# Games like Half-Life: Blue Shift

> The closest matches to Half-Life: Blue Shift: Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life, Black Mesa, Prospekt, and Crysis Warhead®. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Half-Life: Opposing Force](https://imho.run/games/50/half-life-opposing-force) — Also Silent Protagonist and Aliens, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 13,108 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/50/)
2. [Half-Life](https://imho.run/games/70/half-life) — Shares puzzle solving with Half-Life: Blue Shift. 57,390 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/)
3. [Black Mesa](https://imho.run/games/362890/black-mesa) — Also Aliens and Zombies, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 69,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/)
4. [Prospekt](https://imho.run/games/399120/prospekt) — Shares first person shooter with Half-Life: Blue Shift. 847 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399120/)
5. [Crysis Warhead®](https://imho.run/games/17330/crysis-warhead) — Also Aliens, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 1,467 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17330/)
6. [Transmissions: Element 120](https://imho.run/games/365300/transmissions-element-120) — Also Short and Zombies, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 5,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365300/)
7. [STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster](https://imho.run/games/2292260/star-wars-dark-forces-remaster) — Shares exploration and puzzle solving with Half-Life: Blue Shift. 943 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292260/)
8. [SUPERHOT](https://imho.run/games/322500/superhot) — Also Short, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 16,075 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322500/)
9. [Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun](https://imho.run/games/2005010/warhammer-40-000-boltgun) — Also 1990's, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 10,885 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005010/)
10. [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat](https://imho.run/games/41700/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-call-of-pripyat) — Shares exploration with Half-Life: Blue Shift. 9,316 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41700/)
11. [Quake](https://imho.run/games/2310/quake) — A frequent pick in Half-Life: Blue Shift players' libraries, and another Action. 9,755 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2310/)
12. [Call of Duty®: Black Ops](https://imho.run/games/42700/call-of-duty-black-ops) — Also Zombies, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 14,521 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42700/)
13. [System Shock® 2 (1999)](https://imho.run/games/238210/system-shock-2-1999) — Same atmospheric mood as Half-Life: Blue Shift. 4,870 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238210/)
14. [Return to Castle Wolfenstein](https://imho.run/games/9010/return-to-castle-wolfenstein) — Also Zombies, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 4,107 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9010/)
15. [Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/238010/deus-ex-human-revolution-director-s-cut) — A frequent pick in Half-Life: Blue Shift players' libraries, and another RPG. 13,248 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238010/)
16. [Dead Effect](https://imho.run/games/286040/dead-effect) — Also Zombies, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 1,347 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286040/)
17. [TimeShift™](https://imho.run/games/10130/timeshift) — Shares puzzle solving with Half-Life: Blue Shift. 582 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10130/)
18. [Halo: Campaign Evolved](https://imho.run/games/2806050/halo-campaign-evolved) — Also Aliens, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 13,603 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2806050/)
19. [Unreal 2: The Awakening](https://imho.run/games/13200/unreal-2-the-awakening) — Also Aliens, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 302 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/13200/)
20. [BioShock Infinite](https://imho.run/games/8870/bioshock-infinite) — Same atmospheric mood as Half-Life: Blue Shift. 46,984 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8870/)
21. [Resident Evil Requiem](https://imho.run/games/3764200/resident-evil-requiem) — Shares exploration with Half-Life: Blue Shift. 48,719 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764200/)
22. [DOOM 3](https://imho.run/games/208200/doom-3) — Also Zombies, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 5,237 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/)
23. [Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour](https://imho.run/games/434050/duke-nukem-3d-20th-anniversary-world-tour) — Also Aliens and 1990's, like Half-Life: Blue Shift. 3,174 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434050/)
24. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — Same atmospheric mood as Half-Life: Blue Shift. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Half-Life: Blue Shift

Half-Life: Blue Shift is a first-person action game developed by Gearbox Software and published by Valve, originally released in 2001. It serves as an expansion to the original Half-Life, inviting players to experience the Black Mesa incident through the eyes of Barney Calhoun, the facility's security guard. The game combines first-person shooting, exploration, and puzzle-solving within a science-fiction setting populated by alien threats. Players and reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, highlighting the polished action and gameplay alongside its storytelling approach. The title offers a relatively short single-player experience at a normal difficulty setting and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 93% positive rating from over 9,800 Steam reviews, available for $4.99.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 130
- **Developer:** Gearbox Software
- **Publisher:** Valve
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Jun 1, 2001
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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