Valve celebrates the 25th anniversary of Half-Life by releasing a massive update for the game, adding new content, restoring cut content, and providing official support for Steam Deck. The update also includes four new multiplayer maps and an hour-long 'making of' documentary. As part of the celebration, Valve made the original Half-Life game free to keep on Steam until November 20, leading to a surge in player count. The update has seen the game hit a new all-time player peak and triple the last one. Additionally, Valve delisted a version of Half-Life that was disliked by players. The celebration also includes an extensive new update and hour-long documentary. Gabe Newell, Valve's co-founder, shared insights during a documentary dedicated to Half-Life's 25th anniversary, emphasizing the importance of delaying a game rather than releasing a bad one. Furthermore, Valve made Half-Life free on macOS for a limited time, although older hardware may be required to play it. The celebration caused a resonance cascade in the Steam player count, surging to a new all-time high over the weekend. Valve also marked the anniversary with several promotions and content drops. In addition, Valve fixed one of Half-Life's most famous bugs after 25 years.
After 25 years, Valve just fixed one of Half-Life's most famous bugs. https://t.co/YVRWn10zFZ https://t.co/dut8sYvh5S
80Level: Valve's former writer Chet Faliszek recently shared why they moved on so fast from Left 4 Dead to the second game, explaining that it was "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it". More: https://t.co/FD7fZiO8oQ #left4dead2 #games … https://t.co/BLBAiDb7w4
Left 4 Dead Got A Sequel So Fast Because The First Game Was Extremely ‘Broken’ https://t.co/5b62PcaRLZ https://t.co/2EXOQnXe8f
15 years later, Chet Faliszek dishes on the making of Left 4 Dead The Left 4 Dead co-lead looks back on "paying for the debt" of the game's broken engine—and how that led to a rapidly-developed sequel. https://t.co/oRhxYe50le https://t.co/pPJUKEbpl3
Left 4 Dead was "broken," one former Valve developer says. "Gabe just asked me very seriously, ‘Why don't I just play Counter-Strike instead? That's working.’ And I thought he was joking." https://t.co/JF4wY3NQnr https://t.co/h685MDy1qZ
Need even more #HalfLife after its big update? You should check out @LambdaGen's spinoff minigame. 👾 More info: https://t.co/QIaS8BT4C5 #Valve https://t.co/gGOzotQea0
New Game Chronicles 25 Years Of Half-Life History https://t.co/zZAGAc7e3s https://t.co/RrZNwkOC3Q
Half-Life's 25th anniversary celebrations have caused a resonance cascade in its Steam player-count, surging to a new all-time high over the weekend. https://t.co/5kQ2tnKD8w
Half-Life's 25th anniversary celebrations have caused a resonance cascade in its Steam player-count, surging to a new all-time high over the weekend https://t.co/7MoOGK80qs
The version of Half-Life that everyone hated has been delisted by Valve. https://t.co/mJ2oSLr4n1 https://t.co/h2ms2qWGxN
Valve makes Half-Life free on macOS for 25th anniversary https://t.co/V7J4IWE8AF #Apple
80Level: In a recent documentary dedicated to Half-Life's 25th anniversary, Gabe Newell shared that it's better to delay a game than to release a bad one, saying "late is just for a little while, suck is forever". More: https://t.co/cHt9ZlgVgL #HalfLi… https://t.co/AC3GhlUsIe
Marking 25 years after the PC game’s release, Valve Software is making “Half-Life” free to get for a limited time, though you may need to use older hardware to actually play it on macOS. By @MalcolmOwen https://t.co/9J39isn4i9
Half-Life gets a massive anniversary update including new and cut content and an hour-long 'making of' documentary, and goes free-to-keep on Steam. https://t.co/Lx19y3McJW
Half-Life's free update from Valve has seen the iconic shooter hit a new all-time player peak and triple the last one https://t.co/r9e0t0wlp1 https://t.co/InwIArnnIB
Valve has marked Half-Life’s 25th anniversary with several promotions and content drops, including an extensive new update and hour-long documentary. https://t.co/UF4HSET3FH https://t.co/rtO4WMYcqG
Half-Life gets 25th Anniversary Update with restored content, new maps, and more - plus, it's currently free to keep on Steam https://t.co/8jENph7RAq https://t.co/5jDEmJGwFS
Half-Life gets a big update for its 25th anniversary https://t.co/DCtnL4ABDb
Half-Life gets a massive update with cut content and goes free on Steam for its 25th anniversary. https://t.co/EzTBIx7Brm
If you are a weirdo who never played half life it's free until Nov 20 in celebration of the 25th anniversary so now you can correct your life (if enough of you do it mabe we'll actually get hl3) https://t.co/4R2vvqFuSI
Valve Celebrates 25 Years of Half-Life With Feature-Packed Steam Update https://t.co/VPj8Gfi1Fh
Valve celebrates 25 years of Half-Life with feature-packed Steam update https://t.co/fjnAY1Zhxu
Half-Life hits 14K concurrent players with 25th anniversary update https://t.co/Z8Z6caM7T0 https://t.co/WxoiBPbqTG
The original Half-Life is free on Steam, just in time for its 25th anniversary https://t.co/1jn65e3n1F https://t.co/eu2wXycm4F
Valve just made Half-Life free and put out a massive update with cut content and an hour-long 'making of' documentary. https://t.co/kVCaKiuM0P
Massive Half-Life Update Adds Steam Deck Support, Cut Content, And More https://t.co/DgIhXOUtZY https://t.co/GEO4X9FWYE
Half-Life Gets 25th Anniversary Update And Steam Deck Support https://t.co/7OQEX0PBl7 https://t.co/RiScK40lVp
Half-Life's big 25th anniversary update includes four new multiplayer maps and much more https://t.co/r0OGbkmhhf https://t.co/FrDmP64vyY
Half-Life's big 25th anniversary update includes four new multiplayer maps and much more https://t.co/lPhSTF88xN https://t.co/0mxQymAXQd
This is not a drill. #HalfLife just got a massive new update to celebrate its 25th anniversary. 🎂 Details: https://t.co/YA6geGAA4W #Steam #Valve https://t.co/DOGjMvzMQ5
#Valve released a free 25th-anniversary update for the original #HalfLife, which adds new content and gives it Verified status on #SteamDeck. https://t.co/i8hkruSbBs
Half-Life gets a big update for its 25th anniversary https://t.co/feEf0qkGen
Half-Life gets 25th Anniversary Update with restored content, new maps, and more - plus, the game's free to keep on Steam https://t.co/8jENph7RAq https://t.co/0c9lIyzNjp
Valve Updates #HalfLife For 25th Anniversary - Adds Official Steam Deck Support https://t.co/kkmNVacF5o
You may have spotted that #HalfLife is on sale... for 100% off. 🎉 Learn more: https://t.co/Bm1eOkxw8q #FreeGame #Steam #Valve https://t.co/S1c0hIdHlq