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. 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"

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Difficulty—

Easy → Brutal

Enjoyment—

Meh → Loved it

Grindiness—

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 Rare1.6%

Zombie-que

Use flares to light 15 zombies on fire.

Ultra Rare1.6%

Little Rocket Man

Send the garden gnome into space.

Ultra Rare1.6%

Puttin' On a Clinic

Defeat the chopper in Episode Two without any misses.

Ultra Rare1.7%

Hot Potat0wned

Kill a Combine soldier with his own grenade.

Ultra Rare1.7%

Conservationist

Kill five enemies with the same energy ball.

Ultra Rare1.8%

Piñata Party

Find and break every web cache in Episode Two.

Ultra Rare1.9%

Pacifist

Contain the Citadel core without killing any stalkers.

Ultra Rare2.0%

Payback

Kill a Hunter with its own flechettes.

Ultra Rare2.3%

Car Crusher

Use the cars to squash 15 antlions in Episode One.

Ultra Rare2.5%

Bone Breaker

Kill 30 enemies with thrown physics objects.

Ultra Rare2.7%

Hit and Run

Run over 20 enemies with the car in Episode Two.

Ultra Rare3.2%

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 Rare3.8%

Pedal to the Metal

Beat DOG in a race to the White Forest base.

Ultra Rare3.8%

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 Rare4.5%

Gordon Propelled Rocket

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

Ultra Rare5.0%

Defense of the Armament

Save the missile silo from the Combine offensive.

Very Rare5.3%

Secondary Silo Secured

Secure the launch doors on missile silo 2.

Very Rare5.8%

Keep Off the Sand!

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

Very Rare5.9%

Quiet Mountain Getaway

Survive the ambush at White Forest Inn.

Very Rare5.9%

Gunishment!

Destroy the Combine Autogun in the junkyard.

Very Rare6.0%

Deadly Harvest

Kill an enemy by planting a hopper mine.

Very Rare6.0%

Meet the Hunters

Survive the Hunter ambush with Alyx.

Very Rare6.1%

Escape From City 17

Escape City 17 with Alyx.

Very Rare6.3%

Twofer

Defeat both antlion guards outside the White Forest.

Very Rare6.3%

Attica!

Destroy the gunship in the hospital attic.

Very Rare6.6%

Into the Breach

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

Very Rare6.7%

Elevator Action

Survive long enough to get on the parking garage elevator.

Very Rare7.0%

Zombie Chopper

Play through Ravenholm using only the Gravity Gun.

Very Rare7.1%

Acid Reflex

Kill an acid antlion worker.

Very Rare7.1%

Flushed

Kill an enemy with a toilet.

Very Rare7.2%

Hack Attack!

Kill five enemies with a Manhack.

Very Rare7.2%

Containment

Contain the Citadel core.

Very Rare7.7%

Watch Your Head!

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

Very Rare7.9%

Vorticough

Discover the hidden singing vortigaunt cave in chapter Water Hazard.

Very Rare9.5%

Gnome Alone

Launch Half-Life 2 after Gabe Newell launched a garden gnome into space.

Very Rare10.6%

Two Points

Use DOG's ball to make a basket in Eli's scrapyard.

Very Rare11.2%

Counter-Sniper

Kill all of the snipers in City 17.

Very Rare11.2%

What cat?

Break the mini-teleporter in Kleiner's lab.

Very Rare12.4%

Atomizer

Disintegrate 15 soldiers by throwing them into a Combine ball field.

Very Rare12.6%

Targetted Advertising

Pin a soldier to the billboard in chapter Highway 17.

Rare17.0%

Blast from the Past

Find the HEV Suit Charger faceplate in Eli's scrapyard.

Rare20.0%

OSHA Violation

Kill 3 enemies using the crane.

Rare21.8%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Rare26.5%

Giant Killer

Survive the rooftop strider battle in the ruins of City 17.

Rare27.1%

One Man Army

Destroy six gunships in Half-Life 2.

Rare27.9%

Fight the Power

Shut down the supression device by disabling its generators.

Rare28.1%

Plaza Defender

Survive the generator plaza standoff in chapter Anticitizen One.

Rare29.5%

Radiation Levels Detected

Get through the toxic tunnel under City 17 in Half-Life 2.

Rare30.0%

Follow Freeman

Gain command of a squad of rebels in the uprising.

Uncommon30.8%

Warden Freeman

Survive the second turret standoff in Nova Prospekt.

Uncommon30.9%

Bug Hunt

Use the antlions to kill 50 enemies.

Uncommon31.9%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon33.4%

Barnacle Bowling

Kill five barnacles with one barrel.

Uncommon37.2%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon37.3%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon38.8%

Zero-Point Energy

Get the Gravity Gun in Black Mesa East.

Uncommon43.1%

Revenge!

Destroy the hunter-chopper in Half-Life 2.

Uncommon44.0%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Uncommon45.5%

Heavy Weapons

Get the airboat's mounted gun.

Uncommon46.3%

Anchor's Aweigh!

Get the airboat.

Common52.6%

Trusty Hardware

Get the crowbar.

Common67.4%

Malcontent

Escape the apartment block raid.

Common70.6%