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ReactOS Runs Half-Life 2, Gains Vista-Level Compatibility

7/6/2026

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ReactOS successfully ran Valve’s Half-Life 2 game, proving binary compatibility with a major Windows title.
The test employed a GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA 368.61 legacy driver, added Creative Sound Blaster Audigy drivers, and was demonstrated in a YouTube video posted by user Aotori Hibiki.
The project also added its first Windows NT6 system call, moving ReactOS toward Vista-level compatibility while maintaining its aim of binary compatibility without Wine.

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Story summary

ReactOS successfully ran Valve’s Half-Life 2 game, proving binary compatibility with a major Windows title.
The test employed a GeForce GTX 960 and NVIDIA 368.61 legacy driver, added Creative Sound Blaster Audigy drivers, and was demonstrated in a YouTube video posted by user Aotori Hibiki.
The project also added its first Windows NT6 system call, moving ReactOS toward Vista-level compatibility while maintaining its aim of binary compatibility without Wine.