Half-Life 3 is still a total mystery, but in the meantime, a less official Half-Life project is about to dawn. In an unusual circumstance, a Half-Life mod called The Last Goodbye actually moved its release date forward rather than backward.
Developer Chief Smokey noted on Bluesky that Act One of The Last Goodbye was originally planned to release on February 13, 2026, but successful playtesting and application of polish led to a January 9 launch. This first chapter, called "Into the Night," will thrust players into the criminal underworld in a "Gothic metropolis" called Prava.
The Last Goodbye is a total conversion mod that steps outside the world of Half-Life, but this project should still appeal to fans of Gordon Freeman's adventures. Like Half-Life, there's an emphasis on reactive FPS action in an atmospheric, ominous world. It's not overly beholden to Half-Life, though, and the shadowy alleys of its urban setting bring games like Dishonored and Thief to mind in equal measure.
In The Last Goodbye, you play a hired gun called the Banshee, taking on a mission to assassinate a gangster known as Bullseye. The pulpy setup sounds like it should leave plenty...
