46BANG SCORE
Half-Life: Alyx
fair · shooter · 2020
Fair value, not a standout: about 12.2h, $59.99 (~$4.92/hr), 98% positive.
Better value than 29% of shooter games
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
BANGER threshold
Becomes a BANGER at $12.77
79% off today's $59.99. Wait for that sale.
Worth it at $42.84.
Real value
$4.92/hr over the 12.2h main story, $3.17/hr if you 100% it (18.9h).
3% of players see the credits.
Finish rate
3.4%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
12.2h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
18.9h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$4.92/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$59.99
Reviews
98%
104,129 reviews
Metacritic
93
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2020
What drives the score
Value$4.92/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews98% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate3.4%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
Genreshooter
Achievements42
Trailer & screenshots
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