Half-Life 2 achievements
69 achievements on Steam
Rarest first. Published rarity by platform.
Each platform measures its own player population.Why that matters
Each platform calculates rarity from its own player population. These percentages are shown side by side but are not a controlled comparison. Percentages are shown exactly as each platform publishes them — Pyroblast does not recalculate them or mix player populations together.
Get Some GrubSteam onlySquish every antlion grub in Episode Two.
Steam1.3%
Neighborhood WatchSteam onlySave all buildings outside the missile silo from destruction.
Steam1.4%
Little Rocket ManSteam onlySend the garden gnome into space.
Steam1.5%
The One Free BulletSteam onlyFinish the game firing exactly one bullet. Grenade, crowbar, rocket, and Gravity Gun kills are okay!
Steam1.5%
Zombie-queSteam onlyUse flares to light 15 zombies on fire.
Steam1.5%
Puttin' On a ClinicSteam onlyDefeat the chopper in Episode Two without any misses.
Steam1.6%
Hot Potat0wnedSteam onlyKill a Combine soldier with his own grenade.
Steam1.6%
ConservationistSteam onlyKill five enemies with the same energy ball.
Steam1.7%
Piñata PartySteam onlyFind and break every web cache in Episode Two.
Steam1.8%
PacifistSteam onlyContain the Citadel core without killing any stalkers.
Steam1.9%
PaybackSteam onlyKill a Hunter with its own flechettes.
Steam2.2%
Car CrusherSteam onlyUse the cars to squash 15 antlions in Episode One.
Steam2.4%
Bone BreakerSteam onlyKill 30 enemies with thrown physics objects.
Steam2.6%
Hit and RunSteam onlyRun over 20 enemies with the car in Episode Two.
Steam3.1%
Live BaitSteam onlyHelp Alyx snipe 30 enemies in Episode One.
Steam3.3%
Think Fast!Steam onlyKill an Elite Soldier with his own energy ball.
Steam3.3%
Grave RobberSteam onlySteal a Zombine's grenade.
Steam3.5%
Pedal to the MetalSteam onlyBeat DOG in a race to the White Forest base.
Steam3.7%
Cache CheckerSteam onlyFind every radar cache in chapter Under The Radar.
Steam3.7%
Lambda LocatorSteam onlyFind all lambda caches in Half-Life 2.
Steam4.2%
Citizen EscortSteam onlyDon't let any citizens die when escorting them to the escape train.
Steam4.4%
Gordon Propelled RocketSteam onlyUnlock the rocket launcher lambda cache in chapter Under The Radar.
Steam4.8%
Defense of the ArmamentSteam onlySave the missile silo from the Combine offensive.
Steam5.1%
Secondary Silo SecuredSteam onlySecure the launch doors on missile silo 2.
Steam5.6%
Quiet Mountain GetawaySteam onlySurvive the ambush at White Forest Inn.
Steam5.7%
Deadly HarvestSteam onlyKill an enemy by planting a hopper mine.
Steam5.8%
Gunishment!Steam onlyDestroy the Combine Autogun in the junkyard.
Steam5.8%
Meet the HuntersSteam onlySurvive the Hunter ambush with Alyx.
Steam5.9%
Keep Off the Sand!Steam onlyCross the antlion beach in chapter Sandtraps without touching the sand.
Steam5.9%
TwoferSteam onlyDefeat both antlion guards outside the White Forest.
Steam6.1%
Escape From City 17Steam onlyEscape City 17 with Alyx.
Steam6.2%
Attica!Steam onlyDestroy the gunship in the hospital attic.
Steam6.4%
Into the BreachSteam onlyHelp Griggs and Sheckley hold off the antlion invasion inside the mine shaft.
Steam6.5%
Elevator ActionSteam onlySurvive long enough to get on the parking garage elevator.
Steam6.8%
Acid ReflexSteam onlyKill an acid antlion worker.
Steam6.9%
Zombie ChopperSteam onlyPlay through Ravenholm using only the Gravity Gun.
Steam7.1%
Hack Attack!Steam onlyKill five enemies with a Manhack.
Steam7.1%
FlushedSteam onlyKill an enemy with a toilet.
Steam7.2%
ContainmentSteam onlyContain the Citadel core.
Steam7.4%
Watch Your Head!Steam onlyMake it to the bottom of the Citadel's main elevator shaft in one piece.
Steam7.7%
VorticoughSteam onlyDiscover the hidden singing vortigaunt cave in chapter Water Hazard.
Steam9.5%
Gnome AloneSteam onlyIf you are reading this achievement, Gabe Newell has successfully launched Gnome Chompski into space. If you did not also receive the achievement 'Manufacturing Ascent', Newell has abandoned his plans to shoot Noam Chomsky into space.
Steam10%
Counter-SniperSteam onlyKill all of the snipers in City 17.
Steam11%
Two PointsSteam onlyUse DOG's ball to make a basket in Eli's scrapyard.
Steam11%
What cat?Steam onlyBreak the mini-teleporter in Kleiner's lab.
Steam12%
AtomizerSteam onlyDisintegrate 15 soldiers by throwing them into a Combine ball field.
Steam13%
Targetted AdvertisingSteam onlyPin a soldier to the billboard in chapter Highway 17.
Steam17%
Blast from the PastSteam onlyFind the HEV Suit Charger faceplate in Eli's scrapyard.
Steam20%
OSHA ViolationSteam onlyKill 3 enemies using the crane.
Steam22%
Singularity CollapseSteam onlySteam27%
Giant KillerSteam onlySurvive the rooftop strider battle in the ruins of City 17.
Steam27%
One Man ArmySteam onlyDestroy six gunships in Half-Life 2.
Steam28%
Fight the PowerSteam onlyShut down the supression device by disabling its generators.
Steam28%
Plaza DefenderSteam onlySurvive the generator plaza standoff in chapter Anticitizen One.
Steam29%
Radiation Levels DetectedSteam onlyGet through the toxic tunnel under City 17 in Half-Life 2.
Steam30%
Follow FreemanSteam onlyGain command of a squad of rebels in the uprising.
Steam31%
Warden FreemanSteam onlySurvive the second turret standoff in Nova Prospekt.
Steam31%
Bug HuntSteam onlyUse the antlions to kill 50 enemies.
Steam32%
DefiantSteam onlySteam33%
Barnacle BowlingSteam onlyKill five barnacles with one barrel.
Steam37%
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Percentages are shown exactly as each platform publishes them. Pyroblast does not recalculate them and does not mix player populations together. Data updated .