When Valve officially unveiled Half-Life: Alyx late last year, there was perhaps a little skepticism that the game would manage to meet its projected March 2020 release date – perfectly understandable given the preceding twelve year wait between series instalments. However, Valve now says its “confident” that Alyx will launch on time.
That reassuring tidbit of information comes courtesy of a new AMA (short for Ask Me Anything, if you’re unfamiliar) on Reddit, in which Valve’s Robin Walker, Jamaal Bradley, David Feise, Greg Coomer, Corey Peters, Erik Wolpaw, Tristan Reidford, Chris Remo, Jake Rodkin, and Kaci Aitchison Boyle all answered community questions on the game.
It was not, in truth, the most revelatory of back-and-forths – anything resembling juicy information remained firmly under wraps – but the team was generally willing and able to respond to broader questions surrounding Alyx’s development.
In response to a poster’s concerns “about Valve Time kicking in”, the team offered assurances that Alyx is all but complete. “With the exception of some tweaks to the absolute final scene,” Valve explained, “the game is done. Lots of us at Valve, as well as playtesters, have played through the entire game multiple times.”