This doesn't go on sale very often and has apparently come along way since the free version was released a few years ago. It is being improved upon all the time.
Relive Half-Life in this highly acclaimed, fan-made recreation.
Main Info
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!
Key Features
Nostalgia has never felt so fresh - 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!
Heavily updated single player experience - 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 included as a free update when it is ready.
Black Mesa Multiplayer - Fight with or against your friends, in two game modes across 10 iconic maps from the Half-Life universe including Bounce, Gasworks, Stalkyard, Undertow and Crossfire!
Custom Modding Tools & Workshop - 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!
Complete Steam Integration - Collect the full set of trading cards, backgrounds, emoticons, and achievements! Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop and partial controller support!
Run. Think. Shoot. Source..
Latest comments (38)
Elevation
27 Jan 16#38
Old_King_Doran
26 Jan 16#1
If only I had a PC, seriously considering it.
90Ninety to Old_King_Doran
27 Jan 16#37
I have a few spare for sale
Spark
27 Jan 161#36
Precisely, the original version was built from the ground up because to have used any of Valve's assets would have been illegal.
They are now able to use Valve's assets but they have to pay royalties on that. If you don't want to support the further development though then you don't need to buy it.
smckirdy
27 Jan 161#35
The free version is still around, paying gets you a better version only possible because you pay allowing them to officially license and pay for things like new voice assets. Good case for going to a pay model in my book, certainly better than the better part of a decade dev time it had before.
The game hold it's own today but story? Scientists open portal, **** hits the fan, government tries to cover it up, survivor escapes and kills enslaved/enslaving aliens
Evilcell
26 Jan 161#2
Wasn't this a free mod a few years ago? Did they add/improve a lot to the game?
Spark to Evilcell
26 Jan 16#3
It was but it has changed a lot since then as Valve officially allowed and endorsed it.
Jediroller to Evilcell
27 Jan 16#32
Yeah I installed it ages ago, still have it in my Steam Library. Will try it again as everyone saying its been developed alot since then.
Standalone free co-op mod of the original Half-Life
colourpie
27 Jan 161#30
HL without the Xen bit actually sounds like an improved version
dreamager
27 Jan 16#29
Can I use my save game from the free black Mesa? I started working my way though that before this popped up and I'm feeling kinda lazy
Spark
27 Jan 162#28
I think he just posts on here to antagonise people to be honest.
He has been on my ignore list for around 2 years already and every time I unhide one of his posts I regret it.
Elevation
27 Jan 162#27
Yeah sorry life isn't all fluffy awesome bunnies and stuff. Would you like me to provide a link to all my positive comments just to prove a point or.....
You're no greater fun at parties wheeling out the "you must be fun at parties" line that's already been wheeled out 257 times already on here to everyone who harbours a more realistic sense of the way the world works. You do actually realise that...right?
manc80
27 Jan 16#26
Are you this cheerful away from your keyboard? I don't think I have seen you post a single positive comment on this site. You must be a riot at parties. :confused:
PLEYOR
27 Jan 16#25
I picked this up in the Xmas sale or one before that, I haven't played it yet. I'm still waiting for them to add Zen to get the full experience. Looks like a good remake though so I'm glad I've picked up a copy for the inevitable release of zen.
Azurren
27 Jan 16#24
Again I never played the original so I don't have any nostalgia for the game at all. Heck if it wasn't for it using the Half Life 2 engine and resources I probably couldn't have stuck through it till the end. I loved HL2
Jump-Crouch, Jump-Crouch, Jump-Crouch.. Kill a few soldiers, solve a puzzle room. The plot is laid out at the beginning of the game and the story doesn't advance up until the game ends (before Xen). Honestly the game felt tedious and at times I was just playing to complete it rather than enjoying it. Well at least you have the mystery of the Pizza in Black Mesa :wink:
Like I said, it's really a game of the era.. Great for those wanting to re-visit old memories, not so great for newcommers pulled along by the hype train.
Nobull
26 Jan 161#23
Still no Xen? Jesus they've taken their time with that. Seems steep to me having played it all the way through for free?
Spark
26 Jan 16#22
I've tried a couple of things on the Rift but not HL2. I don't think I have enough spare underwear to handle Occulus Headcrabs tbh.
Ravenholm can be bad enough on just a regular monitor.
You need to try it on the Rift, the Manhacks are terrifying!
sirclive
26 Jan 16#19
Little to no story? I think you may have been playing a different game - its story more than holds its own today.
matt139
26 Jan 16#18
Is it the full game? Or still incomplete ?
Ninbox4
26 Jan 16#17
Yeah I couldn't agree more, I'd actually go as far to say it's my 'all-time' favourite FPS campaign, I always just seem to get so absorbed in it! :smiley:
Ninbox4
26 Jan 161#13
Watching those videos really makes me want to play HL2 again ....time to dig out That Orange Box. :wink:
Spark to Ninbox4
26 Jan 161#16
I started to play the Shield version of HL2 again last weekend. I'd actually forgotten just how incredible that game really is.
Spark
26 Jan 162#15
Elevation
26 Jan 16#14
Big deal. All mods change and evolve. It's just most modders aren't greedy enough to charge money for them. Oh what a shocker that as soon as Valve approved it : "money please". They're so in it for the love of gaming, bless them.....
neoboy
26 Jan 161#12
Awesome patch notes
Smoking173850
26 Jan 16#9
Is this is a exact remake of the original ?
And if so how does it play gameplay mechanic wise to the original?
Thanks
Azurren to Smoking173850
26 Jan 16#11
I haven't played it since its first mod release but it pretty much plays like an episode of Half Life 2.. I never played the original Half Life so I can't compare it to the original.
If you're a fan of Half Life / Half Life 2 it's probably worth a punt. But if you're like me and the Half Life 2 ship has long sailed or you never got into the Half Life series it's probably not worth it. The mechanics and graphics are dated and there is little to no story. It's a game of the era. Please correct me if the story / game design has changed since the original mod release.
vulcanproject
26 Jan 16#10
It's a pretty faithful remake, with changes only for the better to modernise the feel of the game somewhat. I played the free mod all the way through several years ago now, it was in an excellent state already back then and pretty much fully featured with very few bugs that I encountered. Very polished. It looked great and ran great, albeit ending before the game actually finishes on the Xen level. One would assume it's even better now.
You can still get the free version BTW.
i8thepie
26 Jan 16#7
I brought this yesterday for 14.99 ahhhhhh
BuzzDuraband to i8thepie
26 Jan 161#8
Assuming you have played no longer than two hours, just request a refund.
boyzie
26 Jan 161#5
Does this work with a controller or is it mouse and keyboard like the original?
Bo0td to boyzie
26 Jan 161#6
"Partial Controller Support - Games with Partial Controller Support may require a keyboard and mouse from time to time, during installation or for limited interactions."
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Opening post
Relive Half-Life in this highly acclaimed, fan-made recreation.
Main Info
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!
Key Features
Nostalgia has never felt so fresh - 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!
Heavily updated single player experience - 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 included as a free update when it is ready.
Black Mesa Multiplayer - Fight with or against your friends, in two game modes across 10 iconic maps from the Half-Life universe including Bounce, Gasworks, Stalkyard, Undertow and Crossfire!
Custom Modding Tools & Workshop - 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!
Complete Steam Integration - Collect the full set of trading cards, backgrounds, emoticons, and achievements! Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop and partial controller support!
Run. Think. Shoot. Source..
Latest comments (38)
They are now able to use Valve's assets but they have to pay royalties on that. If you don't want to support the further development though then you don't need to buy it.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/225840/
Standalone free co-op mod of the original Half-Life
He has been on my ignore list for around 2 years already and every time I unhide one of his posts I regret it.
You're no greater fun at parties wheeling out the "you must be fun at parties" line that's already been wheeled out 257 times already on here to everyone who harbours a more realistic sense of the way the world works. You do actually realise that...right?
I loved HL2
Jump-Crouch, Jump-Crouch, Jump-Crouch.. Kill a few soldiers, solve a puzzle room. The plot is laid out at the beginning of the game and the story doesn't advance up until the game ends (before Xen). Honestly the game felt tedious and at times I was just playing to complete it rather than enjoying it.
Well at least you have the mystery of the Pizza in Black Mesa :wink:
Like I said, it's really a game of the era.. Great for those wanting to re-visit old memories, not so great for newcommers pulled along by the hype train.
Ravenholm can be bad enough on just a regular monitor.
And if so how does it play gameplay mechanic wise to the original?
Thanks
If you're a fan of Half Life / Half Life 2 it's probably worth a punt. But if you're like me and the Half Life 2 ship has long sailed or you never got into the Half Life series it's probably not worth it. The mechanics and graphics are dated and there is little to no story. It's a game of the era.
Please correct me if the story / game design has changed since the original mod release.
You can still get the free version BTW.