Half-Life: Alyx

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Half-Life: Alyx

Short description

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Release
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
Price
$59.99
Reviews
93,498
Positive
98%
Followers
258,394
Owners (estimated)
2M – 5M
Concurrent players
202
Genres
Action, Adventure
Features
Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Captions available, VR Support, Steam Workshop, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, Includes level editor
Tags
VR FPS Story Rich Horror Female Protagonist Shooter Singleplayer First-Person Action Sci-fi Atmospheric Zombies Beautiful Aliens Adventure Futuristic Psychological Horror Memes Great Soundtrack Gore
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$229msomewhere between $109m and $272m · roughly 2M–5M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $54.46, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $59.99 launch price. That is 9% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

85 data points since Aug 11, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$227m → ~$229m
Reviews 92,583 → 93,498
Followers 257,441 → 258,394
Concurrent players 202 → 202
Price $59.99 → $59.99
Positive reviews 98.3% → 98.2%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 158 further data points reach back to Nov 21, 2019 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $14.99 on Apr 23, 2026.

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