Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• post-apocalyptic video game

• first-person shooter

• science fiction video game

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• parlour game
• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Source

Localized titles

• Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Steam version platforms

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Captions available^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Subtitle Options^*
• Surround Sound^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Stats^*
• Includes Source SDK^*
• Commentary available^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Russian^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Finnish^*
• Italian^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Norwegian^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Swedish^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GeForce FX 5700^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.7 GHz^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  28^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

Developers

• Valve Corporation
• Valve^*

Publishers

• Valve Corporation
• Valve^*

• 2007-10-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2007-12-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  PlayStation 3

• 2010-05-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2013-05-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Linux

• 2007-10-10 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2007-10-10^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 10, 2007^*

Detailed specifications