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Half-Life: Blue Shift

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App ID 130
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Franchise Half-Life
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies GoldSource Engine
Last Changenumber 37431479
Last Record Update 21 July 2026 – 23:11:26 UTC ()
Release Date 1 June 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😍 90.49%
21k reviews
31
In-Game
🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi 🔫 Shooter 👽 Aliens

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.

Additional Information

Developer Gearbox Software
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metacritic_name Half-Life: Blue Shift
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metacritic_score 71
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/half-life-blue-shift?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 130
dependantOnApp Half-Life (70)
hdaddon SteamDB Unknown App 96 [UNPUBLISHED]
developer_url http://www.gearboxsoftware.com
Publisher Valve
Store Release Date 1 June 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 1 June 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2025 – 00:35:39 UTC () (1745368539)
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review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies GoldSource Engine, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 13 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5424832
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:02 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

3 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes

Tags

🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi 👤 Singleplayer 🔫 Shooter 👽 Aliens 🕒 Classic 🙌 First-Person 🧟 Zombies 🗺️ Adventure 📼 1990's 🤏 Short 🌫 Atmospheric 🔇 Silent Protagonist 📚 Story Rich 🧩 Puzzle 👾 Retro 🛠️ Moddable 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👊 Violent

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Accessibility Categories

Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

Assets

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last_modified23 April 2025 – 00:35:41 UTC
timestamp23 April 2025 – 00:35:41 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
130 Half-Life: Blue Shift 287.75 MiB 170.85 MiB
3 Shared InstallDepot from 70Base Goldsrc Shared Platform No size
1 Shared InstallDepot from 70Base Goldsrc Shared Content No size
8 Linux Shared InstallDepot from 70Base Goldsrc Linux No size
9 macOS Shared InstallDepot from 70Base Goldsrc OSX No size
2 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 70Base Goldsrc Shared Binaries No size
96 Shared InstallDepot from 70Half-Life High Definition No size
6 Low ViolenceShared InstallDepot from 70Base Goldsrc LV No size
72 Shared InstallDepot from 70FrenchHalf-Life French No size
73 Shared InstallDepot from 70ItalianHalf-Life Italian No size
74 Shared InstallDepot from 70GermanHalf-Life German No size
75 Shared InstallDepot from 70Spanish - SpainHalf-Life Spanish No size
77 Shared InstallDepot from 70Simplified ChineseHalf-Life sChinese No size
78 Shared InstallDepot from 70KoreanHalf-Life Koreana No size
141 Shared InstallDepot from 70RussianHalf-Life Russian No size
131 FrenchHalf-Life: Blue Shift French 30.19 MiB 20.65 MiB
132 GermanHalf-Life: Blue Shift German 77.21 MiB 53.41 MiB

Redistributables

ID Configuration Size DL.
228988 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2019 Redist No size

Total size on disk is 395.16 MiB and total download size is 244.91 MiB.

Total size on disk is 287.75 MiB and total download size is 170.85 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Built Time Updated
public 5424832 18 August 2020 – 01:40:19 UTC 19 August 2020 – 02:56:48 UTC
beta Steampipe Beta 5424832 18 August 2020 – 01:40:19 UTC 18 August 2020 – 22:33:54 UTC

Other

Name Value
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markdlcdepots 1
privatebranches 1
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