NVIDIA’s Half-Life 2 RTX Remix has been in the works for quite some time, but new gameplay footage, along with a few screenshots, provides fans with an update on the project. Keep in mind that what you’re about to see is a build from December 21st, 2023, so some of the graphical elements may not be completely up to date.
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It’s been years, but allegedly, Half-Life 3 is still in development. For gamers wanting something to hold them over, there’s Half-Life 2: Episode 3, based on Marc Laidlaw’s Epistle 3. The latter is essentially a plot outline posted by former Valve lead writer Marc Laidlaw and represents a snapshot of what Episode Three could have been.
LEGO Half-Life 2 is not a parody, just a real mod that you can download now on Steam. This full conversion requires that you have the Half-Life 2 game already installed and it basically replaces all of the character models with brick versions including G-Man, Alyx Vance and more.
You’ve seen the Half-Life 1 Ray-Traced mod, now check out HL2RTX, a Half-Life 2 mod that adds path-tracing with RTX Remix. The latter is a free modding platform built on NVIDIA Omniverse that allows modders to create mods for classic games, including full ray tracing, path tracing, DLSS 3, and NVIDIA Reflex.
Lost and Damned transforms Half-Life 2 into a Resident Evil-style survival horror game including several basic mechanics such as static camera, inventory, and tank controls. Players begin the total conversion mod in a mysterious mansion that is full of zombies, headcrabs and other dangerous objects. With a limited inventory and movement, escaping these horrors won’t be an easy task.
Sultim Tsyrendashiev’s Half-Life 1 Ray-Traced mod has been released, and it integrates real-time path-tracing into the original game. Thanks to hardware accelerated ray tracing, the mod is capable of calculating global illumination, reflections, refractions, soft shadows, and other visual effects with interactive frame rates.
The long awaited Half-Life Alyx: Levitation mod has been released on Steam Workshop and early reviews indicate that it’s better than anticipated. This all-new community campaign begins right after Half-Life: Alyx, where the character returns to City-17 after meeting the G-MAN, and teams up with Russell once again.
You’ve seen DOOM running on a Milky Way bar, but what if Valve designed the game with a Half-Life twist? Introducing Half-Life: Another Story. This is essentially a GZDoom total conversion mod for the original game that retains the Half-Life art style, while adding a few familiar characters.
