Valve has ported Half-Life: Alyx to ARM, and it’s free with Steam Frame

<figure> <img alt="Half-Life: Alyx" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Valve" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23079447/half_life_alyx_vr_004.0.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Today, Valve is launching its first headset since 2019 - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/994267/steam-frame-review">the new Steam Frame</a> - while dodging our questions about whether it'll ever make another VR game to go with it. But buyers of the $1,059 gadget <em>will</em> get one flagship VR game anyhow, and it's <em>great</em>. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Every Steam Frame comes with a copy of 2020's <em>Half-Life: Alyx</em>, one of the best VR games yet made <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/21188291/half-life-alyx-review-valve-index-oculus-quest-vr-shooter">and a good game, period</a>, and you won't even need a desktop PC - because Valve has ported the entire game to ARM64 so it can run natively on the Frame's Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 3 chip.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">That's no mean feat: This was a game that required a VR-ready Windows desktop or laptop with a midrange graphic …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/994454/valve-half-life-alyx-standalone-arm-port">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>