Half-Life fans are preparing a surprise for the game’s 20th anniversary – the release of Half-Life 2 Beta: Mega Build, which is scheduled for November 16, 2024. This version is based on leaks from 2003, when German hacker Axel Gembe stole a beta version of the game from Valve.
The new build will offer over 1,000 restored textures, character models (including those from 2000-2002) and items, content from recent leaks, including cut mechanics, locations and enemies. In particular, the video showed the original version of City-17, a pre-release variation of the gravity gun, the cut ability to pierce water tanks with firearms and much more.
Now, with the release of Half-Life 2 Beta: Mega Build, fans will be able to once again see what the game could have looked like in its early concepts and experience content that didn’t make it into the final version.