Half-Life 2: Episode Two
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two

87
Critic Rating
#Shooter

About

Half-Life 2: Episode Two is a first-person shooter set in the aftermath of the Citadel's destruction. Players control Gordon Freeman as he and Alyx Vance travel through forests and underground tunnels toward a resistance base, facing Combine forces and new enemy types along the way. The game emphasizes vehicle-based combat sequences alongside the series' physics-driven puzzles and gunplay.

Storyline

Following the destruction of the Citadel in City 17, Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance find themselves stranded in the surrounding countryside. Alyx carries vital intelligence stolen from the Combine, data that reveals the location of the Combine's homeworld and could allow the human resistance to shut down a superportal forming above the ruins of the city. Pursued by Combine forces desperate to prevent the information from reaching the resistance base at White Forest, the pair must cross dangerous terrain filled with hostile creatures and enemy patrols to deliver the data before the portal fully opens and enables a massive Combine reinforcement.

Playtime Estimates

Main Story5.1h
Main + Extra6.1h
Completionist8.8h
All Styles5.7h
Confidence: 100%Updated: 4/9/2026

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Languages

LanguageSupport
GermanAudio
EnglishAudio
GermanInterface
RussianInterface
EnglishInterface
FrenchInterface
FrenchAudio
RussianAudio
DanishInterface
DutchInterface
FinnishInterface
KoreanInterface
JapaneseInterface
ItalianInterface
NorwegianInterface
Portuguese (Portugal)Interface
Spanish (Spain)Interface
Chinese (Simplified)Interface
PolishInterface
Spanish (Spain)Audio
SwedishInterface
Chinese (Traditional)Interface
EnglishSubtitles

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Game Info

Release Date10/9/2007
DeveloperValve
PublisherEA Games
PlatformsPlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
GenresShooter, Puzzle
IGDB Rating87/100 (1459)

Game Modes

Single player

Themes

Action
Science fiction

Perspectives

First person

Release Dates

LinuxMay 10, 2013
PC (Microsoft Windows)Nov 22, 2007
MacMay 26, 2010
PC (Microsoft Windows)Apr 4, 2008
PC (Microsoft Windows)Oct 18, 2007
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