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Half-Life: Blue Shift vs New World: Aeternum
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: 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.
New World: AeternumExperience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
| Half-Life: Blue Shift | New World: Aeternum | |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic | 71/100 | — |
| Steam reviews | 18,552 | 254,040 |
| Price now | $4.99 | — |
| Historic low | $4.99 — that's now | — |
| Peak players | 49 | 165 |
| Playing now | 49 | 165 |
| Released | 2001 | 2021 |
| Platforms | PC | PC |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Developer | Gearbox Software | Amazon Game Studios |
| Publisher | Valve | Amazon Game Studios |
| Languages | 3 | 7 |
| Steam Deck | Playable | Playable |
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