Half-Life 2: VR Mod beta makes the classic shooter fully playable in VR Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Half-Life 2: VR Mod beta makes the classic shooter fully playable in VR Pick up the can News by Graham Smith Contributor Published on Sept. 17, 2022 12 comments Half-Life: Alyx demonstrated that Valve's first-person shooter series could work in virtual reality, but who knows when Valve will release another one. Thankfully some modders have stepped in to fill the void. There's now a publicly playable beta of Half-Life 2: VR Mod available on Steam that makes the nearly 20-year-old shooter playable with a headset and motion controllers. Watch on YouTube The mod, which is free for anyone who owns Half-Life 2, makes the game playable from beginning to end. You can use your hands to swing your crowbar, to climb ladders, and to play catch with Dog. When you bend over to pick up the can a Combine soldier knocked to the floor, you'll see a 3D hand floating in front of you as grab it, and even without Alyx's gravity gloves there's a generous 'pickup' distance for grabbing spilled weapons and ammo from the floor. The mod makes other tweaks to support virtual reality. Switching weapons can now be done via a floating radial menu, for example. You can also reload weapons manually just as you do in Half-Life: Alyx, so that grabbing stored ammo from over your shoulder, inserting a new magazine. and sliding back to chamber a bullet are all physical actions (although this can be turned off). Right now the mod is designed to be played as a room-scale experience, in which you walk around your real space to navigate the game world. While there are comfort features for those who feel motion sickness in VR, including "motion vignette", there's currently no teleport-to-walk option so you'll have to rely on the analogue stick. There is, thankfully, a third-person vehicle camera option, which feels essential given the long hoverboat and car segments. I haven't had a chance to get my headset out and try the mod yet, but it sounds like a really impressive package. It's worth noting that it is in beta however, so you may encounter bugs. If you want to give it a try, you can download the mod from Steam now. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here