Source 2

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The Source 2 is a video game engine created by the company Valve Corporation. It is the second version of the Source engine. Source 2 was first used in a game called Dota 2. It was later used in games Artifact, Dota Underlords, and Half-Life: Alyx.

Games

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Year Game Developer Note(s)
2015 Dota 2 Valve Ported from Source; originally released in 2013
2016 Robot Repair Tech demo included within The Lab[1]
2018 Artifact
2020 Dota Underlords Released in early access in 2019
Half-Life: Alyx Made for virtual reality headsets
2022 Aperture Desk Job Tech demo created for the Steam Deck[2]
2023 Counter-Strike 2 Port of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012)[3]
TBA Deadlock Beta testing underway as of 2024.
S&box Facepunch Studios
  • Stylized as s&box; development shifted from Unreal Engine in 2020.[4]
  • Expected to be a game engine and platform for developers to make Source 2 games.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ James, Paul (June 2, 2016). "Valve Releases 'The Lab' Unity Renderer for Free". RoadToVR. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Werner, Adrian (March 2, 2022). "While It's Not Portal 3, Valve's New Game Collects Accolades". Gamepressure. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Roth, Emma; Clark, Mitchell; Hollister, Sean (March 22, 2023). "Valve announces Counter-Strike 2, a free replacement for CS:GO". The Verge. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Newman, Garry (October 27, 2020). "New Engine". Facepunch. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ ""Explaining s&box"". sbox.game. Retrieved 2024-12-03.