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Half-Life: Blue Shift

Half-Life: Blue Shift overview

Gearbox Software | Jun 1, 2001 | game

Released

44players observed · 13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC

ActionFPSSci-fiSingleplayerShooterSteam Store

  • Latest observed players44 · 13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3,070
  • Units sold (VGI)1,300,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$4,300,000
  • Review score93% positive

Half-Life: Blue Shift dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players44 · 13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3,070
  • Units sold (VGI)1,300,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$4,300,000
  • Review score93% positive
  • Total reviews20,988
  • Release dateJun 1, 2001
  • DeveloperGearbox Software
  • PublisherValve

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: Gearbox SoftwarePublisher: Valve

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Game overview

Overview

Half-Life: Blue Shift comes from Gearbox Software and is published by Valve. It arrived on Steam on Jun 1, 2001, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Half-Life: Blue Shift's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 44 players at 13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3,070. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 20,988 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Half-Life: Blue Shift is available in 3 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGerman

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

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Sales, recommendations, and streams

Half-Life: Blue Shift has sold up to 1,300,000 units and has 18,636 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,300,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Half-Life: Blue Shift overview details

Half-Life: Blue Shift combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Half-Life: Blue Shift is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 44 players at 13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 3,070, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameHalf-Life: Blue Shift
Steam App ID130
Typegame
Release dateJun 1, 2001
DeveloperGearbox Software
PublisherValve
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAction
CategoriesSingle-player, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players44 · 13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3,070
Positive reviews19,438
Negative reviews1,550
Total reviews20,988
Positive percent93%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations18,636
Average playtime579 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 1, 2001
Official Steam feed update (UTC)9 December 2022 - 16:01:59 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC

Content descriptors

Half-Life: Blue Shift includes violence throughout the game.

Support and legal notes

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Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/130
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/130/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/130
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Half-Life: Blue Shift

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Half-Life: Blue Shift?

Half-Life: Blue Shift's latest SteamPulse observation records 44 players at 13 September 2026 - 03:47:30 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3,070 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 10 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Half-Life: Blue Shift growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 41 players; the highest observed daily value is 57 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Half-Life: Blue Shift?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35.2%), Canada (7.4%), United Kingdom (6.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.7%), Canada (6.5%), United Kingdom (6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.8%), Canada (6.5%), United Kingdom (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.5%), China (7.3%), Canada (5.9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Half-Life: Blue Shift?

Half-Life: Blue Shift currently sits at 93% positive across 20,988 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 19,438 positive reviews and 1,550 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Half-Life: Blue Shift have?

Half-Life: Blue Shift currently has about 10K tracked Steam followers as of 16 June 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Half-Life: Blue Shift?

Half-Life: Blue Shift is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 18,636, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 19,438 positive, 1,550 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 1 June 2001

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Valve Complete PackBundle #232 - 10% off$116.84Half-Life CompleteBundle #231 - 40% off$26.94Half-Life 1 AnthologyBundle #237 - 45% off$2.71
Half-Life: Blue ShiftBuy Half-Life: Blue Shift #35$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

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