Why You Can't Use A Crowbar In Half-Life: Alyx

In truth, the Half-Life series has always had two main characters: Gordon Freeman and his crowbar. The nondescript piece of curved metal is one of the best-known pieces of iconography in all of gaming. And yet, in Half-Life: Alyx, you cannot use a crowbar as a weapon or puzzle-solving tool. Not even once.

Half-Life: the game that changed the game – Stryda

Did anyone else cry when your crowbar gets dissolved in the confiscation field? : r/HalfLife

Crowbar, Half-Life Wiki

How fidgeting playtesters convinced Valve to drastically shorten Half-Life: Alyx's intro

Half Life Alyx - With Just a Crowbar

I'm waited for 14 years to hold crowbar in VR for 5 seconds - In Half-Life: Alyx you can actually play for Gordon Freeman for couple of seconds. And it's worth it!

Half-Life: Alyx: What we know about Valve's upcoming full-length VR game

Valve cut the crowbar from Half-Life: Alyx in part because players kept assuming they were Gordon Freeman

Crowbar, Half-Life Wiki

Half-Life: Alyx Almost Had A Crowbar, But It Kept Getting Stuck On Door Frames

Crowbar, Half-Life Wiki

Half-Life: Alyx - Crowbar [Left 4 Dead 2] [Mods]

Why You Can't Use A Crowbar In Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx Ending Explained

You're not a real Half-Life player if you didn't whack the gunship with a crowbar just in case (Half-Life 2 Episode One) : r/HalfLife