Half-Life 2

69 achievements

Ultra Rare×22

Very Rare×24

Rare×9

Uncommon×11

Common×3

About Half-Life 2's achievements

Half-Life 2 has 69 Steam achievements, 22 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "Get Some Grub", earned by just 1.3% of players. Across 70 SteamVault hunters who reached 100%, full completion takes a median of about 26 hours. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity, a difficulty breakdown, and a SteamVault guide for every achievement.

Rarest achievement

1.3%

of players earned "Get Some Grub"

SteamVault 100%s

members fully completed it

Median to 100%

26h

typical time to full completion

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Community Ratings

2 ratings

Difficulty4.5 / 10

Easy → Brutal

Enjoyment9.5 / 10

Meh → Loved it

Grindiness3.0 / 10

No grind → Huge grind

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All Half-Life 2 achievements

69 achievements

Get Some Grub

Squish every antlion grub in Episode Two.

Ultra Rare1.3%

Neighborhood Watch

Save all buildings outside the missile silo from destruction.

Ultra Rare1.4%

The One Free Bullet

Finish the game firing exactly one bullet. Grenade, crowbar, rocket, and Gravity Gun kills are okay!

Ultra Rare1.5%

Zombie-que

Use flares to light 15 zombies on fire.

Ultra Rare1.6%

Puttin' On a Clinic

Defeat the chopper in Episode Two without any misses.

Ultra Rare1.6%

Little Rocket Man

Send the garden gnome into space.

Ultra Rare1.6%

Hot Potat0wned

Kill a Combine soldier with his own grenade.

Ultra Rare1.6%

Conservationist

Kill five enemies with the same energy ball.

Ultra Rare1.8%

Piñata Party

Find and break every web cache in Episode Two.

Ultra Rare1.8%

Pacifist

Contain the Citadel core without killing any stalkers.

Ultra Rare1.9%

Payback

Kill a Hunter with its own flechettes.

Ultra Rare2.2%

Car Crusher

Use the cars to squash 15 antlions in Episode One.

Ultra Rare2.4%

Bone Breaker

Kill 30 enemies with thrown physics objects.

Ultra Rare2.6%

Hit and Run

Run over 20 enemies with the car in Episode Two.

Ultra Rare3.1%

Live Bait

Help Alyx snipe 30 enemies in Episode One.

Ultra Rare3.3%

Think Fast!

Kill an Elite Soldier with his own energy ball.

Ultra Rare3.4%

Grave Robber

Steal a Zombine's grenade.

Ultra Rare3.6%

Cache Checker

Find every radar cache in chapter Under The Radar.

Ultra Rare3.7%

Pedal to the Metal

Beat DOG in a race to the White Forest base.

Ultra Rare3.7%

Lambda Locator

Find all lambda caches in Half-Life 2.

Ultra Rare4.2%

Citizen Escort

Don't let any citizens die when escorting them to the escape train.

Ultra Rare4.4%

Gordon Propelled Rocket

Unlock the rocket launcher lambda cache in chapter Under The Radar.

Ultra Rare4.9%

Defense of the Armament

Save the missile silo from the Combine offensive.

Very Rare5.2%

Secondary Silo Secured

Secure the launch doors on missile silo 2.

Very Rare5.7%

Quiet Mountain Getaway

Survive the ambush at White Forest Inn.

Very Rare5.8%

Keep Off the Sand!

Cross the antlion beach in chapter Sandtraps without touching the sand.

Very Rare5.9%

Gunishment!

Destroy the Combine Autogun in the junkyard.

Very Rare5.9%

Deadly Harvest

Kill an enemy by planting a hopper mine.

Very Rare5.9%

Meet the Hunters

Survive the Hunter ambush with Alyx.

Very Rare6.0%

Twofer

Defeat both antlion guards outside the White Forest.

Very Rare6.1%

Escape From City 17

Escape City 17 with Alyx.

Very Rare6.2%

Attica!

Destroy the gunship in the hospital attic.

Very Rare6.5%

Into the Breach

Help Griggs and Sheckley hold off the antlion invasion inside the mine shaft.

Very Rare6.5%

Elevator Action

Survive long enough to get on the parking garage elevator.

Very Rare6.9%

Acid Reflex

Kill an acid antlion worker.

Very Rare7.0%

Zombie Chopper

Play through Ravenholm using only the Gravity Gun.

Very Rare7.1%

Hack Attack!

Kill five enemies with a Manhack.

Very Rare7.1%

Flushed

Kill an enemy with a toilet.

Very Rare7.2%

Containment

Contain the Citadel core.

Very Rare7.5%

Watch Your Head!

Make it to the bottom of the Citadel's main elevator shaft in one piece.

Very Rare7.8%

Vorticough

Discover the hidden singing vortigaunt cave in chapter Water Hazard.

Very Rare9.5%

Gnome Alone

If you are reading this achievement, Gabe Newell has successfully launched Gnome Chompski into space. If you did not also receive the achievement 'Manufacturing Ascent', Newell has abandoned his plans to shoot Noam Chomsky into space.

Very Rare10.4%