
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Best VR game yet. The gameplay feels super smooth after a while, especially moving/jumping around and interacting with items and guns by using the gloves. It is everything I've been looking forward to.
  18. mcruser
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    This is ahead of its time gaming like HL2 in 2004. Amazing! Valve still Valve. Gabe is Great.
  19. frezsh
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Genious game, genious ending. Plot twist with GMan is awesome. More theories for the god of theories!… Expand
  20. sheppardbo
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Absolute masterpiece. Words cannot do it justice, it must be experienced. Without a doubt 10/10, Valve has done it again.
  21. Arestris
    Mar 26, 2020
    9
    Great VR game!
    No, it doesn't reinvent the wheel, no, it's not perfect (but then, I think, that's not entirely possible with current gen VR headsets), but it shows what's possible with the current gen and pushes VR game quality to a new level.
    Also, it brought us a new story in the HL universe and promises even more.
    So, I give it 9 out of 10.
  22. Sotyka94
    Mar 26, 2020
    9
    An almost perfect game, and the best VR games to this day for sure. This game will determine the future of VR gaming.
  23. DillonPRobinson
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    I have been in the VR resurgence scene since early 2013. I've owned the Rift development kits 1 + 2, CV1, and been enjoying my Vive since not long after release. I've played everything there has been to play, watched the community and niche grow for years. I've talked to all the developers, and did some hobbyist development myself. I know how it all works. It's hard to be impressed with aI have been in the VR resurgence scene since early 2013. I've owned the Rift development kits 1 + 2, CV1, and been enjoying my Vive since not long after release. I've played everything there has been to play, watched the community and niche grow for years. I've talked to all the developers, and did some hobbyist development myself. I know how it all works. It's hard to be impressed with a lot of the output in recent years, let alone immersed. I have ridiculous standards at this point.

    And Half Life: Alyx is the best VR title I have ever played. It's nearly flawless. Do I wish there were more weapons? More modes? More enemy types? Absolutely. But the product, as it stands now, is flawless. This is the most robust engine I have seen for VR, ever. The embarrassingly-bad Boneworks cannot hold a candle to the sense of physical presence here. Sound is also a huge "presence"-enabler that is always, ALWAYS under-utilized in VR. It sounds so good here. So real. It's just wonderful. The ambiance you feel in every room is unrivaled. Incredible.

    And most of the negative reviews here are clearly from bitter little whiners who are mad that the new, official, canon HL game is on a format they don't have or can't afford. Don't be mad.    … Expand
  24. cyberwolf84
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    Played on VIVE Cosmos. And it´s incredible!!! You are inside Half-Life world, fantastic true graphics, physics and great new experience, even inside VR games, because it´s not only regular vr-project - you are entering inside this world, you´ve seen years ago in HL and HL2 series. 10/10.
  25. LeonTheBest
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    I enjoyed it. Took my time and spent 12 hours on 1st play through. I loved the overtaken residential houses.
  26. Firestorm185
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    Though at times a whirlwind of events, Half-Life: Alyx shows that without a doubt, VR is a medium that can indeed facilitate strong, long-form video game storytelling. Immersive worlds and set pieces, riveting and intuitive combat, and mind-bending puzzles kept me on my heels for each and every second, eagerly awaiting the next big thing. And this game is just that. It's Half-Life's nextThough at times a whirlwind of events, Half-Life: Alyx shows that without a doubt, VR is a medium that can indeed facilitate strong, long-form video game storytelling. Immersive worlds and set pieces, riveting and intuitive combat, and mind-bending puzzles kept me on my heels for each and every second, eagerly awaiting the next big thing. And this game is just that. It's Half-Life's next big thing, and it's VR's next big thing. And we're just one crowbar swing away from the next big adventure!

    And lets not forget, the VR experience doesn't end when the story does! Valve has promised to release mapping tools for the game, meaning that in a short few months, mods and new mini quests will be plentiful for the game, extending the immsersion even further!    … Expand
  27. PandaPowGames
    May 19, 2020
    7
    It’s good and a great return for the series and in VR it’s a lot more immersive but still a true Half Life 3 would be great
  28. luis_ru
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Es realmente una joya, no había probado la realidad virtual y me compré unas oculus rift s el día que salió este juego, he seguido esta saga desde 1998 y me arriesgué con las gafas con la idea si no me gusta las devuelvo a la tienda y pido el reembolso en steam. Pero al completar mas de una hora de juego, me quedé callado, me saqué las gafas y me senté en mi sofá mirando el cielo, no tengoEs realmente una joya, no había probado la realidad virtual y me compré unas oculus rift s el día que salió este juego, he seguido esta saga desde 1998 y me arriesgué con las gafas con la idea si no me gusta las devuelvo a la tienda y pido el reembolso en steam. Pero al completar mas de una hora de juego, me quedé callado, me saqué las gafas y me senté en mi sofá mirando el cielo, no tengo palabras para describir lo que acabo de experimentar, Realmente estás ahí, en city 17, llevo 30 años jugando videojuegos y creí que ya nada me sorprendería como cuando era niño y llega este half life con su VR y sus mecánicas, todo se reduce a estas simples palabras "una obra maestra" . Valve y su equipo han hecho algo que jamás de mi vida de gamer olvidaré.… Expand
  29. BFG-1337
    May 6, 2021
    5
    The VR market is overpriced, and overrated.

    This is the most average game I've played yet, its so dull and uninspiring its kind of weird that its made by Valve, it honestly feels like a very polished school project.

    Ahh, what the OG developers could have done with VR.....
  30. Joe_Sanderson
    May 17, 2021
    4
    No amount of polish can make a fundamentally flawed game good, this is the case with HL:A. No amount of stunning visuals can mask antiquated movement systems, utterly odd physics choices, obviously flawed AI, or simply strange inventory and weapons. There's a sprinkle of humor here and there, but the characters are mostly forgettable. Overall, there's a gimmicky feel that's baked into theNo amount of polish can make a fundamentally flawed game good, this is the case with HL:A. No amount of stunning visuals can mask antiquated movement systems, utterly odd physics choices, obviously flawed AI, or simply strange inventory and weapons. There's a sprinkle of humor here and there, but the characters are mostly forgettable. Overall, there's a gimmicky feel that's baked into the core of the game that stays for the duration of the game. The only thing it's worth playing for is the "A gnome vault of my own" achievement which very few people seem to have, and you get the bragging rights that go along with it.… Expand
  31. adrenilinmatt
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    doom eternal and this along with animal crossing all in one month, wow. im spoiled for amazing games, and boy do we need them right now.
  32. XSeoN
    Apr 2, 2020
    0
    Just mainstream spinoff. Not interesting story, universe not grow up. just VR features. really disappointment
  33. Destruct_
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    Great game great gameplay never seen such a detailed vr game but sometimes we have fps drops and the controls are not very good
  34. Missfish173
    Mar 31, 2020
    5
    glad that half-life is back since it was such a good game but it is a shame that it is only as a VR game.
  35. Maeve60
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    This game is all good, Level design, story telling, lore, physics, everything is interactable it's half life and its so immersive
  36. nonaste
    May 16, 2020
    0
    A vehicle just to push newell's vr "vision" and not an attempt to give Half Life fans a game that provides closure of the series before gaben ruined it with this atrocity.
  37. Lily33
    Apr 2, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El segundo jugador no tiene las mismas opciones en el juego que el primero, está muy limitado el juego… Expand
  38. cringeyboi555
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    Why would a buy a vr headset just to play one game. The gameplay looks good, but **** you Valve.
  39. Rei-kun
    Mar 24, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. очень огорчила концовка....
    если это действительно намек на альтернативную концовку hl2ep2 - я разочарован вдвойне    … Expand
  40. princessfurios
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    Дядя Габен смог сделать новую по-настоящему прорывную игру, как двадцать лет назад с первыми частями Half-Life. Эта игра на которую в будущем обязана будет равняться VR-индустрия.

    P.S. Теперь уж точно в ожидании half-life 3.
  41. sasha2rus
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    boring puzzle
    bad shooting
    disgusting gameplay
    but beautiful graphics (by standards of 2012) in a boring game
  42. Need1Taps
    Mar 25, 2020
    6
    Half Life Alyx sadly just feels like another half life DLC or mod, The story is excellent like any other half life game made by valve. The puzzles in Alyx are good for VR but nothing too special, but the games biggest flaw is the movement and combat. The continuous movement is very slow and annoying there is no sprinting, or jumping. When in areas you have to backtrack the game forces youHalf Life Alyx sadly just feels like another half life DLC or mod, The story is excellent like any other half life game made by valve. The puzzles in Alyx are good for VR but nothing too special, but the games biggest flaw is the movement and combat. The continuous movement is very slow and annoying there is no sprinting, or jumping. When in areas you have to backtrack the game forces you to walk at a snails pace or just teleport, and for a game that's supposed to be a story rich immersive adventure having teleport movement really takes out of it. Overall Alyx would be the best VR game to ever come out if it hadn't been released after Boneworks. The movement and gun play hold the game back so much that I have a hard time enjoying it. If you are looking for a great, immersive VR experience, I recommend playing Boneworks… Expand
  43. AAAAAAAAAAAAAOO
    Mar 31, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good old Valve, infamous for their mediocre games, and releasing too many sequels. Let's see what they messed up this time:

    Graphics:
    The graphics in this game look terrible, especially when you're playing this game with a giant strap over your head. It hurt my eyes to look at anything, mostly because I had my eyes wide open with a plastic headset resting on them, but that probably had something to do with the graphics.
    Controls:
    I don't care how it controls, I have the headset hurting my head.
    Gameplay:
    Really fun, if you hate fun. The terrible controls ruin everything, enemies are untouchable, because you'll be busy turning around slowly to find them, with your little imaginary gun. Boring gameplay, way too boring. I got a hole in the wall at my local Chile's' that I got stuck in because I tried to play this game in there. I can't see anything, terrible game.

    Characters:
    Idk I wasn't paying attention

    Story:
    See above

    Music:
    The music in this game sounds like it's some song that plays in the background of a 2007 YouTube tutorial. Ear-bleeding.
    Overall:
    Bad game.    … Expand
  44. siltsunrise
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    First thing: majorly overhyped. Goofy floating hands destroy immersion. Clunky. Slow. Boring story. Boring gameplay. Corny dialogue. Linear. So you dropped a grand plus to play this? Sucker.
    What a waste.
    Only redeeming value: gorgeous graphics.
  45. kaoria
    Apr 6, 2020
    0
    The only thing more disappointing than a game that only exists to sell a gimmick after years of GabeN spitting on his fans, is the colossal amount of shills around here.

    A bland shooter with slightly more interactive elements.
  46. nickpemb
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    At first, it was an amazing game, I absolutely loved it, however, after less than 2 hours of playtime, the game started instantly crashing when launched, saying Timed out waiting for response from mongoose. This bug has been around since the day after its release, and it still hasn't been addressed. I tried contacting steam support however they were completely incompetent and there seemsAt first, it was an amazing game, I absolutely loved it, however, after less than 2 hours of playtime, the game started instantly crashing when launched, saying Timed out waiting for response from mongoose. This bug has been around since the day after its release, and it still hasn't been addressed. I tried contacting steam support however they were completely incompetent and there seems to be no set solution online, only solutions that seem to apparently work for some people and not work for others. Utterly disappointed. Eventually, I just got a refund because after 5 hrs total of attempting to fix this bug, multiple requests for support from steam, all they had to give me was half baked solutions like "You should remove razer software" which I did, and it still didn't work and "You should verify your game files" which I had already done multiple times and I prefaced the whole interaction saying that I had already verified my files for both HL: Alyx and SteamVR multiple times, they also told me to go into the beta version, which I knew wouldn't work due to their incompetence to fix a single bug over the span of more than a year, however, I humoured them and did it anyway, and it still didn't work as I thought. I wish steam started caring about their customer experiences rather than putting crappy staff on their support team and forgetting about it.… Expand
  47. Wralda
    Mar 25, 2020
    6
    HL:ALYX это условная виртуальная реальность , ничем не выдающийся сюжет и привычная непримечательная графика как и у всех других современных игр. В итоге инноваций и особенностей у игры нет.

    Мне запомнился диалог между Аликс и Расселом , где шла речь о оценке жизни на Земле во время оккупации и до нее . Аликс оценила жизнь в оккупации на 2 балла , а Рассель поставил 6 баллов    HL:ALYX это условная виртуальная реальность , ничем не выдающийся сюжет и привычная непримечательная графика как и у всех других современных игр. В итоге инноваций и особенностей у игры нет.

    Мне запомнился диалог между Аликс и Расселом , где шла речь о оценке жизни на Земле во время оккупации и до нее . Аликс оценила жизнь в оккупации на 2 балла , а Рассель поставил 6 баллов жизни в свободные времена . Этот диалог , на мой взгляд , скрытно намекает нам на оценку разработчиками своей игры. Можно предположить , что 6 баллов они дали Half-life 2 , а 2 балла ( по оценке самой Аликс ) своей новой игре . Это подтверждает цена игры ( и предзаказ ) , ее содержание и отношение самого Гейба . Он лично считает лучшей игрой портал и доту 2.

    Графика ничем не выделяется и совершенно обыкновенная на фоне остальных современных игр . Эта проблема делает похожей игру на очередной кусок говна из "unity" в стиле HL2. Яркость цветов не подходит оккупированному , разрушенному , нищему миру . Архитектура , интерьер и дизайн несовместимы и не отражают последствия более 10 летней оккупации Земли . Мы не видим обилие мусора , грязи , плесени , паутины , ржавчины , костей , следов от пуль на стенах и других важных и неободимых элементов для "полного погружения" . Виртуальная реальность в данной игре является лишь набором слов и простым манипулированием сознанием людей и никакой речи о ней и быть не может. Вы не можете взаимодействовать со всеми предметами , например с каким-нибудь шкафом , горшком от цветов и с другими бытовыми вещами. Музыка в игре является ремиксом саундтреков из HL1 и HL2 , то есть оригинальной музыки тоже нет. Сюжет в игре очень слабый . Сцена с Gman в конце самая худшая . Просто сравните ее с последней сценой Gman из HL2:EP2. Атмосфера игры не имеет ничего общего с Half-life2 .

    К опытной компании Valve мы должны относиться строго и не прощать им грубейшие ошибки.
    HL:ALYX это полное разочарование для фанатов серии и очень слабый продукт для Valve . Абсолютно все в это игре сделано плохо . Окружение , среда , музыка . графика , возможности все лишино оригинальности и помимо прочего не соответствует миру Half-Life2.    … Expand
  48. robomartion
    May 16, 2020
    7
    Half:Life Alyx is nothing special, and that's really what it needed to be. It lacks the atmosphere cohesiveness and the character that made the Half:Life the series what it is. Fun VR mechanics such as throwing and smashing bottles are a great tech demo and proof of concept but behind these gimmicks is a an empty and often frustrating experience. Valve still has the skills to make highHalf:Life Alyx is nothing special, and that's really what it needed to be. It lacks the atmosphere cohesiveness and the character that made the Half:Life the series what it is. Fun VR mechanics such as throwing and smashing bottles are a great tech demo and proof of concept but behind these gimmicks is a an empty and often frustrating experience. Valve still has the skills to make high fidelity, polished experiences but do they still have the soul to make engaging, memorable games that leave an impression on the player and stand the test of time? Whether it's a sign of the times or a hint at a deeper change within Valve itself, frankly, I don't think so.

    As for the VR experience, I am more inclined to see games that utilise the VR environment to create highly atmospheric, tangible, immersive experiences that play on the senses such as fear, awe or something in between rather than highly interactive ones where the VR experience amounts to a lot of fiddling with objects and puzzles as opposed to being immersed and convinced you really are in another world. It's a shame that Valves offering focuses so heavily on carrying broomsticks around and throwing bread rolls at pigeons and not really much on the actual virtual experience itself.

    The environments of Metro Exodus are more detailed than Half: Life Alyx, its atmosphere more compelling and the sense of urgency and agency far more heightened resulting in an engaging experience that's far beyond what is seen in Half-Life Alyx - and thats all in a game that is not even in virtual reality. It shows that just because you use a VR to experience a game won't make it more immersive without the care and attention on the game's atmosphere.

    It might sound comical but I see Until Dawn: Rush of Blood as a vastly more compelling VR experience. Heck many of the Playstation VR experiences from just a couple of years ago, including titles like Ocean Descent, I believe were on a better track to creating the VR experiences we dream of. Half Life Alyx could easily have been a game which is controlled with mouse and keyboard and experienced on a 2D screen. A lot of work went into perfecting Half-Life Alyx's interaction and it's a shame as they largely fail to incite the feeling of immersion you get even from comparatively introductory experiences such as Ocean Descent.

    It's also a shame that Half Life Alyx is only now bringing attention to VR when previously it was more of a niche experience even when there are already many highly realised virtual reality games. It is good however that Half-Life: Alyx is bringing the spotlight back to what was quickly again becoming a disregarded technology. I personally would like to see a PT like experience in VR or another immersive ocean experience with high fidelity graphics. As for purely interactive VR experiences that are pushing the boundaries with what is possible within a VR environment I think Boneworks goes far above and beyond Valve's offering here.

    All-in-all like Half-Life Alyx just doesn't live up to the promise or expectations of a truly immersive virtual reality experience. Does it have innovative interaction in high fidelity environments? Yes. Is it an immersive, memorable experience worthy of the Half-Life universe? No.    … Expand
  49. Bryuvlar
    Mar 28, 2020
    1
    I don’t understand where such high marks are from? 90% of the game is some kind of item search simulator, 5% shooter, 5% riddles for preschool children and all this in narrow corridors. After Alyx, I don't need a Half-Life 3. Today's journalists can not be trusted.
  50. Gmanfreeman
    Mar 31, 2020
    1
    thank god for you tube vids that showed the game play and storry line otherwise the game might just sold itself on the nostalgia factor alone.. that would had been a huge expensive mistake .. the game dosent know what it supposed to be: a fps game or a vr simulator showing off the source 2 engine, plus a recycled storyline from previous episodes with same pitch: everybody it's fightingthank god for you tube vids that showed the game play and storry line otherwise the game might just sold itself on the nostalgia factor alone.. that would had been a huge expensive mistake .. the game dosent know what it supposed to be: a fps game or a vr simulator showing off the source 2 engine, plus a recycled storyline from previous episodes with same pitch: everybody it's fighting the combine from a different perspective, now its alyx in the hl2 ep4 will be alyx father maybe. and the game play is slow paced and less dynamic than a normal shooter! Even worse that some vr employees and developers have stated that it's an "exclusive" you are not a fan if you don't like it, or you are poor!… Expand
  51. Deragonsu
    Mar 24, 2020
    6
    Básicamente Half life con VRs, es una pasada, sin duda, evidentemente mucho niño con pasta queriendo justificar la compra de las VR y la supuesta superioridad en la experiencia, nada más lejos de la realidad, es tedioso y convierte un gran juego en una experiencia infantil, mas allá de mi opinión personal al respecto no está doblado y para colmo es exclusivo para VR, lo que lo convierte enBásicamente Half life con VRs, es una pasada, sin duda, evidentemente mucho niño con pasta queriendo justificar la compra de las VR y la supuesta superioridad en la experiencia, nada más lejos de la realidad, es tedioso y convierte un gran juego en una experiencia infantil, mas allá de mi opinión personal al respecto no está doblado y para colmo es exclusivo para VR, lo que lo convierte en un título de una saga tan importante como Half life en un título de nicho y clasista bajo mi opinión por supuesto.… Expand
  52. TixyLix
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    The Most disappointing game ever......

    I loved Half Life and Half Life 2, I grew up on them and did the whole map making thing, and played thousands of hours of Counter Strike. So you can imagine how excited I was for this game, especially thinking it would be so innovative inside VR. It's not innovative at all though, it has the same problems as every other VR game, and in most    The Most disappointing game ever......

    I loved Half Life and Half Life 2, I grew up on them and did the whole map making thing, and played thousands of hours of Counter Strike. So you can imagine how excited I was for this game, especially thinking it would be so innovative inside VR.

    It's not innovative at all though, it has the same problems as every other VR game, and in most cases of gameplay mechanics, they have been done better. What Valve could have done is bought the Superhot developers and turned that into a full game like they did Portal. I just find Half Life Alyx boring, and not only that it's clunky and horrible to control and play.

    On top of that the writing doesn't feel like Half-Life, it's not even funny like it's trying to be, and has nothing on Portal 2... did all the talent leave Valve?

    WORST of all, Alyx is being voiced by someone else, she doesn't sound like her, and it's so distracting... I feel like I have no emotional connection to the character as a result.    … Expand
  53. Frgtuw
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Довольно странная игра, выворачивающая сюжет Half life на изнанку!… Expand
  54. Gintodj
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Такой убогой игры я давно не встречал, начнем по порядку.
    Вау вот это погружение-народ, который это пишет вообще в виар не играл? Огромное количество невнятной хрени ввиде сабов которые крутятся с башкой найс, невнятная реализация ходьбы
    Теперь о главном
    Але снг,где нули гейб не дал ру азвучку. Рефорджу вы же понаставили. Дальше больше , сюжет. Хотя какой сюжет письмена макаки, завязку делали тупа для даунов которые схавают. Ну вот в чем завязка? Батю и алекс повязали и везут в двух разных машинах на 8-10 мест,в двух разных карл. Рояль не просто вышел ,а вылетел на реактивной тяге из кустов.
    Дальше больше в конце алекс оказывается видела джи мена и он ей намекнул на гордона, но падаждите в оригинале это было? Нет. Атличный сценарий. Так же мелкие замечания в виде блевотного телепорта, панцирей у хеткрабов и пластмассовых моделях    … Expand
  55. Loftin
    Mar 23, 2020
    5
    A great VR game, but its not as groundbreaking as Half Life 2 was. Enjoying my time with it, but at the same time, kinda wishing i was playing a tradition KB/M Half Life game.

    I recommend Black Mesa for gamers like me, It was an excellent fan made redo of the OG Half Life. Half Life Alyx is a great VR game, but i believe if it wasnt in VR it wouldnt hold a light to the traditional    A great VR game, but its not as groundbreaking as Half Life 2 was. Enjoying my time with it, but at the same time, kinda wishing i was playing a tradition KB/M Half Life game.

    I recommend Black Mesa for gamers like me, It was an excellent fan made redo of the OG Half Life.

    Half Life Alyx is a great VR game, but i believe if it wasnt in VR it wouldnt hold a light to the traditional games coming out today as far as content.

    VR competition is non existent, VR software is mostly experimental and not full thought out AAA games. Alyx is indeed a flushed out AAA game for VR, it was guaranteed to score well with critics.

    Its still no where near what i want for HL3 (if it ever does release, if it does, i hope its not VR)    … Expand
  56. tom2189
    Mar 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1) Add More SPEED to enemies, i want hardcore
    2) Add AMMO BOXES (50+ ammo) in Combine crates
    3) Stupid and ANNOYING puzzles and hacking mini games
    4) Add few melee weapons with capability of carrying em
    5) Kind of stupid dialogues with Russell
    6) Very stupid verbal codes like "I am gonna shoot in 3 2 1, shooting" Thanks "a lot' for the info soldier!!!

    Other things is 10/10    … Expand
  57. kettlechip1
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    The Half life franchise WAS my favorite game franchise, however after a long wait of over 10 years for Half Life Alyx I could have not been more disappointed. I will be honest, I was not excited before the release because of that fact that it was going to be on VR which couldn't possibly deliver the experience that Half Life fans had been looking forward to but I tried to keep an open mindThe Half life franchise WAS my favorite game franchise, however after a long wait of over 10 years for Half Life Alyx I could have not been more disappointed. I will be honest, I was not excited before the release because of that fact that it was going to be on VR which couldn't possibly deliver the experience that Half Life fans had been looking forward to but I tried to keep an open mind and actually bought a VR set just for this game. Even though I had low expectations for the game play, I still wanted to play it out because of the amazing story line valve had created for this game.
    Well it turned out to be one of the worst games I've ever played and completely ruined the franchise series for me. As someone who played the previous Half Life games over and over before, I can say Half Life Alyx is the biggest let down of any game I have ever played. This game is not only super easy but also extremely boring. It simply doesn't challenge the gamer at all. Common enemies such as antlions used to be a menace in the past games, being able to fly around and would spawn by the dozens and actually put of a difficult fight for the player. Now the antlions just walk at you in such slow motion that you could put the VR set down for 30 seconds and then come back to it and the antlions would just be catching up to you. It's not just the antlions that changed though. Every enemy you face that doesn't have a weapon will just walk at you like a zombie and are so easy to put down even if the enemy reaches you, it will swing at you in such slow motion that its so easy to dodge. If you stay moving around you will not die at all. seriously. Anyone that is decent at video games can literally play this entire campaign though without dying once if they tried. The only enemies you kind of have to worry about is the combine which actually have weapons to shoot at you. However don't worry too much as they have worse than stormtrooper aim. Really the only way to die is if you just stand still in fights which no gamer with any common sense would do. Originally i thought i was playing on a beginner difficulty or something because of how easy the game was. It seemed like just a target practice game and gave me no motivation to want to keep playing it but I did just so I can see the ending.
    The only thing this game had going for it was the graphics. The storyline was bland and pointless. you find yourself just walking around different places with no actual big picture to the game, just in the moment missions such as turn on the power switch in a building. Its pretty much just roaming around on a set path killing grunts. Unlike the past games when you play as Gordan with an overall mission of saving the planet and taking out the combine leader.
    The last thing I wanted to do was say anything bad about valve or the Half Life series but come on, this was an absolute joke. Anyone writing a good review clearly has never played the past games of this series. I understand that they needed to tailor the enemies towards a VR gameplay but this game extremely lacks challenging the player. I mean maybe its a challenge if you're like 12 years old with bad hand-eye coordination, but to me it was a boring let down. The scenery is good, like the first 10 minutes I enjoyed looking around admiring how far valve's graphics have come. but once you start getting in fights that seem to be against tutorial level enemies. You really start to lose interest. I would have rather this been really hard to play than this easy. I think the only thing valve tried on was the graphics, which no where near makes up for the terrible gameplay and storyline. And its not like the graphics are that great, like yeah they are better than 10 years ago but obviously they should be after a whole decade. id only give it like a 7 or 8 out of 10 for graphics which isn't anything special.
    The way I see it, VR is NOT the future of gaming, at least for shooter games. VR shooters are gonna need some serious work because it was not fun to play at all even with such a great franchise to back it up. All this game did was ruin the franchise series for me and make me have no interest in playing any other shooter game that comes out for VR. Overall it was a boring boring boring let down which should be avoided at all cost. Especially, do not play this if you were a fan of the past Half Life's. Even if you have never played the past ones don't play this because it will give a terrible impression on what used to be an amazing series. Sad to watch something that was so great die.    … Expand
  58. CrusaderJP
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    The best part of the game are the graphics and the physics engine. But It is awkward to play, and boring like all virtual reality games today. This technology still has a long way to go.
  59. progamerr
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    No, I just don't get it. After all these years, we get the Alyx based VR version of this game. Most people were different expectations. For myself, I wanted to hear an announcement about HL3 or episode 3. At least a game that does not require VR for playing. They made a decision and that decision is wrong. I want to be optimistic, maybe we will see HL3 or similar games in the future.No, I just don't get it. After all these years, we get the Alyx based VR version of this game. Most people were different expectations. For myself, I wanted to hear an announcement about HL3 or episode 3. At least a game that does not require VR for playing. They made a decision and that decision is wrong. I want to be optimistic, maybe we will see HL3 or similar games in the future. Now I feel a big disappointment. All of HL fans feel the same way possibly. I suggest you should take a look at the Black Mesa instead of this. Thx to the developers like Crowbar Collective the real Half-life never gonna end. ( they added Xen planet at the lastest patch to Black Mesa.)… Expand
  60. Xelluse
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Unoptimized peace of crap, which uses title Half Life, just to sell VR.
    Graphics bad for such system requirements, game look worse, than Fallout, a lot of bugs, polygon and geometry are like from 2002, bad sound quality (tbh, nice music), Gameplay after what Boneworks provide feels bleh..., story... wait, is there a story ? Did not find...
    Shortly - overpromoted Zzzz, with bad graphics,    Unoptimized peace of crap, which uses title Half Life, just to sell VR.
    Graphics bad for such system requirements, game look worse, than Fallout, a lot of bugs, polygon and geometry are like from 2002, bad sound quality (tbh, nice music), Gameplay after what Boneworks provide feels bleh..., story... wait, is there a story ? Did not find...
    Shortly - overpromoted Zzzz, with bad graphics, bad optimization, not interesting gameplay, feels like a F2P student work...    … Expand
  61. szgege
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Half Life is a game for most of us, with story and good ai. Not this overhyped vr **** VR is 1% of the gaming community. Wow what a good idea...
  62. Salixx
    Mar 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tremenda basura, jugabilidad asquerosa y nada llamativa, no te da nada que te invite a jugar mas… Expand
  63. fckrianjohnson
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    13 years waiting for a true Half Life game, and what did we get? a floating hands simulator.
    Shame on Valve.
  64. Doom2033
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Игра создана только для Виар(что есть не приемлемо) , а для обычных компьютеров(мышка и клавиатура ), валв положили большей ... .

    The game is created only for VR(which is not acceptable), and for ordinary computers(mouse and keyboard), valve put more ... .
  65. HL_is_dead
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This game destroyed the reputation of the best game franchise ever. It is below the level of the rest of the games in the franchise. What a shame. Valve is not consumer oriented.
  66. CIIAPTANEC228
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1) There is no interesting campaign, except for the ending.
    2) Only 3 types of weapons ...
    3) 9 hours of play is simply no use. Very dumb AI.
    4) Monotonous riddles.
    5) No action!
    6) It feels like all enemies are intentionally created stupid, headcrabs wait until they are killed (
    I do not recommend the game! 6 out of 10.
    Not interested.    … Expand
  67. silviopandrenna
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graficamente è invecchiato malissimo
    sembra la stessa grafica di half life 2, oltre tutto il gioco è mal ottimmizzato è presenta un altissimo numero di bug e glitch che lo rovinano. storia mediocre che rovina la saga valve invece di fare il 3 ha puntato su questo gioco vr da prequel per vendere i suoi visori, bel gameplay ma il motion sickness è davvero livelli altissimo, sconsiglio fortemente    … Expand
  68. rikersisland
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    Immediately skeptical of all of the gushing 10/10 reviews (most likely trolls and Valve shills), and it turns out my concern was justified.

    Half Life is at its heart an FPS. Slowing down shooting gameplay for the sake of selling headsets is inexcusable. If you're looking for a challenge, you won't find it here as dumb as rocks enemies hold your hand from beginning to end. The tells    Immediately skeptical of all of the gushing 10/10 reviews (most likely trolls and Valve shills), and it turns out my concern was justified.

    Half Life is at its heart an FPS. Slowing down shooting gameplay for the sake of selling headsets is inexcusable. If you're looking for a challenge, you won't find it here as dumb as rocks enemies hold your hand from beginning to end. The tells are laughable, and in some cases you're given a full minute to prepare for being attacked. Its very slow. No keyboard and mouse support is another deal breaker. The game tries to pad these shortcomings with minor distractions (drawing peepeecacapoopoo on tram windows, throwing headcrabs into baskets) before the next scripted scene.

    And without spoiling the plot: established canon has been rewritten and ruined to push a side character. The series real protagonist is nowhere to be seen, and events are altered in favor of said side character. This is a slap in the face to longtime fans.

    In the midst of all this, where is Half Life 3? Where is the man who is free? God help us if that too becomes a terrible VR exclusive like this game.    … Expand
  69. Martillonegro
    Mar 28, 2020
    5
    mi principal problema es con os controles y la visivilidad
    el teletransportarse se hace muy incomodo y las manos parecieran que tiene espasmos cada segundo , y que hablar que casi siempre se las pasa viendo al piso ( y las fisicas de las manos y las armas
  70. mrdollar
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    There are a lot of problems in the game. Worst Valve's game for sure, except Artifact. Also requires way too much PC power (bad optimization) and additional VR equipment.

    - No sprinting, no crouching, no jumping - only teleportation, witch instantly brakes immersion - No smooth turning, it really makes you motion sick fast enough - No arms, only floating hands really look weird -    There are a lot of problems in the game. Worst Valve's game for sure, except Artifact. Also requires way too much PC power (bad optimization) and additional VR equipment.

    - No sprinting, no crouching, no jumping - only teleportation, witch instantly brakes immersion
    - No smooth turning, it really makes you motion sick fast enough
    - No arms, only floating hands really look weird
    - Cannot use objects and your arms to defend or attack the enemy
    - locomotion moves at snails pace, pathetic attempt to prolong the game
    - Some objects cannot be interacted with like you can move chair, but can move table, feels strange
    - Too many invisible walls, brakes immersion
    - Terrible voice acting of Alyx, really lame jokes and annoying Russel
    - Levels are very linear, you can't stray of form main path at all.    … Expand
  71. holoman
    Mar 31, 2020
    0
    Imagine thinking the Half-Life series has great storytelling when games like Planescape Torment exist, wrong, the Half-Life series is a series of tech demos and sadly this time around Valve is using it to force a gimmick into the mainstream, a gimmick that was dying and only survived this far due to the mindless and irrational love for a corporate overlord that has treated his fans likeImagine thinking the Half-Life series has great storytelling when games like Planescape Torment exist, wrong, the Half-Life series is a series of tech demos and sadly this time around Valve is using it to force a gimmick into the mainstream, a gimmick that was dying and only survived this far due to the mindless and irrational love for a corporate overlord that has treated his fans like trash for years.

    The game itself is bland, the little interactivity segments like drawing on a wall is a gimmick that makes the user waste time fooling around instead of proceeding through the bland story line, the game itself is as boring as Half-Life 2 was, and for the life of me, I'll never understand what makes these games great.    … Expand
  72. Vasot
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Generic FPS with nothing new to offer to the genre and only available for VR what a waste of money
  73. Alexandr2001
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    Playing this game is a waste of time when you have DOOM ETERNAL
    Call me a hater but I never really enjoy Half-life series, it's just decent shooter
  74. sambartle
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    I bought a VR headset (Q2) specifically to play Alyx. Do I regret doing that? No I do not.

    Its a visually stunning, new look at the Half Life world. Its got everything half life had in terms of storytelling, and the VR is done really well. Maybe lay off (or improve on the VR hologram puzzles) Please can we have some more Mr Gabe. Soon. Like not 3 years. Or maybe portal 3 VR. Yes.. Do    I bought a VR headset (Q2) specifically to play Alyx. Do I regret doing that? No I do not.

    Its a visually stunning, new look at the Half Life world. Its got everything half life had in terms of storytelling, and the VR is done really well. Maybe lay off (or improve on the VR hologram puzzles)

    Please can we have some more Mr Gabe. Soon. Like not 3 years. Or maybe portal 3 VR. Yes.. Do that. NOW    … Expand
  75. DopaminE
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Best VR game i have ever played, half-Life: alyx is a future of shooter games.
  76. turbosnail
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    The best VR game. ever. Period.
    However, it's that scary that you must have some pretty big balls in order to finish it; I didn't.
    It's super realistic. It's a showcase of what future games should look like. It's more immersive than any other game. This is the future.
  77. mszynisz
    Jun 25, 2020
    9
    A great follow up to the well known series. The game not only employs many mechanisms exclusive to VR, looks extremely great, but also remembers that the main hook of this franchise are well written characters and interesting storyline. I'm eagerly waiting for the next installment.
  78. Zerokx
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    This half life game, like the older games, really seems to fit into the half life franchise. It has great attention to detail, a lot of variety in gameplay and environments and is just generally really fun and diverse. It's so good that I can look past a few issues like not having the best shooter mechanics, the lack of sprinting, and a few other minor issues. I can really recommendThis half life game, like the older games, really seems to fit into the half life franchise. It has great attention to detail, a lot of variety in gameplay and environments and is just generally really fun and diverse. It's so good that I can look past a few issues like not having the best shooter mechanics, the lack of sprinting, and a few other minor issues. I can really recommend playing this game, especially if you get it for free with any part of the index set or can play it over steam share from a friend.… Expand
  79. helloarty
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Whoever decided to make the game for VR, and especially SteamVR developers - just burn in hell pls. I ruined around 8 hours of my life trying to figure out how to run it as with each new method it just spited another error and in the best case showing black screen instead of game (it worked well on pc screen tho, just couldn't do anything). Don't understand why it was a probleem to justWhoever decided to make the game for VR, and especially SteamVR developers - just burn in hell pls. I ruined around 8 hours of my life trying to figure out how to run it as with each new method it just spited another error and in the best case showing black screen instead of game (it worked well on pc screen tho, just couldn't do anything). Don't understand why it was a probleem to just make 2 mods (VR and no-VR) so everyone could try it. Valve could focus on a great gameplay/concepts as they always do, instead of just putting the same game into VR which bugged af and even doesn't work.
    They'll soon complain that no one buys single player games anymore and continue add new hats to DOTA.    … Expand
  80. Azzanation
    Nov 11, 2020
    10
    At first, i was angry that i had to buy into VR to play a Half Life game. In the end, this not only turned out to be the best VR game ever made, but one of my favorite games of all time. Absolutely loved the game from start to finish and worth the VR purchase. Highly recommended.
  81. ern88
    Jul 11, 2020
    9
    The game is awesome. Best VR game to date for FPS. Enjoyable. Worth the money. Worked great on my Rift s.
  82. IcarusV
    Jul 10, 2020
    10
    I love thins game, gave me a reason to take out my vr from the box.
    Looking forward to more half-life vr games!!!!
  83. Abnormalia
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    I basically lived in City17 for 2 weeks. Still grabbing and playing over and over again. Its immersive, characters and world feels so alive! Thanks Valve for this! I can only imagine what crazy mods we will gonna see soon.
  84. jacklollz3
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    Absolutely incredible. Valve did it again. The best VR game, and in my opinion, the best GAME out there. I am deeply in love with the Half-Life franchise, and this game took it even further into greatness.
    Beautifully optimized, incredible landscape, perfect story.
    Fantastic Masterpiece in every way shape or form.
  85. sscott0829tw
    Apr 5, 2020
    9
    A True Technology milestone in gaming, taking vr game to the next level.
    Graphics are amazing, story is intense and in ur face.
    Tons of interaction and cool settings.
    Amazing details.
    Hoping this mean we get bigger and better VR games in the future.
  86. ID_Guy
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! Played all the Half Life games in the past, but with VR you are transported inside the Half Life universe for the first time. The graphics are top notch and the gameplay with the gravity gloves and gunplay is super fun and tense. I played with an Index, but any lower cost headset like a Rift-S or Quest with Link cable should do fine as well. The game is really wellAmazing game! Played all the Half Life games in the past, but with VR you are transported inside the Half Life universe for the first time. The graphics are top notch and the gameplay with the gravity gloves and gunplay is super fun and tense. I played with an Index, but any lower cost headset like a Rift-S or Quest with Link cable should do fine as well. The game is really well optomized. This game will go down as part of gaming history just like the original Half-Life did.… Expand
  87. jonezypls
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    One of the most enjoyable games I have played in last 10 years of titles. Worth the price of admission on its own; anything else I get out of a VR headset is a bonus at this point. I full-on had a food critic from Ratatouille moment for the whole game.
  88. SypherZ
    Apr 29, 2020
    10
    Great game from Valve, it´s VR only and it does it well!

    Technology is moving forward and so is game development, this is proof that VR is here to stay!
  89. MrHorror2
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Пожалуй лучшее, что произошло в этом году. Потрясающая графика, работа над светом вообще поражает. Проработка мельчайших деталей. Видно, как сильно Valve любит свой проект. Пока что это игра года.
  90. Cebs
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    Greatest game of the year and an absolutely unforgettable gaming experience... it must be played to be believed
  91. Marceloo25
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    I never played an Half-Life game but now I know Valve knows how to make **** Of all the VR games I've played, this is definetly on the top #1
  92. crazymurdock
    Apr 3, 2020
    10
    Some of the best physics in any game ever, and a proper AAA VR game with great storytelling and environments.
  93. alpha78
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    By far the best, most immersive VR game ever. Everything from the visuals, amazing sound design and combat, the only real negative I have is you cant physically damage enemies with melee weapons.
  94. Pasto
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    Absolute masterpiece. Best VR game and best experience of my gamer life. A new step for video games.
  95. NekoNicku
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Currently 4 chapters in and absolutely blown away! Best VR game i've played so far, fantastic controls, sense of scale and gameplay mechanics! Can't wait to play more! Definitely my GOTY so far!
  96. Tuskone
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This was a masterpiece. I had a blast going through City 17 again. There are games that does more with VR, but even boneworks is generally a clunky experience because of that. Alyx did was over the board with comfort options for beginners, but even that didn't ruin the overall experience for me.
  97. ReviewerPro
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Best game I've ever played, nuff said, play it!

    This is one of the best experiences I've have on a videogame.
  98. DreamEaglr
    Apr 8, 2020
    9
    Неплохой шаг вперёд для игровой индустрии.

    HL: Alyx показывает, что в VR вполне можно делать полноценные игры, а Alyx достаточно длинная, примерно на 15 часов прохождения (что больше, чем любая прошлая часть Half-life). Физика, графика, звук и геймплей - всё на высочайшем уровне и претензий к ним вообще нету. Взаимодействие с окружением в этой игре невероятное, ничего подобного в    Неплохой шаг вперёд для игровой индустрии.

    HL: Alyx показывает, что в VR вполне можно делать полноценные игры, а Alyx достаточно длинная, примерно на 15 часов прохождения (что больше, чем любая прошлая часть Half-life).

    Физика, графика, звук и геймплей - всё на высочайшем уровне и претензий к ним вообще нету. Взаимодействие с окружением в этой игре невероятное, ничего подобного в других VR играх не видел ещё.

    Среди таких примечательных минусов лишь то, что врагов мало в перестрелках (при том, что они очень тупые) и то что 80% игры проводишь в каких то канализациях и подземельях.    … Expand
  99. Rstiles7
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    For the longest time, I have not been on board with virtual reality. The majority of VR games that i've played have either been pretty mediocre or did nothing to convince me that this is a quality way to experience video games. But with that being said, Half-Life Alyx has singled-handedly changed my entire view on VR, as I now see that it can be an incredible way to experience interactiveFor the longest time, I have not been on board with virtual reality. The majority of VR games that i've played have either been pretty mediocre or did nothing to convince me that this is a quality way to experience video games. But with that being said, Half-Life Alyx has singled-handedly changed my entire view on VR, as I now see that it can be an incredible way to experience interactive entertainment.

    From the very beginning, this game blew me away with its gameplay and combat. The way through which the game immerses you within its gunplay is something no other game has accomplished, as it not only feels realistic but also never stops feeling satisfying. In addition, the fact that the game allows you to force any object toward you (as if you are using the "Force") takes the experience to a whole new level, because it truly makes you feel as if you are an unstoppable being. Finally, all the little secrets the levels hide within them made it so exploration was never a chore, while at the same time rewarding players with even more tools to use at their disposal. In terms of pure gameplay, Half-Life Alyx is practically flawless.

    In terms of the game's narrative, I was pleasantly surprised with it. The dialogue always found ways to be entertaining, and the actual story elements felt very memorable. But what I really appreciated was how the gameplay was never interrupted by the dialogue, as the characters simply talk while you make your way through the levels. There are cutscenes here and there, but they never felt overly long and included enough spectacles to make them fun to watch. Also, the ending blew my mind, which only made my entire journey even more memorable. Overall, I would the story is great both for how it is presented and how amazing its elements ended up being.

    One of the other aspects of this game that I loved was the weapons and the upgrades. Throughout the game, you are given three different guns, which may seem small from the outside. Thankfully, the game makes up for this by having each gun be something completely different and allowing them to be upgraded in very meaningful ways. These upgrades include adding a better scope, automatically refilling the magazine, and giving a gun rapid fire. As for the rest of the game, the other great aspects would be the beautifully detailed levels, amazing level of freedom with fighting enemies, and the intuitive puzzle design. In terms of negative aspects, the only ones I could honestly think of would more so be issues with VR in general rather than the game itself. If I did give one complaint, it would be that occasionally the controls will not respond properly when trying to reload a gun, which may end up getting you killed during a critical moment. This is a very small complaint, but it is likely it will happen from time to time.

    At the end of the day, Half-Life Alyx is one of the most incredible experiences I've ever had with a video game. The masterful immersion and mind-blowing gameplay that it provides is something I've never gotten from any other game. Believe me when I say that it is worth buying a VR Headset just to play this game, as it is just that good. Half-Life Alyx is a truly unforgettable experience, which is why I have no problem calling this game a masterpiece.    … Expand
  100. valdabro
    Apr 16, 2020
    10
    I need HL3 in VR!!!!!......................................................
Page:

Awards & Rankings

1
#1 Best PC Game of 2020
9
#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »