
🛠️ Half-Life 2 update history
Official announcements the developer posts on Steam—patches, new content, and events—sorted by date. Click a title to read the full post.
July 2025
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7/24Thu🛠️ Patch / updateJuly 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. Fixe…
February 2025
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2/12Wed🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-Life 2 - Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Fixed a Linux client crash on launch. - Localization updates.
November 2024
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11/27Wed🛠️ Patch / updateNovember 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 f…
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11/19Tue🛠️ Patch / updateNovember 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 O…
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11/17Sun🛠️ Patch / updateNovember 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 O…
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11/16Sat🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-Life 2 20th Anniversary Update
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) …
November 2023
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11/17Fri🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-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
January 2023
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1/18Wed🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-Life 2: Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes.
November 2022
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11/19Sat🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-Life 2 Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Update to DXVK Version 2.0
April 2022
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4/14Thu🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-Life 2 - Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Updated localization strings and captions
March 2022
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3/1Tue🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-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
February 2022
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2/25Fri🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-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…
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2/19Sat🛠️ Patch / updateHalf-Life 2 - Update
An update has been released for Half-Life 2 - UI and Input support for Steam Deck verification.
October 2014
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10/1Wed📢 AnnouncementHalf-Life 2 Beta Updated
The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virt…
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10/1Wed📢 AnnouncementHalf-Life 2 Beta Updated
The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virt…
Source: official Steam announcements (updated every 6–24 hours). Titles and summaries are copyright of the original developers.