Half-Life: Alyx was one of the best and most unexpected games of its generation. Not only was it the first new installment in the Half-Life series, but Half-Life: Alyx was also a VR exclusive title. Although this should have "condemned" the game to oblivion, Valve used its usual magic and somehow made it work. Still, it's a VR-exclusive title that pretty much locks it behind an expensive paywall - until now.
Thanks to the efforts of the NoVR mod team, Half-Life: Alyx is now fully playable on the PC without needing a VR headset.
All you need to do is to download the NoVR mod from modDB and you'll get to enjoy the entire Half-Life: Alyx campaign on Steam - for free!
The NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx launched in late March and it's still not optimal. The modders are still working hard to make sure that all the gameplay mechanics, which are designed to use with a VR headset, function well without one.
Valve had always expected that modders would try to get Half-Life: Alyx running without a VR headset. At the time of the game's announcement, Valve was confident that a mod would only justify why Half-Life: Alyx is exclusive to VR.