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Half-Life 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-LifeNamed Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
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 | Half-Life: Blue Shift | |
|---|---|---|
| Metacritic | 96/100 | 71/100 |
| Steam reviews | 116,746 | 18,552 |
| Price now | $9.99 | $4.99 |
| Historic low | $9.99 — that's now | $4.99 — that's now |
| Peak players | 1,039 | 49 |
| Playing now | 615 | 49 |
| Released | 1998 | 2001 |
| Platforms | PC | PC |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Developer | Valve | Gearbox Software |
| Publisher | Valve | Valve |
| Languages | 7 | 3 |
| DLC | 1 | — |
| Steam Deck | Verified | Playable |
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