Days Before Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Valve Keeps Updating Its Mysterious Steam Branch

Half-Life 2 is celebrating its 20th anniversary on November 16, and it looks like Valve is preparing a present for its faithful fans.

Almost a month ago, the company added a new branch to the game on Steam called "test," and in recent days, it has been actively working on it, updating it several times a day sometimes.

Naturally, players hope it means some long-awaited surprise: maybe a big update like it was with Half-Life for its 25th anniversary, which received not only new content but also a documentary.

I doubt Valve will announce Half-Life 3, but for this, you can turn to fans.

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