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Note:The latest version (since Steam Deck update) is no longer compatible with XP and Vista[confirm]. 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.
Note: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.
Note:The system requirements for
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.
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Revision as of 23:28, 29 June 2024
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts (retail), Valve Corporation (Steam)
Series
Release date(s)
October 10, 2007
Genre(s)
Mode(s)
Engine
Steam AppID
Written in
Mod support
Yes (custom folder and sourcemods)
SDK
Distribution
Links
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
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (
ep2
) - Half-Life 2: Episode One (
episodic
) - Half-Life 2 maps (
hl2
) - Source shared (
hl2
) - Source 2013 Singleplayer engine branch
Chapters
Toggle chapters ![]() |
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![]() To The White Forest ep2_outland_01 |
![]() This Vortal Coil ep2_outland_02 |
![]() Freeman Pontifex ep2_outland_05 |
![]() Riding Shotgun ep2_outland_06a |
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![]() Under the Radar ep2_outland_09 |
![]() Our Mutual Fiend ep2_outland_11 |
![]() T-Minus One ep2_outland_12a |
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)

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)

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)


See also
- Category:Half-Life 2: Episode Two Entities
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two Particle Effect List
- List of EP2 Soundscapes
External links
Half-Life 2: Episode Two on Combine OverWiki
Half-Life 2: Episode Two on Wikipedia