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Valve’sHalf-Life 2isn’t just a groundbreaking masterpiece that combines excellentphysics-based gameplayand gripping narrative—it also makes the experience exciting for completionists. Whether you’re a returning fan seeking to refresh your memory ofa now 20-year-old video gameor a new player that’s stepping into the HEV suit for the very first time,pursuing and unlocking achievements adds a new layer of challenge to this legendary game.
From creative problem-solving to efficient combat challenges, unlocking some of the achievements inHalf-Life 2reflects your skill as a player and the game’s technical achievement. With that stated, here is a list of all achievements you can unlock inHalf-Life 2, including the two DLC episodes. So, prepare yourself to dive into an exciting journey and secure every accolade the game has to offer.
Potential Half-Life 2 spoilers may be revealed from the achievement names and descriptions.
Half-Life 2: Main Campaign Achievements
The main campaign inHalf-Life 2includes 33 achievements, 15 of which unlock automatically as you progress through the story. To unlock the remaining achievements, you must complete specific tasks that may or may not be directly tied to the main storyline. These tasks could include exploring hidden areas, using your abilities creatively, or meeting specific gameplay conditions. Here are all 33achievements forHalf-Life 2:
Unlocked automatically while progressing through the “Point Insertion” chapter.
Defiant
In the “Point Insertion” chapter, when the combine officer knocks over the soda can and asks you to pick it up and drop it in the trash can, throw the can at the officer instead to unlock the Defiant achievement.
Submissive
Alternatively, pick up the soda can and drop it into the trash can as ordered by the combine officer to unlock the Submissive achievement.
Trusty Hardware
Unlocked automatically when picking up the crowbar in “A Red Letter Day” chapter.
What Cat?
Unlocked automatically upon breaking the teleporter in Kleiner’s lab. You can break the teleporter by repeatedly teleporting items to and fro.
Unlocked upon discovering all45 Lambda Caches in the game.
Barnacle Bowling
you’re able to unlock this achievement by tricking a group of Barnacles into picking up an explosive barrel and then shooting the barrel when it’s close enough. You must kill five barnacles in one explosion. You can pursue this achievement in the “Route Kanal” chapter, which features several Barnacle groups in the slimy tunnels.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Water Hazard” chapter.
Vorticough
In the “Water Hazard” chapter, after defeating the chopper, you must open a gate to progress further into the area. Right after passing through the gate, you’ll see two drainage pipes with the grate on the left pipe partially open. Use the airboat to climb into the left pipe and head all the way across until you see an opening to the left. Here, you’ll find the singing Vortigaunt and unlock the associated achievement.
Two Points
In the “Black Mesa East” chapter, shoot DOG’s ball into the basketball hoop in Eli’s scrapyard to unlock the achievement.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Black Mesa East” chapter.
Flushed
Kill one enemy using a Gravity Gun to grab a toilet and launch at them.
Blast From The Past
After acquiring the Gravity Gun in the “Black Mesa East” chapter, arrange the crates nearby to access the area above Eli’s Scrapyard. Then, use the Gravity Gun to grab the HEV faceplate to unlock the achievement.
Hallowed Ground
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “We Don’t Go To Ravenholm” chapter.
Zombie Chopper
To unlock this achievement, you must play the entirety of “We Don’t Go To Ravenholm” while only using the Gravity Gun. Switching to other weapons or crowbar doesn’t invalidate the achievement as long as you don’t use them.
OSHA Violation
You can unlock this achievement in the “Highway 17” chapter by using the crane to pick and drop items on the three guards. Use the object shadows to line up the drops. Alternatively, you can pick up a cargo container with the crane and swing it around until all three guards die.
Targetted Advertising
In the “Highway 17” chapter, you’ll find a crossbow on a small hill adjacent to the blocked road. Use it to aim at the billboard with the “Petrol” sign. You’ll find a combine guard scouting the road billboard’s platform. Shoot the guard with the crossbow to pin them to the billboard and unlock the achievement.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Highway 17” chapter.
One Man Army
You can unlock this achievement by shooting down six gunships in a single playthrough of Half-Life 2. You’ll need rocket launchers to bring these ships down.
Bug Hunt
In the Nova Prospekt chapter, you’ll gain the ability to control Antlions and use this newfound talent to kill 50 enemies to unlock the achievement.
Keep Off The Sand!
To unlock this achievement, you must cross the Antlion beach without touching the sand. You’ll need to be creative when crossing the beach and build makeshift passages using the items found in your vicinity.
Hack Attack!
This achievement is pretty straightforward to unlock, and it involves grabbing the manhacks with your Gravity Gun, and either shooting them at combine soldiers or running into them with the hack equipped.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Anticitizen One” chapter.
Counter-Sniper
To unlock this achievement, you must kill all five snipers in the “Follow Freeman” chapter. You can achieve this task by either lobbing grenades into the windows that the snipers are using as cover or launching rockets into them.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Follow Freeman” chapter.
Atomizer
In the “Our Benefactors” chapter, you’ll receive an upgrade to your Gravity Gun, allowing you to grab Combine enemies and throw them into large energy fields. Doing this 15 times will unlock the Atomizer achievement.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Dark Energy” chapter.
Half-Life 2: Episode One Achievements
InHalf-Life 2: Episode One, you can unlock a total of 13 achievements, with five of them unlocking automatically as the story progresses. To unlock the rest, you must use the items in the DLC creatively and thoroughly understand your weapons. Here are all the unlockable achievements forHalf-Life 2: Episode Oneand their requirements:
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Undue Alarm” chapter.
The One Free Bullet
If you wish to unlock this achievement, you must only shoot one bullet throughout the gameplay. In the “Low Life” chapter, you must shoot down a lock, and it’s the only place where you must fire this bullet. Avoid using a shotgun, as each pellet will count as individual bullets.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Containment” chapter.
Pacifist
In the “Direct Intervention” chapter, you’ll be required to contain the citadel core and, while you’re at it, ensure that you do not kill any stalkers in the area. If you meet this requirement, the achievement will pop up at the end of the chapter.
Car Crusher
One of the best places to unlock this achievement is in a parking garage in the “Lowlife” chapter. Here, you’ll find a hole in the ground that infinitely spawns Antlions. Luckily, there’s also a car that can be grabbed with the Gravity Gun to crush these creatures. The Car Crusher achievement will appear once you’ve killed 15 of these Antlions.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Urban Flight” chapter.
Live Bait
In the “Urban Flight” chapter, once you take out the combine soldier, Alyx will take their spot and provide sniper cover while you deal with enemies on the ground. To unlock the “Live Bait” achievement, you must draw out enough enemies to help Alyx secure 30 kills.
Citizen Escort
In the “Exit 17” chapter, you’ll be tasked with escorting a group of citizens to the train station without letting a single citizen die. Since you’ll mostly be dealing with enemies at range, stock up on rocket ammo to make the task easier.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Exit 17” chapter.
Conservationist
You can unlock this achievement by lining up enemies in narrow passages and decimating them with an energy ball. You may need to save the game before attempting to unlock this achievement, which should allow for quick reloads if your attempts fail.
Think Fast!
To unlock this achievement, you must grab an energy ball shot by an elite combine enemy and shoot it back to kill that specific enemy. Elite combine enemies can be identified by their distinct white armor.
Zombie-que
In the “Lowlife” chapter, you’ll be required to activate an elevator, and immediately afterward, you’ll be ambushed by a zombie horde. you may find a good number of flares in this area, which can be used to set these zombies on fire and subsequently unlock the associated achievement.
Half-Life 2: Episode Two Achievements
Half-Life 2: Episode Twofeatures a total of 23 achievements, eight of which are related to story progression. To unlock the remaining 15 achievements, you’ll be required to explore the world thoroughly, use your weapons and abilities creatively, and master the various gameplay mechanics. The following table lists all achievements forHalf-Life 2: Episode Twoand the requirements to unlock them:
How To Unlock
Bone Breaker
Kill 30 enemies by throwing physical objects. Zombies are great candidates for farming this achievement.
Deadly Harvest
The best time to unlock the Deadly Harvest achievement is while defending the mine shafts from Antlions waves in “This Vortal Coil” chapter. You’ll find plenty of Hopper Mines during this chapter, and you can use them to line up the mine shafts to secure a kill for the achievement.
Grave Robber
Use the Gravity Gun to pull a grenade from the Zombine enemy.
Acid Reflex
Kill an acid Antlion. These Antlions can be identified by their distinct green color, and they tend to sit back and shoot acid from a distance. you may find these specific Antlions while navigating the Antlion Caves.
Hot Potat0wned
Pick up a grenade thrown by a combined soldier and throw it back to kill that specific soldier. you’re able to also grab the grenade and run at the soldier; just make sure to close the distance before detonation.
Payback
You can secure this achievement by grabbing a tire and letting the hunter shoot its flechettes before throwing it back at the hunter to kill it.
Find and destroy all 9 Antlion web caches.
Find and destroy all 333 grubs in the DLC.
Little Rocket Man
This is one of the most challenging achievements to unlock in Half-Life 2: Episode Two, as it requires you to carry the Garden Gnome with you for the entirety of the DLC. In the final chapter, you must drop the Garden Gnome in the rocket’s compartment and close the hatch to unlock the achievement.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Freeman Pontifex” chapter.
Hit and Run
In the “Riding Shotgun” chapter, you’ll acquire a car. Use this car to run over 20 enemies to secure the achievement.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Riding Shotgun” chapter.
Puttin' On a Clinic
In the “Riding Shotgun” chapter, you’ll need to outrun a hunter chopper before having to bring it down. Periodically, the chopper drops some mines, and you must throw them back at the chopper to inflict damage. If you manage to take down the chopper without any misses, you’ll unlock the Puttin' On A Clinic achievement.
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Under The Radar” chapter.
Gordon Propelled Rocket
Find the Lambda Cache in the “Under The Radar” chapter, and obtain the rocket launcher from the adjacent rack.
Pedal to the Metal
Beat DOG in a race in the “Under The Radar” chapter.
Cache Checker
Find all five lambda caches after having your car outfitted with a radar.
Defense of the Armament
Unlocked automatically when progressing through the “Our Mutual Fiend” chapter.
Neighborhood Watch
Complete the “Our Mutual Fiend” chapter without letting the Striders destroy a single building. This is among the most difficult achievements to unlock in Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
Gnome Alone
Automatically unlocked upon launching Half-Life 2: Episode Two for the first time.
