How To Open The Game (The ULTRA PRO ways)

Half-Life 278 views3 favorites1 min readby goobertUpdated May 21, 2025View on Steam ↗

Methotd 1: The pro way

Make a shortcut of hl2.exe, then move the created shortcut into this location:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Right-Click your shortcut and press "Properties" then select "Shortcut" and type your shortcut key for opening the game
eg CTRL + ALT + H
And now you can play Half-Life 2 just by pressing Your shortcut key

Method 2: The Ultra Scary way

Press WIN+r
Type into the "open" box: cmd
then you will need to fight with your fear in the scary and dark command prompt.
Stil while in the command prompt, type in this text:
start steam://rungameid/220
Now youre 100% better at the game!
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