61BANG SCORE
Half-Life: Blue Shift
worth it · shooter · 2001
Solid value for what it costs.
Better value than 61% of shooter games
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.
Banger threshold
Becomes a Banger at $2.46
51% off today's $4.99. Wait for that sale.
Real value
$1.61/hr over the 3.1h main story, $1.39/hr if you 100% it (3.6h).
Advertised
3.1h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
3.6h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$1.61/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$4.99
Reviews
93%
20,771 reviews
Metacritic
71
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2001
DeveloperGearbox Software
PublisherValve
Genreshooter
Trailer & screenshots
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