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|sdk = [[Source SDK]]
|sdk = [[Source SDK]]
|sysreq = <span></span>
|sysreq = <span></span>
<b>Minimum</b>:
* [[WP:Windows 7|Win 7]] or later
* [[WP:Windows XP|Win XP]] or later
* 1.7 GHz and/or Dual-core
* 1.7 GHz processor
* 512 [[WP:Megabyte|MB]] [[WP:Random-access memory|RAM]]
* [[WP:DirectX|DirectX]] 8.1 level graphics card
<b>Recommended</b>:
* [[WP:Windows XP|Win XP]] or later
* [[WP:Pentium|Pentium]] processor, 3.0 GHz or better
* 1 [[WP:Gigabyte|GB]] [[WP:Random-access memory|RAM]]
* 1 [[WP:Gigabyte|GB]] [[WP:Random-access memory|RAM]]
* DirectX 9 level graphics card
* 6.5 GB disk space
* DirectX 9.0 compatible (with DX8 level card)
''Latest version only. For details, [[#System Requirements|see below]]''
|distribution = [[Steam]]
|distribution = [[Steam]]
|links = {{steamicon}}[https://store.steampowered.com/app/420 '''Steam''' page]<br>{{steamicon}}[https://store.steampowered.com/mods/420/ Mods for Ep2] on Steam<br>[[File:Moddb_icon.png|16px|link=]][https://www.moddb.com/games/half-life-2-episode-two '''ModDB page''']
|links = {{steamicon}}[https://store.steampowered.com/app/420 '''Steam''' page]<br>{{steamicon}}[https://store.steampowered.com/mods/420/ Mods for Ep2] on Steam<br>[[File:Moddb_icon.png|16px|link=]][https://www.moddb.com/games/half-life-2-episode-two '''ModDB page''']
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== Limitations/Bugs ==
== Limitations/Bugs ==
*For the list of {{hl2ep2|name}} bugs, see this [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Half-Life+2%3A+Episode+Two%22 GitHub] page.
*For the list of {{hl2ep2|name}} bugs, see this [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Half-Life+2%3A+Episode+Two%22 GitHub] page.
== System Requirements<span id="Sysreq"><!--Used by Sysreq template, clicking on "See system requirements" will send you to this section.--></span> ==
<!-- May include unofficial info alongside official one, just to make sure the game still perform well on any hardware. Most official system requirements, like CS:GO, might be out of date. -->
<!-- Original system requirement: https://web.archive.org/web/20061115201316/http://storefront.steampowered.com/v2/index.php?area=game&AppId=340 -->
<p style="color:white; font-weight:bold">Windows:</p>
*OS: Windows [[WP:Windows 7|7]] or later<!-- despite steam requires win10, the game is drm-free so its still works with win7. Steam Deck update broke XP support however. -->
*CPU: 1.7 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1 [[WP:Gigabyte|GB]]
*Disk space: 6.5 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*Direct3D 9.0 compatible [[WP:Video card|video card]] (with atleast DirectX 8 compatibility level or higher)
{{Note|The Steam version is no longer compatible with [[WP:Windows XP|XP]] and [[WP:Windows Vista|Vista]]{{confirm}} since the latest Steam Deck update. Windows 2000 support has been dropped.<br>User using Windows XP/Vista can downgrade to previous version of the game by using the {{code|previous}} beta branch. But please note that this older branch does not include all the bug fixes that were introduced with Steam Deck update.}}
<p style="color:white; font-weight:bold">OS X:</p>
*OS: [[WP:OS X|OS X]] 10.5.8, 10.6.3 (up to 10.14.6)
*CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1 GB
*Storage: 6.5 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000<br>OpenGL 2.1 compatible
*Audio: OpenAL compatible
*Other: HDR is required to be enabled (see above)
{{Note|Mac version are no longer supported after macOS Catalina (10.15), due to this game only have 32-bit binaries. <!-- Valve later removed macOS binaries in June 12, 2024. --><br>
User can manually build Intel 64-bit/Apple Silicon version of HL2 by [https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2#Native following this guide]<!-- not sure if this is legal for it to be mention here as the guide rely on using the modified leaked source engine source code -->.}}<!-- the game does not have Mac system requirements on store page, so using the HL2 one instead. -->
<p style="color:white; font-weight:bold">Linux:</p>
*OS: Ubuntu 12.04, SteamOS 1.0 or later<br>Other Linux distros supported.
*CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1 GB
*Storage: 6.5 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000<br>OpenGL 2.1 compatible
*Audio: OpenAL compatible
*Other: HDR is required to be enabled (see above)
{{Note|The system requirements for {{hl2ep1|4}} on Linux are unofficial, based off Windows/Mac info, as well as other Source games that support Linux, such as Portal 2.}}
<!-- Same as Mac, doesn't have system requirements on store page. -->


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 23:27, 29 June 2024

Flag-white.pngEnglish (en)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Software Cover - Half-Life 2 Episode 2.jpg
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts (retail), Valve Corporation (Steam)
Release date(s)
October 10, 2007
Mode(s)
Engine
Steam AppID
Written in
Mod support
Yes (custom folder and sourcemods)
System requirements
  • Win 7 or later
  • 1.7 GHz and/or Dual-core
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 6.5 GB disk space
  • DirectX 9.0 compatible (with DX8 level card)
Latest version only. For details, see below
Distribution
Previous game
Next game

Half-Life 2: Episode Two is the second part of a trilogy of new games developed by Valve that expands the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life adventure with unique weapons, vehicles and newly created creatures.

As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen leaving City 17 with Alyx Vance when the Citadel exploded in a storm of unknown proportions. In Episode Two, you must hit and race the forces of the Combine, traversing the White Forest to only now a crucial packet of information stolen from the Citadel to an enclave of constant motion.

Content

Chapters


Limitations/Bugs

  • For the list of Half-Life 2: Episode Two bugs, see this GitHub page.

System Requirements

Windows:

  • OS: Windows 7 or later
  • CPU: 1.7 GHz and/or Dual-core
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Disk space: 6.5 GB (15GB+ recommended)
  • Direct3D 9.0 compatible video card (with atleast DirectX 8 compatibility level or higher)
Note.pngNote:The Steam version is no longer compatible with XP and Vista[confirm] since the latest Steam Deck update. Windows 2000 support has been dropped.
User using Windows XP/Vista can downgrade to previous version of the game by using the previous beta branch. But please note that this older branch does not include all the bug fixes that were introduced with Steam Deck update.

OS X:

  • OS: OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.3 (up to 10.14.6)
  • CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Storage: 6.5 GB (15GB+ recommended)
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000
    OpenGL 2.1 compatible
  • Audio: OpenAL compatible
  • Other: HDR is required to be enabled (see above)
Note.pngNote:Mac version are no longer supported after macOS Catalina (10.15), due to this game only have 32-bit binaries.
User can manually build Intel 64-bit/Apple Silicon version of HL2 by following this guide.

Linux:

  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04, SteamOS 1.0 or later
    Other Linux distros supported.
  • CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Storage: 6.5 GB (15GB+ recommended)
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000
    OpenGL 2.1 compatible
  • Audio: OpenAL compatible
  • Other: HDR is required to be enabled (see above)
Note.pngNote:The system requirements for Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2: Episode One on Linux are unofficial, based off Windows/Mac info, as well as other Source games that support Linux, such as Portal 2.

See also

External links

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