Half-Life 2: Wars brings the struggle between the human resistance and their Combine overlords to a real-time strategy setting. HLW has been in development since 2007 and last saw a public release (Multiplayer Beta 2.0.9). The Multiplayer Beta, which you can download here on Desura, requires Half-Life 2: Episode 2 to play! It features 3 game modes: Sandbox, Annihilation and Overrun, showcasing the Rebels and Combine playable factions.
Beta 2.0.9 adds the 1v1 map hlw_mine, a singleplayer tutorial mission, tons of graphical and interface updates and more along with the usual host of assorted...
Beta 2.0.8 features the new map base4 and a host of balancing changes and bugfixes.
Beta 2.0.7 of HLW features a new 8 player map, a new Combine HUD and other graphical updates and plenty of balancing tweaks, improvements and bugfixes.
Beta 2.0.6 features a host of visual improvements, including new models, textures, animations, and HUD/interface elements on top of the usual bugfixes...
Beta 2.0.5 introduces a host of bugfixes, balance changes, and small improvements. Vote for us in MOTY 2012!
The latest update improves Overrun mode and introduces some balancing changes and bugfixes to the HL2:Wars beta.
Beta 2.0.3 of HL2: Wars features a slew of balancing changes, minor improvements and bugfixes.
Beta 2.0.2 adds CPU players for offline skirmishes, improves the team color shader, and introduces many bugfixes and balance changes.
Beta 2.0.1 introduces several gameplay balance changes, lots of bugfixes, new music tracks and fixes matchmaking.
Major new release - HL2 Wars is now on the Alien Swarm engine! Featuring new maps, new HUD, full tech trees, new game modes and more.
We have some tasty new building models to replace our placeholders for both factions, as well as a new HUD!
30 minute gameplay video and two shorter videos showcasing our new building models and the map or_hill, as well as an explanation of our new resource...
Release of Beta 1.0.3 of Half-Life 2: Wars. Screenshots, gameplay video, new Overrun map or_trapped, the return of the manned turret, and many fixes and...
Patch 1.0.2 for the HL2: Wars multiplayer beta released, with a ton of bug fixes, balance issues fixed and some new features.
A heartfelt thank you to the community and all who voted for us to get us 9th place in the 2010 Mod of the Year competition.
Patch 1.0.1 for the HL2: Wars multiplayer beta released, with 2 new maps, bugfixes, and balancing changes. Also, we discuss our future plans and ask for...
Today's release of the Multiplayer Beta 1.0 is the first ever multiplayer public release of HL2: Wars and our first public release in over two years!
Some good news and some bad news from the front line of Half life 2 wars. Release delayed, but a bit of a surprise.
The Antlion Demo of HLW will be released next month. We also have a trailer, more details, and a request for developers.
News from the front! We bring goodies: a development video showcasing the latest features and the surprise release of the old Beta 0.5 source code, as...
HL2: Wars is back, and we've got a lot of fresh news as well as a couple of brand new screenshots to feast your eyes on. Information on our upcoming Antlion...
A quick update on the progress of Half-Life 2: Wars, with info about what we've been up to, our plans for future releases, some media, and a tip about...
Version 0.5 of Half-Life 2: Wars is now available for download. This release features new maps, the addition of basebuilding, improved stability (less...
A new media update from hl2wars showing a short gameplay video. The video is showing some of the base-building and defending against Antlions.
Half-Life 2: Wars is released! Half-Life 2: Wars is a realtime strategy modification in the hl2 universum. This release is more like a small demo of the...
Welcome to the first media update of Half-Life 2: Wars! HL2:Wars is a realtime strategy modification in the hl2 universum. The first release will only...