Half-Life 2 is 20 years old

The legendary shooter, which influenced the development of the entire gaming industry, was released in November 2004 and has now sold millions of copies. Today Steam store users can get the second part of Gordon Freeman physicist's adventures for free, and at the same time take advantage of 90% discount on all products from Half-Life series, including the first part - it is given for only 25 rubles. Those who will have time to get the gift and download the game, will get access to Deathmatch multiplayer at the same time.

Especially for the anniversary of their masterpiece, Valve employees made a documentary movie - even if you are indifferent to shooters about monsters from a parallel dimension, it's still worth watching at least out of a sense of nostalgia. Designers will learn a lot of interesting things from the revelations of Victor Antonov, who came up with the design of City-17, and fans of technology will be interested to know what methods were used to make the game an advanced development of that time. Even today, HL2 looks pretty good - to see for yourself, just take advantage of the offer and play it for free while the promotion is on. Episode 1 and 2, as well as the online Deathmatch mode are included with the gift.

Gamers will be happy to know that the shooter has received an update. It now features 3.5 hours of additional content, Steam Workshop support, additional graphics settings, and improved auto-aiming. No more birds stuck in the air. In 2025 they promise to re-release Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar with even more interesting details. Finally, by visiting the official website of the project, you will be able to download themed wallpapers for your desktop.