Black Mesa

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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.

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Developer:
Crowbar Collective
Engine:
Source
Release date:
06 March 2020
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (688)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (69531)

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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 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.

Recommended system requirements

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*

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

User reviews

liver disease
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
57.1h played

I never leave reviews and I cannot give this enough praise. This is hands down the best remake of any game I have ever played and possibly the best remake in my liftime. Thank you Valve and Developers who built this

Helpful: 1
fiftydollarburrito
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
18.5h played

half-life, but updated to modern graphics with some good tweaks (and amazing xen levels) , and 10 dollars more. also, i did not have lots of lagging-issues like a lot of bad reviews say, even though my pc is kind of

Helpful: 1
Blake
Recommended | 01 Jun 2026
15.6h played

Great reimagining of a great game. Lots of spots to get lost and waste a bunch of time but you can tell the devs put their heart into the second half of the game starting with the xen section. You just can't get around

Helpful: 1
jhickman27
Recommended | 01 Jun 2026
5.4h played

Thumbs up, but kinda barely. Do not install on SD card, install on SSD, or the loading screens are kinda brutal. At least on SteamDeck. Great story. Great visuals. Locked 60FPS while docked, probably higher in handheld

Helpful: 2
⛧Lesley⛧
Recommended | 02 Jun 2026
44.8h played

1 of the best remakes of my child hood game i have ever played if u loved half life 1 and ur a fan or just want to play a game with: good story, visuals and mechanics buy it and play it its worth it

Helpful: 1
mixailaggelos136
Recommended | 01 Jun 2026
21.2h played

Finally after a lot of years I played Black Mesa, I haven't played the original HL but this re-make(?) is awesome, it was entertaining until the very end, and iirc this was the first time that I played a game without

Helpful: 1