How to play the game properly

Half-Life 2138 views2 favorites2 min readby Thomas_The_TreinUpdated Dec 17, 2025View on Steam ↗

Step 1: Open the game

The very first step: open the game (very hard, requires having more than two braincells).

Step 2: Start a new save file (optional)

The title is self explanatory, but if you don't know how, either click load game to access your save file or new game for a brand new file.

Step 3: DON'T damage yourself

By now you've probably noticed I've copied word by word from my previous guide (the 'How to play the game properly' for Half-Life 1, you can find it here, in case you've missed it) because, after all, it's basically the same exact thing without any kind of change whatsoever. But, this is where there's a huge switch up!

Instead of: "damage yourself until you have EXACTLY 50 HP, no more or less than 50", just stay still, as I'll explain the rest in the upcoming step.

Step 4: Start the gaming

If you've done the previous steps successfully, you should now be at 100 HP...

Which, plot twist, is your life!!! And the game is called Half-Life 2 (so like, "Life", because it's (Life / 2) * 2 = Life, I'm so funny, I know), so it's a very gamer moment!!!

Now, the mission is simple: avoid taking any sort of damage (SPOILER ALERT, DON'T HOVER/CLICK UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE LAST CHAPTER(S) OF THE GAME:as well as healing over 100 HP) and complete the game.

If you die, well, continue ig, there aren't any special rules this time: it's basically just HL2 damage-less LMAO.

Bonus step: Life AND HEV suit

This is a harder version of the sisyphean task I've previously mentioned.

In this version, not only you have to complete the game with 100 HP, but also 100 of the remaining resistance of your HEV suit!!!

If you do it, you win TWO crowbars to eat (very real).

Sparkle on gamers, I know you can do it... See you in City 17! Or White Forest, even!

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