
Half-Life: Blue Shift
App ID | 130 |
App Type | Game |
Developer | Gearbox Software |
Publisher | Valve |
Franchise | Half-Life |
Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
Technologies | GoldSource Engine |
Last Changenumber | 28969249 |
Last Record Update | 13 May 2025 – 22:20:27 UTC ( |
Release Date | 1 June 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Additional Information
Developer | Gearbox Software | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
metacritic_url | pc/halflifeblueshift | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
gamedir | bshift | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
metacritic_name | Half-Life: Blue Shift | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
icon | steam/games/icon_blueshift | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
icon2 | steam/games/icon_blueshift_dull | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
metacritic_score | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NoServers | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/half-life-blue-shift?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
primarycache | 130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dependantOnApp | Half-Life (70) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
hdaddon | SteamDB Unknown App 96 [UNPUBLISHED] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
developer_url | http://www.gearboxsoftware.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Valve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Store Release Date | 1 June 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Store Genres | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steam Release Date | 1 June 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Store Asset Modification Time | 23 April 2025 – 00:35:39 UTC ( |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
library_assets |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
review_percentage | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detected Technologies (?) | GoldSource Engine, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, SDL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steam Deck Compatibility |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content Descriptors | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First seen on SteamDB | 20 March 2013 – 07:42:02 UTC ( |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) |
Supported Languages
3 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
---|---|---|---|
English | Yes | ||
French | Yes | ||
German | Yes |
Tags
Categories
Accessibility Categories
Assets
Load all asset imagesclienticon | 881c7b5fa4aa4cc4704de6d1d230d8139ddcfbb4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
clienttga | faa6c14db5df519a1e13cd66dde7fca2c1be0fa1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
icon | b06fdee488b3220362c11704be4edad82abeed08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
logo | 927d38e83e3e4ca218a0fc7b32515eeb99aa8ff7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
logo_small | ee0cc33c7b47d1a5d9ff4e22cb59f40df891338a | ||||||||||||||||||||
LinuxClientIcon | 582273cd0af471d0d3525409ed154373902c187d | ||||||||||||||||||||
small_capsule |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
header_image |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
library_assets_full |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Assets |
|
Steam charts
-
- 42 players right now
- 74 24-hour peak
- 3,145 all-time peak
24 August 2024
SteamDB.info
Initializing Steam charts…
Charts data is limited. View full data for free by signing in.
Store data
- 8,830 followers
- 17,491 positive reviews
- 1,423 negative reviews
- 92.48% positive reviews
Twitch stats
- 41 viewers right now
- 41 24-hour peak
- 156,246 all-time peak
-
Owner estimations
- ~665.9 k by Gamalytic
- ~1.17 M by VG Insights
- ~1.74 M by SteamSpy
- ~9.35 M by PlayTracker
Monthly players breakdown
Initializing Steam charts…
Month | Peak | Gain | % Gain | Average | Avg % Gain |
---|
Steam hub followers history
Initializing followers chart…
User reviews history
Markers
Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
---|---|---|
1 June 2001 – 07:00 | Steam Release | - |
21 January 2020 – 18:00 | Free Week | - |
19 November 2023 – 15:30 | HL25 Blue Shift Fix | - |
24 August 2024 – 15:00 | #ShiftingTheBar Community Event | - |
Suggest new noteworthy markers in our Discord #forum.
How many players are playing Half-Life: Blue Shift right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 42 players live playing Half-Life: Blue Shift on Steam.
Half-Life: Blue Shift had an all-time peak of 3145 concurrent players on 24 August 2024.
Copy this code and paste it into your website:
<iframe src="https://steamdb.info/embed/?appid=130" height="389" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>
When you embed the charts, you must not block or overlay any elements such as the SteamDB header.