Game Details

Release Name: Half-Life: Alyx

Game Version: v1.5.4 | Build 8694564

Release Date: 23 Mar, 2020

Publisher: Valve

Developer: Valve

Based On: CSF & Goldberg

Half-Life: Alyx Direct Download - Game Review

Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival. The Combine’s control of the planet since the Black Mesa incident has only strengthened as they corral the remaining population in cities. Among them are some of Earth’s greatest scientists: you and your father, Dr. Eli Vance.

As founders of a fledgling resistance, you’ve continued your clandestine scientific activity—performing critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine.

Every day, you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness.

ABOUT GAMEPLAY IN VR:

Valve’s return to the Half-Life universe that started it all was built from the ground up for virtual reality. VR was built to enable the gameplay that sits at the heart of Half-Life.

Immerse yourself in deep environmental interactions, puzzle solving, world exploration, and visceral combat.

Lean to aim around a broken wall and under a Barnacle to make an impossible shot. Rummage through shelves to find a healing syringe and some shotgun shells. Manipulate tools to hack alien interfaces. Toss a bottle through a window to distract an enemy. Rip a Headcrab off your face and throw it out the window.

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Game Trailer

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System Requirements

	Minimum Requirements	Recommended Requirements
OS	Windows 10	-
Processor	Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600	-
Memory	12 GB RAM	-
Graphics	GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM	-
DirectX	-	-
Storage	-	-

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Installation Guide

1. No Installation Needed: The game is pre-installed. Just download and extract.

2. Extract: Right-click the .zip or .rar file and select "Extract Here" or "Extract to folder".

3. Run: Find game/bin/win64/hlvr.exe inside the folder and run it.

Game Data & Settings

• Change Language: Edit the file located at steam_settings/Configs.user.ini

• Save Data Location: */game/hlvr/SAVE

Important Notes

• To support the Game Developer, Get It On Steam.

DLC List

Added DLCs

Half-Life: Alyx - Workshop Tools

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How do you add mods and select them in game, like return to rapture? How do you use the workshop mods?

every time i open it it jus loads on pc not vr any fix

2 hours ago, ihatemetros said:

every time i open it it jus loads on pc not vr any fix

Go to game.exe location. Create a new .txt file and write this start hlvr.exe -vr -steam -noasserts -nopassiveasserts +map startup save the .txt file and rename the .txt to .bat. Start the game this .bat file.

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On 2/22/2026 at 1:47 PM, DicDale said:

Go to game.exe location. Create a new .txt file and write this start hlvr.exe -vr -steam -noasserts -nopassiveasserts +map startup save the .txt file and rename the .txt to .bat. Start the game this .bat file.

Could you explain what these "-noasserts -nopassiveasserts +map" do?

1 minute ago, idiocracy said:

Could you explain what these "-noasserts -nopassiveasserts +map" do?

1. start
   Launches a new process in Windows.

2. hlvr.exe
   The game executable file (Half-Life VR / Half-Life: Alyx).

3. -vr
   Starts the game in VR mode.

4. -steam
   Runs the game with Steam integration enabled.

5. -noasserts
   Disables certain developer/debug assertion checks.

6. -nopassiveasserts
   Disables passive assertion warnings running in the background.

7. +map startup
   Automatically loads the startup map when the game launches.