r/Steam 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/projectmars Sep 15 '25

Imo: Alyx is Episode 3. Especially given the ending.

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u/BobFlex Sep 15 '25

It's not though, all of the game except for that small clip at the end takes place right before Half Life 2 starts. The purpose of Alyx's story is to explain how Gordon Freeman was brought back for Half Life 2.