Black Mesa

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Based on 240 ratings

8.6

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Score Breakdown Based on 240 ratings

1. 10 (73)
2. 9 (108)
3. 8 (25)
4. 7 (16)
5. 6 (10)
6. 5 (3)
7. 4 (0)
8. 3 (1)
9. 2 (2)
10. 1 (2)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:8.5

  A resoundingly faithful re-imaging of Half-Life, but introduces enough new elements to feel fresh and exciting.

  By gbrading | Review Date: Apr 07, 2013 | PC

  When Half-Life: Source arrived, without much fanfare in June 2004, many people were disappointed. Half-Life is of course one of the most cherished and revered games in video game history, but people had expected that whe... Read Full Review

  3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Black Mesa

• Rating:9

  This is how a shooter should be done for PC.

  By oc_ta_vi_an | Review Date: Aug 09, 2023 | LNX

  WOW. This game as a shooter is WOW. This remake of original Half Life is truly great. I played it and I all I can say is that the game is stunning. You have everything there: George Freeman, the character from the origin... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:6

  Too repetitive.

  By ILuvAnju | Review Date: Sep 11, 2022 | PC

  Good- being able to interact with the environment pretty freely is cool, like standing on objects and stuff.- the environments were varied. But there were basically only 4. Underground, canyon, lab, and alien world. Eac... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8

  Black Mesa is a great game but a forgettable remake

  By Alexander2cents | Review Date: Dec 01, 2020 | PC

  Half-Life 2 was an amazing sequel to Half-Life having top of the line graphics that only Alienware could pull off. You think with all this new technology we would make a remake that would exceed anything that the origin... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  A fan made game worth your time.

  By TomasLacerda | Review Date: Mar 08, 2020 | PC

  I feel a lot of respect for these guys, the story is really interesting, great to see the effort and the fine tuning given to this classic. Visually, looks good, great immersion and great realism given to the voice actin... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  The Half-Life of Half-Life

  By Grenadeh | Review Date: Feb 17, 2014 | PC

  ..is apparently 16 years.I have heard rumblings about Black Mesa for a long time now. It is yet to officially release as a retail product on Steam, but the mod can be downloaded in a couple of minutes via torrent if you'... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8

  A brilliant remake of one of the most influential shooters of all time.

  By Soul_666 | Review Date: Mar 05, 2013 | PC

  Black Mesa is a hard game to review because whether you like it or not may very well depend on whether you've played the original or not.If you have, prepare to be taken back to your youth. The good old days, way back wh... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:6

  I wanted to love this, I really did, but some of the controls are buggy and it just wasn't much fun.

  By shanethewolf | Review Date: Jan 15, 2013 | PC

  I am a big fan of the Half Life games and when I saw that somebody had enhanced the original game I felt my pulse racing with anticipation. In terms of the visual overhaul, I give the team big props. The textures are... Read Full Review

  1 of 4 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:5

  Don't get me wrong, I have tons of respect for the people that made the game, however it was simply an outdated classic.

  By lepetitpunk | Review Date: Oct 30, 2012 | PC

  First, even if I was old enough to play the original, I didn't, I had no good computer at that time. So as a new player, I wasn't impressed with the whole thing. I'm amazed how people could put their own time and energ... Read Full Review

  1 of 9 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  Enchanting fan made masterpiece, released at a right time.

  By iaxxxa | Review Date: Oct 05, 2012 | PC

  I propose an experiment. Let's take two test groups, one of thirty-some old Half Life fans who had been there 14 years ago and another one of younger people with no previous HL experience. That way we could determine how... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  Half Life reloaded....

  By oc_ta_vi_an | Review Date: Oct 03, 2012 | PC

  I have finally finished the first Half Life. I never had the patience to finish it, but I must say this Black Mesa game left me, how the French say, bouche bee. The story is well know by all: you must escape the results ... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

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