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Black Mesa

Relive Half-Life.

FPS Remake Action Sci-fi First-Person
Last tracked players
582
All-time peak
1,452
24-hour change
Unavailable
Steam reviews
95.2% positive
127,693 reviews · via SteamSpy

Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

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Relive Half-Life

Black Mesa is the fan-made reimagining of Valve Software’s Half-Life.

Black Mesa: Definitive Edition

Update 1.5 brings together all the improvements to graphics and gameplay across 15 years of development to create the final version of Black Mesa. There has never been a better time to pick up the crowbar and play!

Single Player Campaign

You are Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist at the Black Mesa Research Facility. When a routine experiment goes horribly wrong, you must fight your way through an interdimensional alien invasion, and a bloodthirsty military clean-up crew in order to save the science team… and the world!

Features

  • A completely reimagined and refined single player campaign, including all new and expanded Xen levels

  • 19 chapters of fighting through top-secret labs, running atop harsh desert landscapes, sneaking into abandoned railways, and leaping across dimensions

  • Mind-Blowing graphics and effects, never before seen on the Source Engine

  • Face off against an army of classic enemies, updated with new features and engaging AI

  • Wield an arsenal of military hardware, scientific prototypes, and the iconic crowbar through incredibly detailed environments

  • The all-new soundtrack and voice acting create a more immersive experience than ever before

  • 50 Fun and challenging achievements

Multiplayer

Frag your friends across 10 iconic maps from the Half-Life universe, including:

  • Bounce

  • Gasworks

  • Stalkyard

  • Undertow

  • Crossfire

Workshop

Create your own mods, models, and maps with the Black Mesa Source SDK, then share it with the community on the Steam Workshop.

Steamworks

Collect the full set of trading cards, backgrounds, emoticons, and achievements! Featuring Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop, closed captions in multiple languages and full controller support.

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System requirements Windows · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows® 10 or Newer
  • Processor: 2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 20 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows® 10 or Newer
  • Processor: 3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 4 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 20 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.0 or Greater
  • Processor: 2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Does not support the Nouveau display driver

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.0 or Greater
  • Processor: 3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 3 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Does not support the Nouveau display driver
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Crowbar Collective
Brazilian rating
16
Steam Germany rating
18
Content warning
Violence and death due to falls, blunt force, gunshots, and explosions. Over the top dismemberment of NPCs (gibing) that some may see as realistic.
Achievements
50
Controller support
partial
Metacritic
84
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Steam Input API Support, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Includes Source SDK, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Norwegian, French, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Italian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Greek, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese, Croatian, Georgian, Indonesian, Lithuanian
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

Sources fresh
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (30)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
GermanYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
FinnishYesNoYes
NorwegianYesNoYes
FrenchYesNoYes
Portuguese - PortugalYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
CzechYesNoYes
DanishYesNoYes
DutchYesNoYes
HungarianYesNoYes
KoreanYesNoYes
PolishYesNoYes
RomanianYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
SwedishYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
TurkishYesNoYes
UkrainianYesNoYes
GreekYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoYes
Spanish - Latin AmericaYesNoYes
VietnameseYesNoYes
CroatianYesNoYes
GeorgianYesNoYes
IndonesianYesNoYes
LithuanianYesNoYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Black Mesa EULA
Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-11-04 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.
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Game Insights

Buy Verdict

Wait — $19.99.

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▬ ~13 days until next sale

Update Momentum

Infrequent Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days.

1 patches and 1 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▼ No recent patches

Value Score

Great Value — 86th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 86th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 35%
Growth Rate Top 0%
Value Ratio Top 14%

Early Access Active

Time in EA
267 days
Updates
20
Current Players
582

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Black Mesa worth buying right now?
Wait — $19.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Black Mesa go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Black Mesa still getting updates?
Infrequent Updates — 0 patches in last 30 days. 1 patches and 1 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is Black Mesa free to play?
Black Mesa costs $19.99 on Steam.
What genre is Black Mesa?
Black Mesa is a Action, Adventure, Indie game.
Who developed Black Mesa?
Black Mesa was developed by Crowbar Collective and published by Crowbar Collective.
What platforms does Black Mesa support?
Available on Steam for Windows, Linux.

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