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
18,195
16,862 positive / 1,333 negative
Top 89%Positive %
92.7%
Top 40%30-Day Trend
↑+6.3%
Dev Response Rate
0%
Top 100%Monthly Velocity
166
reviews/month
Top 68%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
8,465 more positive reviews needed to reach Overwhelmingly Positive (estimated 219 weeks)
Review Themes
Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis
Score based on all 18,195 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% | 166 |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | 95.5% | 0% | 202 |
| Half-Life | 96.6% | 0% | 500 |
| Half-Life 2 | 97.7% | 0% | 500 |
| BioShock™ Remastered | 83.5% | 0% | 408 |
| Half-Life: Alyx | 98.3% | 0% | 378 |
Verdict
Half-Life: Blue Shift earns a Very Positive rating at 92.7% across 18.2K reviews, despite zero developer responses. Engaging with the community could further solidify this positive reputation. Recent sentiment is trending upward by 6.3%, suggesting recent changes are resonating with players.
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