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Half-Life: Blue Shift

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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.

Released · 2001-06-01

At a glance

About this game

Core game information and the store records it came from.

Title
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Content
Game
Release date
2001-06-01
Publisher
Valve
Platforms
Windows, Linux, macOS
Connected stores
1
Steam Steam source details
Store title
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Product ID
130
Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
Valve
Store platforms
Windows + Linux + macOS
Source checked
2026-10-10 06:51 UTC

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Features and tags

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Store tags

  • FPS
  • Action
  • Sci-fi
  • Singleplayer
  • Shooter
  • Aliens
  • Classic
  • First-Person
  • Zombies
  • Adventure

Genres

  • Action

Categories and genres from the Steam store, observed 2026-10-10. Store tags from Steam, as players and the store apply them.

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Recorded price comparison

Matching store titles. One currency. One market.

EUR SE

Lowest recorded amount

4.89 EUR

Steam

Recorded 4 days ago Over 48 h old

Difference between stores

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One comparable store. A difference needs another matching store price.

Distance from observed low

+3.90 EUR

Steam listing only. Low: 0.99 EUR.

Last seen
Newest included record

1 record is over 48 hours old.

1 included price record from 1 store · 1 linked listing

See the 1 included observation
  • Steam history →Half-Life: Blue Shift
    4.89 EUR
    4 days ago · over 48 h old
How this comparison works

Only original EUR amounts recorded for SE and matching titles linked to this game are compared. Edition words and numbers must match. Other editions, source-market fallbacks and currency estimates are excluded.

These are recorded observations. Check the store for the current price, availability and included content. Historical lows belong to the named listing in this market and reflect the history Lumiri GameDB has collected.

Ratings at a glance

Community and editorial ratings

93/100

Steam rating

1 included source · 18,656 underlying reviews

Steam

Steam

93/100 93% positive

93/100

18,656 user reviews · Very Positive

17,290 positive · 1,366 negative

Included in the combined rating.

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Player activity

Observed Steam player history

Latest 1,000 points at most. Bucket averages; the first bucket is included in full. Summary averages are approximate.

Last observed Steam players
23
2026-10-14 06:56 UTC
Observed peak · all
56
Within the displayed history
All-time observed peak
56
· since Lumiri started observing
Average players · all
44
10 local samples · approximate for grouped data
Observed player history Local bucket averages over time, in UTC. Exact values follow below. Lines connect collected points; gaps have not been measured. 0 16 32 48 64 2026-09-18 00:00 UTC · 34 players2026-10-05 00:00 UTC · 56 players2026-10-06 00:00 UTC · 45 players2026-10-07 00:00 UTC · 27 players2026-10-08 00:00 UTC · 51 players2026-10-09 00:00 UTC · 56 players2026-10-11 00:00 UTC · 51 players2026-10-12 00:00 UTC · 41 players2026-10-14 00:00 UTC · 23 players 2026-09-18 00:00 UTC 2026-10-14 00:00 UTC
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  • 2026-09-18 00:00: 34 average players
  • 2026-10-05 00:00: 56 average players
  • 2026-10-06 00:00: 45 average players
  • 2026-10-07 00:00: 27 average players
  • 2026-10-08 00:00: 51 average players
  • 2026-10-09 00:00: 56 average players
  • 2026-10-11 00:00: 51 average players
  • 2026-10-12 00:00: 41 average players
  • 2026-10-14 00:00: 23 average players

Observed by Lumiri GameDB during all. Times are UTC. Lines connect observations; gaps are not measured.

Open full player history

  • Samples: 10
  • Minimum: 23
  • Maximum: 56
  • Average: 44
Recorded prices

Price history · Steam

EUR observations for market SE. History belongs to the selected store listing; regional prices and taxes may differ.

Historical low observed by Lumiri GameDB: 0.99 EUR, last seen

Observed EUR price history Recorded prices over the past year, in UTC. A price holds until the next observation. Exact values follow below. 0 2 4 6 8 2026-09-18 01:01 UTC · 4.99 EUR2026-10-01 20:16 UTC · 0.99 EUR2026-10-10 06:51 UTC · 4.89 EUR 2026-09-18 01:01 UTC 2026-10-10 06:51 UTC
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  • 2026-09-18 01:01: 4.99 EUR
  • 2026-10-01 20:16: 0.99 EUR (80% off)
  • 2026-10-10 06:51: 4.89 EUR

Prices observed by Lumiri GameDB in EUR.

Catalogue activity

Recent changes

Prices, release dates and store listing updates we detected. Repeated store refreshes are grouped.

  1. Price increase Steam

    0.99 USD → 4.99 USD (+404%)

  2. Price increase Steam

    0.99 EUR → 4.89 EUR (+394%)

  3. Price drop Steam

    4.99 EUR → 0.99 EUR (−80%)