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Half-Life 2: Episode Two

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App ID 420
App Type Tool
Developer
Publisher Valve
Franchise Half-Life
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 31068739
Last Record Update 12 September 2025 – 00:34:48 UTC ()
Release Date 10 October 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 95.16%
41k reviews
8
In-App
+15

Half-Life® 2: Episode Two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by Valve that extends the award-winning and best-selling Half-Life® adventure. As Dr. Gordon Freeman, you were last seen exiting City 17 with Alyx Vance as the Citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions.

Additional Information

Developer Valve
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PreloadUnlockTime 10 October 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1191999600)
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Publisher Valve
languages (extended) english,french,german,russian,spanish
Store Release Date 10 October 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 10 October 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 10 October 2007 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1191999600)
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2025 – 00:35:54 UTC () (1745368554)
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Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
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  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 26 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8270648
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:04 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

25 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
korean Yes
Norwegian Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Korean Yes
Thai Yes
Hungarian Yes
Czech Yes
Romanian Yes
Turkish Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Bulgarian Yes

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Captions available Steam Cloud Stats Includes Source SDK Commentary available Family Sharing HDR rendering Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Steam Input API Supported

Accessibility Categories

Subtitle Options Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

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Steam charts

  • 8 users right now
  • 30 24-hour peak
  • 1,419 all-time peak 29 March 2020
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User reviews history

  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 95.16% SteamDB Rating
  • 40,385 97.1% positive reviews
  • 1,215 2.9% negative reviews

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10 October 2007 Steam Release -
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two had an all-time peak of 1419 concurrent players on 29 March 2020.

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