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Half-Life: Alyx vs Half-Life: Blue Shift
Side by side on what we actually measure: scores and review counts from Steam, price against the lowest we've ever recorded, and peak concurrent players from our own hourly sampling.
Half-Life: AlyxHalf-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life: Blue ShiftMade 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.
| Half-Life: Alyx | Half-Life: Blue Shift | |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic | 93/100 | 71/100 |
| Steam reviews | 92,689 | 18,552 |
| Price now | $59.99 | $4.99 |
| Historic low | $59.99 — that's now | $4.99 — that's now |
| Peak players | 301 | 49 |
| Playing now | 183 | 49 |
| Released | 2020 | 2001 |
| Platforms | PC | PC |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action |
| Developer | Valve | Gearbox Software |
| Publisher | Valve | Valve |
| Languages | 27 | 3 |
| DLC | 1 | — |
| Steam Deck | Unsupported | Playable |
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