Valve simply launched a 25th anniversary replace for Half-Life that provides a complete bunch of latest content material, some welcome quality-of-life upgrades, and even Steam Deck assist, in keeping with an announcement on the Half-Life web site. Additionally, you may obtain the sport free of charge for a restricted time.
Let’s begin with the added content material. The sport now contains Half-Life Uplink, a “mini-campaign” that was initially accessible solely on CDs from magazines and {hardware} producers, the corporate says. There are 4 new multiplayer maps that Valve says “push the boundaries of what’s potential within the Half-Life engine.” Valve additionally added maps and multiplayer character fashions from a CD known as Half-Life: Additional Information.
Valve added some new settings, too, together with the power to play with a widescreen FOV and assist for “a correct gamepad config.” The sport’s UI has been up to date in order that it scales for bigger screens. (“We constructed most of these things for 640×480 CRTs and apparently a few of you might have upgraded since then,” Valve says.) And Half-Life is now Steam Deck Verified, which means it ought to work properly on the Steam Deck with none fiddling. (Could possibly be an incredible recreation to take a look at on the just-launched Steam Deck OLED!)
You actually ought to try all the modifications and the in depth listing of patch notes — it is a meaty replace. There are a pair essential notes on the finish: the anniversary version is now “the definitive model” of Half-Life, Valve says, however the outdated model of the sport continues to be accessible on a “steam_legacy” beta department. Valve will even be “decreasing the visibility” of Half-Life: Supply.
