Half-Life: Blue Shift
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.
FPS, Action, Sci-fi games average 86% — Half-Life: Blue Shift scores 7 points above average
Total Reviews
17,828
16,524 positive / 1,304 negative
Top 89%Positive %
92.7%
Top 40%30-Day Trend
↑+2.2%
Dev Response Rate
0%
Top 100%Monthly Velocity
195
reviews/month
Top 72%Early Access Ratio
0.0%
of reviews from early access
Developer Activity
Update Frequency
Averages one update every 380 days
Recent Updates
0 updates in the last 90 days
Score Projection
8,252 more positive reviews needed to reach Overwhelmingly Positive (estimated 182 weeks)
Review Themes
Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis
Score based on all 17,828 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.
How Half-Life: Blue Shift Compares
| Game | Score | Dev Response | Monthly Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life: Blue Shift | 92.7% | 0% | 195 |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | 95.5% | 0% | 266 |
| Half-Life | 96.6% | 0% | 500 |
| Half-Life 2 | 97.7% | 0% | 500 |
| Black Mesa | 95% | 0% | 500 |
| Half-Life: Alyx | 98.3% | 0% | 493 |
Verdict
With 17.8K reviews and a 92.7% positive score, Half-Life: Blue Shift is Very Positive. The absence of developer responses represents a missed opportunity to deepen player loyalty. Sentiment has been consistent over the past month with no significant shifts.
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