Summary
Black Mesa is a re-envisioning of Valve Software’s classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life. Powered by Source Engine, You will re-visit the inaugural role of Gordon Freeman and his memorable journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility. Expect detailed environments to explore, a huge cast of characters and experimental weaponry. All-new music, voice acting, choreography and added dialogue give way to a more expansive and immersive experience than ever before.
Black Mesa is a re-envisioning of Valve Software’s classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life. Powered by Source Engine, You will re-visit the inaugural role of Gordon Freeman and his memorable journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility. Expect detailed environments to explore, a huge cast of characters and experimental weaponry. All-new music, voice acting, choreography and added dialogue give way to a more expansive and immersive experience than ever before.
Relive Half-Life in this highly acclaimed, fan-made recreation.
Black Mesa is the award winning fan-made re-imagining of Gordon Freeman’s landmark journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility. Relive Half-Life, Valve Software’s revolutionary debut, and experience the game that raised the bar for the entire game industry all over again!
Expect tremendously detailed environments, old-school tough-as-nails combat, and a gripping story with memorable characters. The all-new soundtrack, voice acting, choreography and dialogue create a more expansive and immersive experience than ever before!
The over 10 hour single player experience has greatly improved from the mod release; new visuals, new voice over, updated gameplay encounters, stability changes and more. Xen is not part of the Early Access release, but will be included as awhen it is ready.
Fight with or against your friends, in two game modes acrossiconic maps from the Half-Life universe including Bounce, Gasworks, Stalkyard, Undertow and Crossfire!
Use the same tools as the developers! Create your own mods, modes and maps for Black Mesa and Black Mesa Multiplayer and then share your work, and subscribe to others, on the Steam Workshop!
Collect the full set of trading cards, backgrounds, emoticons, and achievements! Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop and partial controller support!
Black Mesa is the award winning fan-made re-imagining of Gordon Freeman’s landmark journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility. Relive Half-Life, Valve Software’s revolutionary debut, and experience the game that raised the bar for the entire game industry all over again!
Expect tremendously detailed environments, old-school tough-as-nails combat, and a gripping story with memorable characters. The all-new soundtrack, voice acting, choreography and dialogue create a more expansive and immersive experience than ever before!
The over 10 hour single player experience has greatly improved from the mod release; new visuals, new voice over, updated gameplay encounters, stability changes and more. Xen is not part of the Early Access release, but will be included as awhen it is ready.
Fight with or against your friends, in two game modes acrossiconic maps from the Half-Life universe including Bounce, Gasworks, Stalkyard, Undertow and Crossfire!
Use the same tools as the developers! Create your own mods, modes and maps for Black Mesa and Black Mesa Multiplayer and then share your work, and subscribe to others, on the Steam Workshop!
Collect the full set of trading cards, backgrounds, emoticons, and achievements! Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop and partial controller support!
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 3000+ | Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ |
CPU SPEED | 1.7 GHz Processor or better | |
VRAM | 128 MB | 256 MB |
RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
OS | Win Xp 32 | Win Xp 32 |
Graphics Card | nVidia GeForce 6600 LE / AMD Radeon 9500 | nVidia GeForce 7600 GS / AMD Radeon X1600 |
Direct X | DX 8 | DX 9 |
SOUND CARD | Yes | Yes |
HDD Space | 6.9 GB | 20 GB |
Game Analysis | Black Mesa (previously known as Black Mesa: Source) is a planned third-party total conversion modification for Valve Corporation's Source Engine. The stated goal of the project is to recreate Valve's critically acclaimed 1998 video game Half-Life using the more advanced capabilities of the Source Engine. The 40-person volunteer development team says they hope to create a more engrossing in-game world with more varied, complex environments and more challenging, realistic gameplay. | |
High FPS | 200+ FPS ( GTX 1060 ) | |
Optimization Score | 10 |
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | 2.4 Dual Core Processor or Greater | 3.0 Quad Core Processor or Greater |
RAM | 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
OS | Ubuntu 14.0 or Greater | Ubuntu 14.0 or Greater |
Graphics Card | 1 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater | 2.5 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater |
HDD Space | 15 GB available space | 15 GB available space |
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2018-Dec-1 - PC (Microsoft Windows) - Worldwide
2018-Dec-1 - Linux - Worldwide
2012-Sep-14 - PC - Worldwide
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It's Half-Life. But more. And looks better.
Starting to look a little dated, but there are probably mods...
A labor of love, period. It’s not a straightfoward remake, but what I suppose you’d call a “re-imagining” or “reworking” of the original game. All the levels are there, all the key locations are where they’re supposed to be, but at the very least, the levels have been redesigned, with sections added, alternate routes, etc. It’s all very true to the original game, just taking advantage of the ability to expand in a newer engine. Even though the Source engine graphics are starting to show a bit of age, it’s still a fine way to revisit possibly the greatest FPS ever made.