Half-Life 2 mod The Temple adds Iron Lung-style submarine plus airship and space shuttle
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PC Gamer reports that The Temple, an upcoming total conversion mod for Half-Life 2, will let players pilot a terror submarine and also includes an airship and a space shuttle. The article says The Temple adapts the quickfire submarine-horror premise associated with Iron Lung and aims to expand those scares within a Half-Life 2 total conversion. PC Gamer notes Iron Lung received rave reviews and spawned a film adaptation by Markiplier, and that few games have followed its particular brand of vehicular terror. The article does not state a release date or distribution details for The Temple.
- What happened: PC Gamer reports that The Temple is an upcoming Half-Life 2 total conversion mod that lets players pilot a terror submarine and also includes an airship and a space shuttle.
- Why it matters: PC Gamer frames The Temple as adapting Iron Lung's quickfire submarine-horror premise and expanding those scares within a Half-Life 2 total conversion.
- Context: PC Gamer notes Iron Lung received rave reviews and spawned a film adaptation by Markiplier, and that relatively few games have picked up Iron Lung's specific style of vehicular terror (examples discussed include Barotrauma, and job-based horror titles Klekta and Shift at Midnight).
- What next: PC Gamer describes The Temple as "upcoming" but does not provide a release date, platform availability beyond being a Half-Life 2 total conversion, or distribution details.
What changed
- PC Gamer reports a mod called The Temple is in development as a total conversion for Half-Life 2. According to the article, the mod lets players pilot a terror submarine and also features an airship and a space shuttle.
- The article presents The Temple as adapting the submarine-horror style associated with David Szymanski's 2022 game Iron Lung and aiming to expand that concept within Half-Life 2's framework.
Before and after
- Before: PC Gamer says Iron Lung (2022) received rave reviews and spawned a film adaptation by Markiplier; few games have directly followed its specific vehicular-terror approach.
- After (as reported): The Temple is presented as a new example that applies Iron Lung-like submarine horror inside a Half-Life 2 total conversion, while also adding additional vehicle types.
Limits
- The PC Gamer article, published by Rick Lane on 27 September 2026, does not list a release date, distribution method, or detailed availability for The Temple. The report does not confirm technical requirements or a release timeline.