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I have no idea if this procedure will work for other releases of the game.ġ.

This guide documents the steps I used to install Half-Life 2: Game of the Year Edition, a five CD set that also includes Counter Strike: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. You have a slow or unreliable Internet connection.You want to play the game on Windows XP or another platform Steam doesn't support.You want to play the game on an older machine that can't handle the new engine.You want to play the original release of the game without later engine and content updates (new Vortigaunt models, different physics, etc.).There are a number of reasons to do this: I was recently delighted to learn that, contrary to popular belief, it is possible to install an old boxed copy of Half-Life 2 and play it without using Steam.