# HLANoVR/HLA-NoVR

NoVR mod for Half-Life: Alyx

Repository: https://github.com/HLANoVR/HLA-NoVR
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hla-novr
Homepage: https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-alyx-novr
Language: Lua
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-02T22:22:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 90
- inputs: {"age_days": 1270, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1015, forks 46 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:14.224248+00:00)

## What it is
A community mod that makes Half-Life: Alyx fully playable without a VR headset on a flat screen, preserving many VR interactions in adapted form. It is installed via an official launcher and includes custom HUD, controls, and animations.

## Use cases
- play half-life alyx without a vr headset
- convert a vr-only game to flat screen
- run half-life alyx on steam deck
- play half-life alyx with mouse and keyboard
- mod half-life alyx for non-vr gameplay

## When to choose
- you own Half-Life: Alyx but don't have a VR headset
- you want to play the game on a Steam Deck or Linux desktop
- you want a maintained, actively updated NoVR mod with community support

## When to avoid
- you have a VR headset and want the intended VR experience
- you want to mod a different game than Half-Life: Alyx
- you need a general-purpose game engine or modding framework

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: game, plugin-system, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, lua
- tags: half-life-alyx, novr-mod, flat-screen, game-modding, steam-deck, source-2, game-development, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- HLANoVR/HLA-NoVR (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.224248+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:23.671879+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/HLANoVR/HLA-NoVR (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:14.224248+00:00, sha 93b25d89b461)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.