Half-Life Alyx is now available to pre-load on PC

Half-Life Alyx is due to release on March 23rd, the VR system-seller that has caused most headsets to sell out worldwide, from Oculus’ Rift series to Valve’s premium Index headset. 

Even before launch, the game has been heralded as the game that will bring VR gaming into the mainstream, and based on today’s headset shortages; these claims appear to be merited. That said, the global Covid-19 pandemic has helped create this shortage by causing the manufacture of some headsets to slow down or temporarily cease.

Half-Life Alyx is the first Half-Life game to release from Valve in over a decade, bringing players into City 17 before the events of Half-Life 2. Players will take control of Alyx Vance and work to ensure humanity’s survival. 

Thanks to the unique options offered by VR headsets, players will be able to interact with Half-Life Alyx’s game world with their own hands, creating many unique gameplay opportunities and levels of immersion that are seemingly unrivalled. Fire a weapon with your own hands, throw bottles to distract enemies and tear headcrabs off you face before you get zombified.