Half-Life Alpha v0.52 (September 4, 1997) is an alpha version of Half-Life intended for press. According to the game's build numbering convention, this is build 315.
It consists of the game, the level editor, documentation and game soundtrack. There is a tech demo level, some of game chapters and one deathmatch level, named "warez_dm", which is an early version of Stalkyard.
It was leaked on 8th January 2013 by Reddit user jackaljayzer, who received it from a friend in Bellevue in 1997-1998.
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| Software | Version 1.07 Exe: 09:16:51 Sep 4 1997 |
|---|---|
| OpenGL | Version 1.07 Exe: 09:18:27 Sep 4 1997 |
| Console | Half-Life Alpha v 0.52 |
