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Half-Life: Alyx Now Runs Natively on Steam Frame

By GFA Staff · September 15, 2026

Valve has accomplished something technically significant for Steam Frame: Half-Life: Alyx has been ported to ARM64 and can run directly on the standalone headset without a gaming PC. The original 2020 release was designed around comparatively powerful desktop hardware, but Valve spent roughly a year adapting the game and its supporting technology to the Snapdragon-based Steam Frame. Eye-tracked foveated rendering and extensive Vulkan work help make the conversion possible. Valve says existing saves and community mods remain compatible. Every Steam Frame includes Alyx, effectively turning Valve's flagship VR game into a showcase for what the new standalone hardware can achieve.

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