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Half-Life: Blue Shift

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App ID 130
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
😍 90.30%
19k reviews
50
In-Game
🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi 🔫 Shooter 👽 Aliens

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
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metacritic_name Half-Life: Blue Shift
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metacritic_score 71
NoServers Yes
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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hdaddon SteamDB Unknown App 96 [UNPUBLISHED]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 () (1745368539)
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Detected Technologies (?) GoldSource Engine, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5424832
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:02 UTC (), in changelist #196282
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

🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi 👤 Singleplayer 🔫 Shooter 👽 Aliens 🕒 Classic 🙌 First-Person 🧟 Zombies 🗺️ Adventure 📼 1990's 🤏 Short 🌫 Atmospheric 🔇 Silent Protagonist 📚 Story Rich 🧩 Puzzle 🛠️ Moddable 👾 Retro 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👊 Violent

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Accessibility Categories

Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

Assets

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timestamp23 April 2025 – 00:35:41 UTC

Steam charts

  • 50 players right now
  • 50 24-hour peak
  • 3,145 all-time peak 24 August 2024
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 14 24-hour peak
  • 156,246 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 90.30% SteamDB Rating
  • 18,013 92.5% positive reviews
  • 1,467 7.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
1 June 2001 Steam Release -
21 January 2020 Free Week -
19 November 2023 HL25 Blue Shift Fix -
24 August 2024 #ShiftingTheBar Community Event -

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How many players are playing Half-Life: Blue Shift right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 50 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.

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