Few video game bundles are as iconic as The Orange Box. The compilation comes with five of Valve's most iconic video games, including all the Half-Life 2 games and expansions as well as Team Fortress 2 and, of course, Portal. Valve hasn't released enough games to make a worthy successor yet, but a recent datamine suggests that Valve isn't sitting on its laurels either.
Youtuber Tyler McVicker recently revealed that he found interesting info while sleuthing around in Aperture Desk Job. Specifically, McVicker found four titles that could eventually be released, including a sequel to Half-Life: Alyx and Citadel as well as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's highly anticipated Source 2 port and a Portal game but with paint.
Interestingly enough, Valve previously shot down McVicker when he claimed that the privately-owned video game company had canceled work on the follow-up to Half-Life Alyx to focus on a Steam Deck-exclusive game, Citadel.
Ever since bursting into the mainstream with 1998's Half-Life, Valve has slowly shifted its focus from making iconic video games to distributing them and now, making a console. Although rumors of a third Half-Life installment have always swirled around, the past two years have been different. Perhaps the success of 2020's Half-Life: Alyx has gotten its creative juices flowing again.