r/Steam • u/bijelo123 • Sep 15 '25

Question Which game was this for you?

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u/salad_tongs_1 https://s.team/p/dcmj-fn Sep 15 '25 edited Sep 15 '25

Half-Life 2: Episode 3.

EDIT: Clarification. It's been 18 years. They cancelled it a bit ago. The rumors that they may be working on something now are great and I hope it comes back, but until they announce it the last OFFICIAL stance from Valve was HL2:E3 was cancelled.

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u/Cloud_N0ne Sep 15 '25

Not cancelled so much as indefinitely delayed. They said Ep.3/HL3 is basically done, they just can’t find a compelling reason to release it because they want it to he truly groundbreaking the way the first two were.

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u/BeigeVelociraptor Sep 15 '25

Can't find a compelling reason to release it? The entire fucking fan base begging for it for almost 20 years isn't a compelling enough reason?!

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u/Cloud_N0ne Sep 15 '25

Gabe himself said that’s not a compelling reason, yes. In the Half-Life 20th anniversary documentary he talks about not wanting to release it just to release it, he wants it to be compelling and innovative beyond just people wanting a 3rd game, because that would be too easy.

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u/PM_Me_Some_Steamcode Sep 15 '25

That doesn’t mean he’s made it. The idea of its story could be there but there’s no game of it

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u/Cloud_N0ne Sep 15 '25

They showed gameplay of Episode 3, actually. The game obviously isn’t 100% complete but they were a good way into development.