Half-Life 2: Episode Two cover art
Standalone expansion

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

by Valve · published by EA Games

Released October 9, 2007 on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

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About Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Half-Life 2: Episode Two is a first-person shooter set in the aftermath of the Citadel's destruction. Players control Gordon Freeman as he and Alyx Vance travel through forests and underground tunnels toward a resistance base, facing Combine forces and new enemy types along the way. The game emphasizes vehicle-based combat sequences alongside the series' physics-driven puzzles and gunplay.

Following the destruction of the Citadel in City 17, Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance find themselves stranded in the surrounding countryside. Alyx carries vital intelligence stolen from the Combine, data that reveals the location of the Combine's homeworld and could allow the human resistance to shut down a superportal forming above the ruins of the city. Pursued by Combine forces desperate to prevent the information from reaching the resistance base at White Forest, the pair must cross dangerous terrain filled with hostile creatures and enemy patrols to deliver the data before the portal fully opens and enables a massive Combine reinforcement.

Release dates by platform

Xbox 360AsiaOctober 9, 2007 · Out now
Xbox 360NAOctober 10, 2007 · Out now
PCNAOctober 10, 2007 · Out now
Xbox 360EUOctober 18, 2007 · Out now
PCEUOctober 18, 2007 · Out now
Xbox 360AUOctober 25, 2007 · Out now
PlayStation 3EUNovember 16, 2007 · Out now
PlayStation 3AUNovember 22, 2007 · Out now
PCAUNovember 22, 2007 · Out now
PlayStation 3NADecember 11, 2007 · Out now
PlayStation 3AsiaDecember 11, 2007 · Out now
PCJPApril 4, 2008 · Out now
Xbox 360JPMay 22, 2008 · Out now
MacMay 26, 2010 · Out now
LinuxMay 10, 2013 · Out now

Reviews & players

Steam reviewsOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 41K positive
Player score881469 ratings on IGDB
Playing now52on Steam at last update

Half-Life 2: Episode Two FAQ

When did Half-Life 2: Episode Two come out?

Half-Life 2: Episode Two was released on October 9, 2007 for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Is Half-Life 2: Episode Two on PlayStation 5?

No. Half-Life 2: Episode Two has not been announced for PlayStation 5. It is available on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Is Half-Life 2: Episode Two on Xbox Series X|S?

No. Half-Life 2: Episode Two has not been announced for Xbox Series X|S. It is available on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Is Half-Life 2: Episode Two on Nintendo Switch 2?

No. Half-Life 2: Episode Two has not been announced for Nintendo Switch 2. It is available on PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Who is making Half-Life 2: Episode Two?

Half-Life 2: Episode Two is developed by Valve and published by EA Games.

Is Half-Life 2: Episode Two multiplayer?

No. Half-Life 2: Episode Two is single player only.

Is Half-Life 2: Episode Two good?

Steam players rate it "Overwhelmingly Positive" — 97% of 41,184 reviews are positive.

Half-Life series

14 games in release order

Full timeline
  1. Half-Life1998
  2. Half-Life: Uplink1999
  3. Half-Life: Opposing Force1999
  4. Half-Life: Blue Shift2001
  5. Half-Life: Decay2001
  6. Half-Life: Source2004
  7. Half-Life 22004
  8. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch2004
  9. Half-Life 2: Lost Coast2005
  10. Half-Life Deathmatch: Source2006
  11. Half-Life 2: Episode One2006
  12. Half-Life 2: Episode Two2007
  13. Half-Life: Alyx2020
  14. Half-Life 2: Episode ThreeTBA

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