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Crowbar Out: Half-Life 2 Now Runs Directly in the Browser

It seems you no longer need Steam to play Half-Life 2. A fan has created a version that runs directly in the browser, including Google Chrome, Opera, and Microsoft Edge. The only question is, how long will this last? [Link to article: Crowbar out: Half-Life 2 now runs directly in the browser] Where to follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, Threads Want to stay up-to-date? Add us to your favorite sources on Google!
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A teenager has decided to undertake an incredibly ambitious project: porting the iconic Half-Life 2 to a browser. The conversion was completed in just three months and is available completely free of charge. All you need is a fast internet connection and a little patience – not everything works perfectly. Half-Life 2 is a timeless game, as the community regularly proves. Gamers are doing everything they can to while away the waiting time for Hal…

Remember the first time you launched Half-Life 2 and caught a box with the gravity gun? Well, a high school student calling himself slqnt just put it back into your browser, for free, without having to install Steam or download any big package. It's happening on hl2.slqnt.dev, it's online since yesterday, and the game is running smoothly, well above 60 frames per second directly under Chrome. On mobile, however, you'll need a connected keyboard …

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It seems you no longer need Steam to play Half-Life 2. A fan has created a version that runs directly in the browser, including Google Chrome, Opera, and Microsoft Edge. The only question is, how long will this last? [Link to article: Crowbar out: Half-Life 2 now runs directly in the browser] Where to follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, Threads Want to stay up-to-date? Add us to your favorite sources on Google!

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stadt-bremerhaven.de broke the news on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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