Black Mesa overview

Overview

Black Mesa comes from Crowbar Collective and is published by Crowbar Collective. It arrived on Steam on Mar 6, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Captions available. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Black Mesa's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 791 players at 12 September 2026 - 21:14:03 UTC, with a tracked peak near 7,116. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 142,242 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Black Mesa is available in 30 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Black Mesa has sold up to 4,300,000 units and has 134,683 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $55,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Black Mesa overview details

Black Mesa combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Black Mesa is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Captions available, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 791 players at 12 September 2026 - 21:14:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 7,116, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview tags

FPSRemakeActionSci-fiFirst-PersonSingleplayerShooterAtmosphericClassicStory RichGreat SoundtrackAliensZombiesAdventureHorror

Content descriptors

Violence and death due to falls, blunt force, gunshots, and explosions. Over the top dismemberment of NPCs (gibing) that some may see as realistic.

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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