Released Mar 23, 2020
$59.99 Overwhelmingly Positive
Half-Life: Alyx
By Valve
Followers
—
Reviews
93,533
Overwhelmingly Positive
Players yesterday
202
at the busiest moment
Owners
2M–5M
estimated
Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Half-Life: Alyx · record updated 1 day ago
Overview
App ID546560
Release dateMar 23, 2020
Last change number39883389
Last record update1 day ago
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Steam profile
- Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
- Franchise
- Half-Life
- Metacritic
- 93
- Website
- half-life.com
Platforms
Windows
Linux
64-bit
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
Features
9
Single-playerSteam AchievementsCaptions availableVR supportSteam WorkshopIncludes level editorTracked controller supportVR onlyFamily Sharing
Related apps
Patches
Builds
2| Build | Branch | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 25487405 | public | Sep 25, 2026 |
| 8694564 | previous_release | May 6, 2022 |
Packages & DLC
DLCs
2Depots
Depots
7| ID | Name | Systems | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228983 | — shared from 228980 | Windows | — | — | — |
| 228989 | — shared from 228980 | Windows | — | — | — |
| 228990 | — shared from 228980 | Windows | — | — | — |
| 546561 | — | All | 67.50 GB | 50.11 GB | 1436897171613240821 |
| 546563 | — | Windows | 949.5 MB | 581.6 MB | 1898649366808652836 |
| 546564 | — | Linux | 608.4 MB | 180.9 MB | 9198205754520568813 |
| 1295040 | — DLC 1295040 | Windows | 2.49 GB | 676.6 MB | 6424030958142696855 |
Branches
2| Branch | Build | Updated | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 25487405 | Sep 25, 2026 | Open |
| previous_release the previous release | 8694564 | May 6, 2022 | Open |
Configuration
Install foldersteamapps/common/Half-Life Alyx
Launch options
3| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| game/bin/win64/hlvr.exe | -vr -steam -noasserts -nopassiveasserts +map startup | Windows · 64-bit | |
| game/bin/win64/hlvrcfg.exe | -steam -retail | Windows · 64-bit | Workshop Tools |
| game/hlvr.sh | -vr -steam -noasserts -nopassiveasserts +map startup -vulkan | Linux · 64-bit |
Cloud saves
Space per player953.7 MB
Filesup to 1,000
Save locations1
| Root | Path | Pattern | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| gameinstall | game/hlvr/save | * | All |
Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 1 day of history. Owner counts are estimates. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.