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Half-Life 2: VR Mod

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Half-Life 2: VR Mod
Half-Life 2: VR Mod cover
Developers
Source VR Mod Team
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows September 16, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Genres FPS
Vehicles Automobile, Naval/watercraft, Off-roading
Art styles Realistic
Themes Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi, Eastern Europe
Series Half-Life mods and fangames
Subseries of Half-Life
Sven Co-op 1999
Synergy 2005
Nightmare House 2 2010
MINERVA 2013
Half-Life: Before 2013
Headcrab Frenzy! 2015
Prospekt 2016
Transmissions: Element 120 2016
Half-Life 2: DownFall 2017
Half-Life: Caged 2017
Entropy: Zero 2017
Half-Rats: Parasomnia 2017
Base Defense 2017
Half-Life 2: Year Long Alarm 2018
Halfquake Trilogy 2018
Hunt Down the Freeman 2018
Black Mesa 2020
Half-Life: Restored 2020
Half-Life 2: Genry's Great Escape from City 13 2020
Half-Life: Absolute Zero 2020
Amalgam 2020
Snowdrop Escape 2021
Requiem of Science 2022
Half-Life 2: VR Mod 2022
Evacuation 2023
Half-Life: MMod 2023
Half-Life 2: VR Mod - Episode One 2023
Half-Life 2: VR Mod - Episode Two 2023
Swelter 2023
Wilson Chronicles EA
Half-Life Decay: Solo Mission TBA
Lost Squad TBA
Operation: Black Mesa TBA
Hard-Life TBA
Obsidian Conflict TBA

Warnings

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).

Half-Life 2: VR Mod is a singleplayer first-person FPS game in the Half-Life mods and fangames series.

The mod is currently in a private beta test. The public beta releases September 16, 2022.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
Freeware The mod itself is free.
One-time game purchase The mod requires the standard Half-Life 2 to be owned through Steam.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Steam <path-to-game>\hlvr\cfg\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/658920/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Steam <path-to-game>\hlvr\save\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/658920/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music volume can be adjusted.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

VR support

This game requires a virtual reality headset.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9 Requires D3D9 capability, but uses Vulkan.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux
Can be played through Proton

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Input SDL
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows 10
Processor (CPU) Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 1600
System memory (RAM) 8 GB RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB available space
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580
Requires SteamVR-compatible headset and controllers. The mod relies heavily on CPU single-thread performance.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References