The mod itself is free, but requires a copy of Half-Life 2 to play. For a look at what's new and improved in Half-Life 2: Update, check out the comparison video above. Mod developer Filip Victor says earlier versions of Half-Life 2: Update have been downloaded more than 250,000 times and that the mod has been in development for more than three years. Source engine, which was debuted by Valve Software. In addition to a number of graphical tweaks and stability additions, Half-Life 2: Update also includes new commentary from the community, sourced from interviews, analysis of the game and publisher Prima Games' behind-the-scenes book Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar. Half-Life 2 graphics in 2004 are as bad as Crysis in 2007, GTA V in 2013 and Horizon Zero Dawn in 2017.
Most are surprisingly subtle this is not a total overhaul of the original, but seemingly designed to bring out the best from Valve's seminal shooter. In addition to a number of bug and behavior fixes, the community-made mod updates Half-Life 2 with all-new lighting, shadows and other visual effects. Half-Life 2: Update is a new standalone mod released through Steam today that aims to improve on the original game released by Valve in 2004.
