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
18,008
16,691 positive / 1,317 negative
Top 89%Positive %
92.7%
Top 40%30-Day Trend
↓-6.4%
Dev Response Rate
0%
Top 100%Monthly Velocity
141
reviews/month
Top 69%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
8,332 more positive reviews needed to reach Overwhelmingly Positive (estimated 254 weeks)
Review Themes
Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis
Score based on all 18,008 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% | 141 |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | 95.5% | 0% | 229 |
| Half-Life | 96.6% | 0% | 500 |
| Half-Life 2 | 97.7% | 0% | 500 |
| BioShock™ Remastered | 83.4% | 0% | 391 |
| Half-Life: Alyx | 98.2% | 0% | 500 |
Verdict
With 18K 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. A 6.4% negative trend in the past month signals growing player dissatisfaction.
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