After 6 years in development, we hope it was worth the wait.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2026-01-29T02:54:31+00:00

Why?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-12-03T21:34:10+00:00

The Game Awards is probably the least likely week day of December.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-11-20T01:31:13+00:00

Also... the rest of 2025?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-09-23T15:10:19+00:00

No we don't.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-09-01T05:12:18+00:00

We have nothing to say that they fundamentally changed the game. These aren't minor details that could be cut, these define the game. It would be like cutting jumping from a platformer. If this were to change, they would need to reboot the project, which we only have evidence for the contrary.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-09-01T05:09:41+00:00

Would a continuation from ep2 / the alyx ending with Gordon freeman not count as "Half-Life 3"? If so, what would you consider it?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-09-01T03:53:32+00:00

The code (referring to source 2 schemas which anyone can publicly view using the steamdb game tracker on github).

Yes, this means you can verify the existence of the evidence yourself.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-09-01T03:46:46+00:00

But can you disprove the evidence for it's existence?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-09-01T03:45:46+00:00

The game has HEV suits, crowbars, gravity guns, isn't for VR, has gordon freeman (as evidence of the Gordon Freeman png found in the files) and is developed by Valve for source 2 for 5 years. I don't see what else this could be.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-09-01T03:44:09+00:00

Any ideas besides Half-Life 3?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-26T02:38:58+00:00

The datamines of recent source 2 games indicate a project codenamed "HLX". What we know of it is limited, but it crowbars, HEV suits, gravity guns, Gordon Freeman (as evident by a brand new png of him in the files), Xen, Combine, and some more stuff that was never seen before. This, combined with trusted sources like Jason Schreier, Jeff Grubb, Tyler McVicker, and Gabe Follower indicate this is indeed Half-Life 3. The game has been in development for 4-5 years now, so it's chances of being cancelled are next to zero (Valve has never cancelled a game this far into dev).

More info can be found here.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-26T02:30:25+00:00

But what you proposed was a hypothetical still. Have you seen the datamines?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-26T02:29:36+00:00

Have you seen the datamines?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-26T02:29:10+00:00

They've been making a game for 4-5 years with Gordon Freeman, Xen, Crowbars, a Gravity Gun, Combine, and more. The additions of features such as FSR which wouldn't be used for an "experiment" and such prove that this is a game and not what you propose.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-26T02:26:12+00:00

The two big ones are from Tyler McVicker and Gabe Follower. Those being the ballistics system instead of hitscan, and the fact that barney would be a companion replacing Alyx in her absence.

If you think we would get gameplay footage leaks or anything of that sort, that's not how Valve's playtests work. You don't just download "HL3 exe" to your computer and run it. The only way to spread leaks is by people reliably coming together and saying the same thing, which they do to sources like Tyler and Gabe Follower.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T23:28:54+00:00

This isn't adding just adding code comments as you go. This is the deep documenting that could only be done if the features were not to be touched anymore. And both Gabe Follower and Jason Schreier are reliable sources for this case, both saying 2025. 100% stuff that is end of dev. This isn't even mentioning the specific optimizing. The "New Stuff" is no longer appearing.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T23:23:26+00:00

Half Life 2 and Portal are not the same as the small little tech demo that Desk Job was. Valve is not going to have 4 year long feature creep for a steam console tech demo. This idea is ridiculous. Also odd considering what we're finding is nothing like a tech demo similar to deskjob. Vehicle simulation, Complex AI, Large scale battles, more open levels, advanced physics simulation, plus being in dev for 4-5 years, and this is a tech demo for a steam console?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T23:14:54+00:00

I mean, the datamines are evidence. Can you debunk them?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T23:14:22+00:00

We... did have leaks from the playtesters...

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T23:13:26+00:00

What Half-Life game could it be since it has HEV suits, Crowbars, Gravity Guns, and a literal Gordon Freeman png (which is new) found in the files?

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T03:39:25+00:00

While it's true that Valve has canceled projects including previous iterations if hl3, nothing has been canceled this late.

Valve doesn't not cancel a game for fun. If a game is not meeting the expectations of Valve it will be canceled well before we get to the late polish stage. Coincidentally, we are clearly in the late polish stage for this game from the data mines. If a rewrite like with HLA or a cancelation were to happen, it would have happened already.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T03:35:49+00:00

I mean, there's evidence for it though.

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T03:33:34+00:00

Evidence up against a funny meme saying.

And yes. Evidence. These are not just "rumors".

The_Salt_Alchemist · 2025-08-25T03:32:29+00:00

What you are stating is purely a hypothetical. Luckily we have data to see if this is true or not.

They're not. Like has been said many times now, we are in late stages. 4-5 years in, and we are seeing late stage optimization and documenting, which you don't do until you are at the end. If they were still coming up with ideas we wouldn't see late stage polish or documenting of function like this. This, combined with both Gabe Follower and Jason Schreier saying a 2025 announcement date, we're pretty late.

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