Half-Life: Alyx comes out this month.
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Virtual reality game Half-Life: Alyx is set to come out on March 23. Ahead of its release on Steam, Valve gave gamers a taste of what they can expect. Valve, the company that owns Steam, put out three videos on YouTube Monday that total around 10 and a half minutes of gameplay.
Half-Life: Alyx takes place between Half-Life and Half-Life 2. The new game is “the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine,” according to Steam. “Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.”
The new game will require a VR headset to play, but you can purchase ahead of the release for $53.99. Preorder bonuses start March 2, including Steam VR Home environments that are “inspired by locations in Half-Life: Alyx.”
The game was announced back in November. At the beginning of the year, Valve said it was almost finished making the Half-Life 2 prequel. The previous Half-Life games are available to play for free on Steam until March 23, including Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life Blue-Shift, and Team Fortress Classic.
You can watch the videos below.
Half-Life: Alyx is available March 23. Today we’re releasing three new gameplay videos to give you a taste of the environments and situations you’ll encounter in the game. Watch them all here: https://t.co/aTAnZA3lsU
— Valve (@valvesoftware) March 2, 2020
Half-Life: Alyx is built from the ground up for VR. Watch samples of different movement and play styles in three new gameplay videos: https://t.co/LzGnX9tRnP
— Valve (@valvesoftware) March 2, 2020
Half-Life: Alyx is available March 23rd and is playable with all SteamVR-compatible VR headsets. Watch three new pieces of in-game footage: https://t.co/lARYoLsCos
— Valve (@valvesoftware) March 2, 2020