We resumed existence in August Half-Life 2: VRmod created to offer a virtual reality experience through mythical shooter by Valve. The developers, SourceVR Mod Team, have announced that the first public beta will be available this month, and they’ve already shipped, so it’s now possible to get the mod for Windows from the Steam store.

Despite the name used by the team developing Half-Life 2: VR, the reality is that it has no connection with Valve (at least officially), so we are dealing with a project created by fans who decided to give it a breath of fresh air in one of of great video game classics, especially considering that the company founded by Gabe Newell doesn’t seem to be in much of a rush when it comes to releasing new games.

It takes no imagination to guess what Half-Life 2: VR is doing, and that’s what makes it possible play the single-player campaign from start to finish with a SteamVR-compatible virtual reality headset. This work integrated some features present in Half-Life: Alyx, such as the weapon swap grid.

Other features introduced to enhance the VR experience include optional laser sights, over-the-shoulder ammo storage, manual loading, two-handed weapon handling, and room-scale movement support.

As we said at the beginning, Half-Life 2: VR is in beta, so it’s important to keep in mind that this is an unfinished product and therefore still has a lot to improve and introduce. However, none of this has stopped it from being very well received by users who can install the mod for free on a Windows installation that has a client for the platform and the original game installed.

Eurogamer says that the development of Half-Life 2: VR was announced in 2017, and its development went through many problems until it was resumed in 2021, possibly thanks to Half-Life: Alyx establishing the canons of the gaming experience. should be like. virtual reality in installments of the saga. Given that those responsible have met the announced deadline, it seems that development is currently on track.