Half-Life: Alyx – Final Hours EU Steam Altergift

Twenty-two years ago, Geoff Keighley was in college when he visited Gabe Newell and Valve Software to write The Final Hours of Half-Life. Now, over two decades later, Keighley returns to Valve for The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx. This 25, 000 word multimedia experience gives readers an unprecedented and unvarnished look at the past decade inside Valve.

From the revelation of surprising canceled projects to never-before-seen images, photos and video, The Final Hours dissects Valve’s creative process and candidly explores the development history of Half-Life: Alyx.

This interactive storybook does not use or require a virtual reality headset. It merges a 25, 000 word traditional story with 3D video game technology to give customers a fly-on-the-wall perspective of Valve’s creative process.

Features

INTERACTIVE “TONER” PUZZLES: Unlock never-before-seen concept art and images via interactive puzzles inspired by Half-Life: Alyx NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PROTOTYPES: From early video prototypes of Alyx to other cancelled games, Valve reveals unknown – and unreleased – projects.

HEADCRAB SOUND MIXER

Create your own headcrab sound effects using the same source files as the development team.

DEVELOPMENT FLOOR EXPERIENCE

Explore the Valve office with an interactive 3D tour that showcases the development area for Half-Life: Alyx.

VALVE TIME

An interactive timeline details Valve’s software and hardware projects over the past decade – including previously unknown projects.

RHYS DARBY

Exclusive interview with Rhys Darby (“Russell”), one of the stars of Half-Life: AlyxNote: The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx does not require or utilize a VR headset.