A few highlights in the new update include Half-Life finally getting verification for Steam Deck, updating the in-game menu's design to look more like the one found in the 1998 original, and UI scaling to allow for higher resolutions.Īnd if you have yet to play or own Half-Life, the Steam version is free to obtain. In a blog post, Valve rolled out a massive 25th-anniversary update for Half-Life, with the company deeming 'this anniversary version of Half-Life to be the definitive way' to experience this late '90s classic.