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| July 23, 2025 Update Restored speed of the train near the end of Highway 17 to better match the original shipped difficulty. · Fixed missing collision that was allowing NPCs to shoot through some walls in Entanglement. · Fixed issue where Alyx could obstruct the player's path when boarding the teleporter near the end of Entanglement. NOTE: these map updates will not break existing saves but players may need to rest… | 19307283 | |
| Half-Life 2 - Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Fixed a Linux client crash on launch. - Localization updates. | 17324696 | |
| November 26, 2024 Update Enable support to keep music playing during level transitions throughout the base Half-Life 2 campaign (no convar needed). · Added support for displaying an active Workshop campaign name in your Steam friends list. · Added a slider to the settings menu to allow scaling stick sensitivity for gamepads. · Fixed issue with overlapping commentary tracks if a commentary track was playing between leve… | 16545043 | |
| November 18, 2024 Update Fixed issue where NPC reactions to the player's flashlight and some incidental dialogue would not play after switching between episodes. · Fixed amount of bloom applied after switching between Episode One and Episode Two. · Fixed the FOV setting not applying until you got the HEV Suit if you started a new game and watched the intro sequence. · Fixed issue where HUD messages for pickups and resp… | 16446692 | |
| November 16, 2024 Update Fixed a crash that could occur in some languages when starting a new chapter. · UI - Fixed some weapon icon alignment issues at various resolutions. · Workshop - Fixed campaigns set to expand on Episode One loading some Episode Two content. · Workshop - Always show the My Uploads page, even if not in developer mode. · Workshop - Various UI adjustments and improvements. | 16431800 | |
| Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Updatemajor Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we're using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16, 2004. The complete Half-Life 2 We created a new webpage to showcase all the updates in detail , but here's a quick rundown of what's new: · Episodes One and Two are in the box. H… | — | |
| Half-Life 2 Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Fixed a hang where NPC pathfinding could stall forever - Fixed sprinting when using an external controller | — | |
| Half-Life 2: Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes. | 10293435 | |
| Half-Life 2 Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Update to DXVK Version 2.0 | 9963621 | |
| Half-Life 2 - Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Updated localization strings and captions | 8546277 | |
| Half-Life 2 - Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed corrupted models on OSX - Fixed some controller glyphs in HUD hints | 8289328 | |
| Half-Life 2 and Episodes - Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed support for external controllers on Deck - Restored missing Commentary menu items - Fixed some stuttering on level transitions - Added chapter icons for Steam Deck UI | 8264542 | |
| Half-Life 2 - Update An update has been released for Half-Life 2 - UI and Input support for Steam Deck verification. | 8215866 | |
| Half-Life 2 Updated Half-Life 2 has been updated with a fix for a macOS-only issue. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. Details: · Fixed Steam overlay not working when running Half-Life 2 on macOS 10.11 or above with System Integrity Protection (SIP) enabled. | — |
| Date | Day | Time | Patch title | Build ID | Branch | Depots | Download Δ |
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| 23 Jul 2025 | Wed | 17:36 | July 23, 2025 Update | 19307283 | public | 14 | — |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Wed | 17:34 | July 23, 2025 Update | 19307283 | beta | 14 | — |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tue | 23:03 | November 18, 2024 Update | 16446692 | previous | 14 | — |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Fri | 21:37 | No patch notes · unannounced build | 12694556 | steam_legacy | 14 | — |