Half-Life 2

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96

This game has received a Metascore® of 96 from Metacritic.
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Half-Life 2 is currently available on Steam. Launch it now* or buy it from Steam (via browser or Steam client).
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Steam Deck support status:

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Note:Although Source mods are often described as being "for Half-Life 2", they actually use Source SDK Base. SDK Base is available to anyone who owns any Valve Source game and provides all of Half-Life 2's content (except maps and vcd scenes) on a static branch of the engine.

Note:As of May 26 2010, the branch of Source under which Half-Life 2 originally ran no longer exists on Steam. Very, very old mods which base themselves directly on the game (as opposed to Source SDK Base) are unlikely to work any more!