Half-Life 2
AppID 220 · game
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Download for SteamTools
ReadyThe package contains the Lua script, key.vdf, and a short README.
Download ZIP
One ZIP containing the Lua, key.vdf, and a short README.
Lua script
220_public.luakey.vdf
key.vdfPackage contents
Files you get when this App ID is available in our download archive.
Included when the App is in ManifestHub
- ZIP archive
appmanifest_220_public.zip - SteamTools Lua script
220_public.lua - Depot key file
key.vdf - Install notes
README.txt
Release & page info
- Steam release date
- Nov 16, 2004
- Page data checked
- ManifestHub status
- Available for download
Install in SteamTools
- 1. Download the ZIP (or the Lua + key.vdf files individually).
- 2. Copy 220_public.lua and key.vdf into your SteamTools install folder (same directory as the executable).
- 3. Restart SteamTools — Half-Life 2 should appear in your library.
About this game
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Released
- Nov 16, 2004
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Action
- Metacritic
- 96/100
- Steam page
- store.steampowered.com/app/220
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Troubleshooting this game
- • Read the complete SteamTools guide (recommended for first-time users)
- • "App not found in the Steam store" — the AppID may be a package, depot, or build ID
- • "429 rate limit" — the per-IP backoff, and how to script around it
- • What is in the ZIP, and where the Lua + key.vdf files go
- • The four-step flow for getting Half-Life 2 into SteamTools
- • Still stuck? Open a thread in the Discord and include AppID 220