LanguageVPK
Steam NCF Valve Pak archive
File type: Game file
Files with vpk extension are mainly related Steam NCF Valve Pak archive file format used to distribute customizations for Left 4 Dead, Half-Life and other games.
Found 4 different file type records with the same vpk filename suffix.
What is vpk file?
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: November 30, 2023
File extension vpk is used for Valve's PAK format. It's a file-format that contain all the information of the maps custom created by the players for Left 4 Dead, Half-Life, DotA and other games used Steam technology...(Map, custom skin, custom models, custom textures, custom sounds, etc...)
VPK ("Valve Pak") files are uncompressed archives used to package content (never code). They are the successors to GCFs, and when passed to the addon installer tool are also used to distribute add-ons like custom campaigns.
The vpk.exe command line tool that allows users to create Valve Paks is distributed with Valve games. It is available in BIN sub-folder, which can be found in Source engine based video games and Source SDK folder.
For example:
C:\Program Files (x86)\SteamApps\common\game\bin
In Linux-based operating system the Valve Pak command line tool is called vpk_linux32.
Some Source based games, also use customised Source SDK (known as Authoring Tools) for their modding.
How to open vpk file?
Use GCFScape to open *.vpk files.
How to convert vpk file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open vpk file:
Associated software actions with the vpk file
Software applications that can open vpk files:
Source SDK (Microsoft Windows)
GCFScape (Microsoft Windows)
Gridmount (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit vpk files:
Source SDK (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving vpk files:
Source SDK (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create vpk files:
Source SDK (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract vpk files:
GCFScape (Microsoft Windows)
Gridmount (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vpk files:
Half-Life 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Left 4 Dead (Microsoft Windows)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Team Fortress 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Dota 2 (Multiplatform)
EverQuest II game archive
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: May 15, 2019
The vpk file extension is associated with the EverQuest II, a 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Sony.
The vpk file contains game data, such as sounds, texts or graphics.
How to open vpk file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert vpk file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open vpk file:
Associated software actions with the vpk file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vpk files:
EverQuest II (Microsoft Windows)
Titanfall game archive
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: March 6, 2019
The vpk file extension is associated with the Titanfall, a first person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, developed by Electronic Arts.
The vpk archive stores various game data, like models, maps, materials, shader, and other resources.
How to open vpk file?
Use TitanFall VPK Tool to open and extract data from *.vpk files.
How to convert vpk file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open vpk file:
Associated software actions with the vpk file
Software applications that can open vpk files:
Titanfall VPK Tool (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract vpk files:
Titanfall VPK Tool (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving vpk files:
Titanfall (Microsoft Windows)
Verge pack
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: April 17, 2019
The vpk file extension is also used by Verge3 game engine that is designed to help people make RPG video or computer games, but can be used to create almost any game in a Genesis/ Super Nintendo style. It is Windows Native, written in C++, and allows for a huge amount of flexibility.
The vpk file stores some kind of data for the Verge3 software.
How to open vpk file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.vpk files.
How to convert vpk file?
This file type is not meant to be converted to anything else.