You just can't find a better game that lets you walk around with a 1911, and a crate of 40 grenades.

I remember partway through my first playthrough, I was hit by a wave of sadness, as I realised I must not have very much game left to experience, and the sombre knowledge that I'd never play another VR game that could possibly stand a chance of measuring up to it.

That feeling passed, as it turns out I was only a quarter of the way through at that point in time, but the latter sentiment has held true. Nothing could compare.

Half-Life Alyx is far from a vertical slice or a tech demo; it's a full fledged AAA experience that reminds you of when AAA meant something more than "a big company made it". Further than that, it's built to take full advantage of everything VR has to offer, and spares no expense giving you the experience in the most polished format imaginable.

I said it then and I'll say it now, HL:A is the best game I've ever played. I don't say this lightly. Devil May Cry 3 and 5 hold special places in my heart, as do the Halo and Ace Attorney trilogies, and friends of mine know how badly I'll shill Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Burnout Paradise. Doom, Steins;Gate, Monster Hunter, Left 4 Dead, there's an ocean of amazing games out there that belong in the category of peak, and among them, stands Half-Life Alyx, towering over them.

An experience you truly cannot get anywhere else, and one that I highly doubt can ever be replicated. A game that playing with a mouse & keyboard would be doing an immense disservice to yourself. I cannot in good conscience recommend VR as a platform, but should you ever find yourself wanting, or have an opportunity with a weekend at a friend's house, please. Do yourself a favour. Play this game.

did not play in vr modded to play without and still managed to be the best game i played all year, valve cooked fr

This has been one of the top vr games for a very long time. I highly recommend.

Best game ever!

MOM. I got a job from this creepy suit guy!!!

the no vr mod actually works quite well on this game, though for the steam deck you need to do some tweaking, no vr works well, but yea this game is actually pretty good and a pretty okay way to reboot the half life series

THE VR game.
Plus number of things in workshop, this can be only vr title you need

I love this game

Best VR game i have ever played.