Half-Life: Alyx is not a retcon. It's a direct sequel to Episode 2

Half-Life 1, in HL: Alyx, on Valve Index

All Half-Life games are free to play ahead of Half-Life Alyx's launch

Half-Life: Alyx: Every Voice Actor Confirmed and Rumored - IGN

Alyx model (No EMP Tool, Animations) addon - Half-Life 2: Classic

Team Secret on X: Half-Life: Alyx is basically Half-Life 3: In ASCII values, A = 65 L = 76 Y = 89 X = 88 65+76+89+88=318 3+1+8=12 1+2=3 Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk #HalfLifeAlyx / X

Chapter 1: Entanglement - Half-Life: Alyx Guide - IGN

Chapter 5: The Northern Star - Half-Life: Alyx Guide - IGN

Half Life 1/6 scale Alyx Vance figure by botmaster2005 on DeviantArt

Someone remade the first few levels of Half Life 1 in Alyx, complete with the NPCs and enemies. : r/ValveIndex

Do you think that the new Half-Life will focus on terror? considering how shocking virtual reality can be, the fact that Alyx is physically more vulnerable than Gordon and what was shown