Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 6/1/2001
Franchise Half-Life
Developer Gearbox Software
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 130

Half-Life: Blue Shift

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.

Last Updated: 3/22/2024

33 Players In-Game
Player Score
90
14,846
1,279
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Steam Deck (Playable)

About Half-Life: Blue Shift

Half-Life: Blue Shift is an Action game developed by Gearbox Software. On 6/1/2001, it was released on the Steam Store by Valve.

It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Half-Life: Blue Shift on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.

According to Steam’s category system, Half-Life: Blue Shift supports the following features:

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Single-player

From the Steam community, Half-Life: Blue Shift has been tagged with the following user tags:

  • Classic
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Atmospheric
  • Story Rich
  • Short
  • Aliens
  • 1990's
  • Puzzle
  • Shooter
  • First-Person
  • Retro
  • Old School
  • FPS
  • Sci-fi
  • Silent Protagonist
  • Zombies
  • Adventure
  • Action
  • Singleplayer
  • Moddable

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for Half-Life: Blue Shift and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Half-Life: Blue Shift Featured Screenshot #1

Related Bundles

Half-Life: Blue Shift is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.

ImageNameAppsPackagesPriceActions
Half-Life Complete banner image
Half-Life Complete108$36.52View
Valve Complete Pack banner image
Valve Complete Pack2518$99.76View
Half-Life 1 Anthology banner image
Half-Life 1 Anthology44$13.71View

Related Packages

Half-Life: Blue Shift is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.

NamePriceActions
Half-Life: Blue Shift$0.49View

Supported Languages and Localizations

Half-Life: Blue Shift is available in 3 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

NameInterfaceAudioSubtitles
English
Yes
No
No
French
Yes
No
No
German
Yes
No
No
true

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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 22). Half-Life: Blue Shift on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 22). Half-Life: Blue Shift. Steam Community Hub.
  • Metacritic. (2024, March 22). Half-Life: Blue Shift for PC Reviews. Metacritic.

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