Rip a Headcrab off your face and throw it at a Combine soldier.Ĭustomers who have purchased Valve Index hardware by the end of 2019 will have access to unique bonuses starting early next year: Toss a bottle through a window to distract an enemy.

Manipulate tools to hack alien interfaces. Rummage through shelves to find a healing syringe and some shotgun shells. Lean to aim around a broken wall and under a Barnacle to make an impossible shot. Immerse yourself in deep environmental interactions, puzzle solving, world exploration, and visceral combat. VR was built to enable the gameplay that sits at the heart of Half-Life. Valve's return to the Half-Life universe that started it all was built from the ground up for virtual reality. Every day, you learn more about your enemy, and every day you work toward finding a weakness. As founders of a fledgling resistance, you've continued your clandestine scientific activityperforming critical research, and building invaluable tools for the few humans brave enough to defy the Combine. Among them are some of Earth's greatest scientists: you and your father, Dr.

The Combine's control of the planet since the Black Mesa incident has only strengthened as they corral the remaining population in cities. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity's only chance for survival. It's the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Half-Life: Alyx is Valve's VR return to the Half-Life series.

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