Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx is a VR game for PC. It will see you returning to City 17 and fighting against the interdimensional alien invasion. But this time, there'll be a brand-new protagonist with new powers and missions. Download Half-Life: Alyx and support the Resistance!

Graphics 5/5

Our Half-Life: Alyx review gives the game five golden stars. This is how astounding its visuals are in the preview. Even the computer screen instantly takes your imagination to occupied City 17. When you see alien contraptions, power nexuses, masked special forces and vortigaunts amidst a common urbanistic landscape, you forget for a second that this isn't real.

Superb visuals are accompanied by excellent sound design and physics. Inhuman sounds produced by alien creatures, cumulative explosions, admirable voice acting, aggressive chatter of the firearms — the audio content of the game is thought out to the smallest detail.

Gameplay 5/5

Half-Life: Alyx game is promised to be 20 hours long. This is a lot for a VR title. During this time you will explore City 17, sabotage Combine's plans, collect artifacts and help the freedom-loving citizens organize a successful resistance. All this hustle will be done by you as miss Alyx Vance who was previously featured in Half-Life 2.

The game is said to have elements of free roam and world exploration, intuitive combat system, intriguing puzzles to solve and mysteries to investigate. Apart from Alyx and her father, we'll also see some other canonical characters return.

Headcrabs will make a comeback: now they can be used as a weapon against Combine patrol units. Vortigaunts have been already mentioned. And at some point, Alyx will run into G-man. Sadly, the diabolical figure of Nihilanth won't be shown at all.

Controls  4/5

It's hard to judge due to a lack of experience. What is known, is that Alyx will have a pair of gravity gloves. Evidently, with these gloves it will be easier to manipulate various objects by pulling, lifting or hurling them at enemies. Some sort of telekinesis.

Replay Value 4/5

20 hours is surely a solid gameplay for that kind of title. It is suspected Alyx will feature a good deal of side content, Easter eggs and references to be explored. So if you plan to try it, you'll barely regret spending money on the game. Besides, if you own any part of the Valve Index Kit then Half-Life: Alyx price is $0 for you. 

The Bottom Line 

With references to canonical Half-Life lore, new era graphics and new heroes, Half-Life: Alyx is a must-have if you're a die-hard fan. Besides, thanks to virtual reality, you won't be just playing the game. You'll be the game.

• Graphics 5
• Gameplay 5
• Controls 4
• Replay Value 4

Pros

A-grade visuals and effects;
Extremely deep immersion;
About 20 hours of gameplay;
Return of classic characters.

Cons

Only Windows 10;
No ghost of Nihilanth;
Can't be played without VR gear;
HalfLife: Alyx release date is unknown.