Hi Valve.  

First off, we fricking LOVE the Valve Index and Half-Life Alyx.  It's just incredible, and we've enjoyed getting to the end of the game.  As an original Half-life player from ~100 years ago, it's the best Half-Life ever.

However, in the spirit of the Gnome from the original half-life games, my 11-year old son carried the torso of a mannequin from Chapter 5 (Northern Star) the entire length of the game - up to the cut scene where you enter the Vault, but sadly at the end, the game forced Alyx to discard the mannequin, which he named "Steve" like he was just another prop. Through days of playing Alyx, my son lovingly carried Steve through arduous missions, protecting him from Combine, Headcrabs, and Leggies (Antlions).

Also, there are other important reasons Steve needs to continue on the mission with Alyx.  He served as a valuable bulletproof "human" shield throughout the stories and was treasured companionship through what is a largely solitary journey for Alyx. 

As Half-Life: Alyx lacks a co-op or multiplayer mode, playing with the companionship of Steve enhanced the game play greatly.  We'd like you to add an achievement for Friends of Steve for those who bring him to the end of the game, and hopefully you can patch the game so that Alyx can take Steve with her into the Vault at the end.  

Thank you Valve for another INCREDIBLE game and a new VR platform. We love it.

P.S. If you could add a voice line for G-man to say "I see you've brought company" that would be pretty great as well.