# Half\-Life: Alyx \- Final Hours Summer DB entity ID: a3a189e1\-8083\-45f5\-9401\-6aa1b047e989 Steam App ID: 1361700 Twenty\-two years ago, Geoff Keighley was in college when he visited Gabe Newell and Valve Software to write The Final Hours of Half\-Life\. Now, over two decades later, Keighley returns to Valve for The Final Hours of Half\-Life: Alyx\. This 25,000 word multimedia experience gives readers an unprecedented and unvarnished look at the past decade inside Valve\. From the revelation of surprising canceled projects to never\-before\-seen images, photos and video, The Final Hours dissects Valve’s creative process and candidly explores the development history of Half\-Life: Alyx\. This interactive storybook does not use or require a virtual reality headset\. It merges a 25,000 word traditional story with 3D video game technology to give customers a fly\-on\-the\-wall perspective of Valve’s creative process\. FEATURES INCLUDE: INTERACTIVE “TONER” PUZZLES: Unlock never\-before\-seen concept art and images via interactive puzzles inspired by Half\-Life: Alyx NEVER\-BEFORE\-SEEN PROTOTYPES: From early video prototypes of Alyx to other cancelled games, Valve reveals unknown – and unreleased – projects\. HEADCRAB SOUND MIXER: Create your own headcrab sound effects using the same source files as the development team\. DEVELOPMENT FLOOR EXPERIENCE: Explore the Valve office with an interactive 3D tour that showcases the development area for Half\-Life: Alyx\. VALVE TIME: An interactive timeline details Valve’s software and hardware projects over the past decade – including previously unknown projects\. RHYS DARBY: Exclusive interview with Rhys Darby \(“Russell”\), one of the stars of Half\-Life: Alyx Note: The Final Hours of Half\-Life: Alyx does not require or utilize a VR headset\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Geoff Keighley - Publisher: Geoff Keighley - Release date: Jul 9, 2020 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Action - Categories: Single\-player, Commentary available, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_a2ffa742e852bd401d9f97346f142965b05bd7cf\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_5c6408d9e83e7513f97113365a4de04da24662c0\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_188827458e77f743ca2d76c414b3a9d1b8d4d075\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_d081f677e80a18e38365c399f0d08d8881d927fd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_be2ed315c51d411f3318ea3099cd858f91993c90\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_cfbc698911e151c2c3f40a6b961faf2fd42d5e89\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_6b840466a3523965646fa8cf643aa9643c0f19d9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_92f78a4474eb1f5c2165b43318435956073a59cd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_9995592b2a8eb23160e33655391513e415263757\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_41d61676db2dba12ee5120196b34e2fa697dcdeb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1361700/ss\_882e3bcf316550055e38137f147b21b4cbb5d162\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1594481973 - Price: 799 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 1 - Steam review count: 910 - Steam positive reviews: 868 - Steam negative reviews: 42 - Steam positive percentage: 95.38461538461539% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/a3a189e1-8083-45f5-9401-6aa1b047e989/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/a3a189e1-8083-45f5-9401-6aa1b047e989/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-25T03:04:58\.532483\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-25T03:04:59\.827003\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-25T03:04:59\.55749\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1361700/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1361700/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=1361700","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/1361700"\},"price":"2026\-09\-25T03:04:58\.532483\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-25T03:04:58\.532483\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-25T03:04:59\.827003\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-25T03:04:59\.55749\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"c011d981\-3849\-498f\-b521\-a473692b693e","catalog":"3c06be6d\-c9e4\-415e\-9182\-29fdde694a92","details":"d9f4749a\-a48b\-42de\-bd0a\-fedbac9c268d","players":"b29e3a94\-4378\-467a\-9412\-62d1ca2b1353","reviews":"a25c12c9\-1827\-42a8\-8f09\-02d88b673fb3"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"a3a189e1\-8083\-45f5\-9401\-6aa1b047e989","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1361700/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/a3a189e1-8083-45f5-9401-6aa1b047e989)