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Half-Life series

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.

27 October 2005

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is a shooter developed by Valve, released 27 October 2005 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.

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What Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is a shooter game developed by Valve and released in 2005. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Source.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Half-Life series

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is the 14th of 24 entries we hold in the Half-Life series. It arrived 11 months after Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. The next entry was Half-Life Deathmatch: Source in 2006.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1 hrs.

What it launched against

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast launched on 27 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast — frequently asked questions

When did Half-Life 2: Lost Coast come out?
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast was released on 27 October 2005 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How long does it take to beat Half-Life 2: Lost Coast?
The main story of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast takes around 1 hrs, or 36 min for 100% completion.

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