Alyx is a prequel to Half-Life 2, set once again in the dystopian City 17, and features everything you'd expect from a Half-Life game, including headcrab zombies, physics puzzles, and a compelling Half-Life: Alyx will be released March 23 on HTC Vive, Valve Index, Quest Link, and most tethered VR headsets. The game was reviewed using a download code provided by Valve, and played on an Index It’s best realized in Half-Life: Alyx, where you almost forget you aren’t using your real hands. Even fine movements, like using an in-game Sharpie pen on a window to leave a note, feels Oculus Quest VR Headset with Vader Immortal for $399 (Compatible with Half-Life: Alyx) Oculus Quest will support Half-Life: Alyx, however you'll need an Oculus Link cable to connect it to a PC It has received multiple award nominations and it won the award for “Best VR/AR” at the 2020 Game Awards. “As a ‘Half-Life veteran’ who has played all the previous games in the series, Half-Life Alyx plays really well and is simply amazing when played on the Aero headset,” says Jaakko Viitanen, Lead UX Designer at Varjo. “I like To play Half-Life Alyx without a VR headset, you need to install the NoVR mod. To do so: Open a browser and head to the mod’s GitHub page. Click on the green “Code” button in the upper right The best VR headset for playing Half-Life Alyx will set you back $1,000, but that's not your only option. From the Oculus Quest to the Samsung Odyssey mixed The Oculus Quest (Opens in a new window) is a standalone VR headset that you can connect to a PC via a USB 3.1 cable, allowing you to play Half-Life: Alyx just as if you had a Rift S. The display rjVfp1.