A fistful of mods for Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary, for Free Men and Women of all stripes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The rocket launcher in Half-Life 2 can be tricky to understand at first as it follows an unconventional fire method. Here's how to use it effectively.

Hey, you can finally try out Half-Life 2 RTX. It's been a long ol' wait for this one, the team of modders/developers at Orbifold Studios have spent a good few years on this already, but at least ...

A new Half-Life 2 update celebrating the FPS game's 20th anniversary has arrived, and it's a true love letter to one of the all-time greats.

Hey, we can hope. In the meantime, Half-Life 2 is free from now until November 18th. It also includes both Episode 1 and 2, so head over to Steam and grab it while you can.

In Half-Life 2: Episode One, you can unlock a total of 13 achievements, with five of them unlocking automatically as the story progresses. To unlock the rest, you must use the items in the DLC ...

The Half-Life 2 RTX demo comes in at a staggering 41.4 GB (but a known issue currently has it reading at over 80 GB, so ignore that). That's around five times bigger than the original HL2's 8.37 GB.

I'd previously mentioned SourceWorld in my 2024 roundup of Half-Life 2's most impressive mods. Back then, it was closer to a proof-of-concept prototype. A technical feat, but unpolished.

Half-Life 2 RTX looks just as I remember Back when Valve released Half-Life 2 in 2004, it was probably the best-looking game I’d ever seen. The game’s pre-baked global illumination was ...

Half-Life 2 RTX Remix is a mod that enhances the classic game, which has gone down in history as one of the greatest PC games of all time and one of the few iconic golden-age titles that helped PC ...