Black Mesa

Black Mesa

Released: March 06, 2020
Type: Remake

Platforms:

Linux PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genres:

Shooter Platform Adventure Indie

Game Modes:

Single player Multiplayer

Themes:

Action Science fiction Warfare

Player Perspectives:

First person

Ratings

User Rating

87.6
Based on 486 ratings

Critics Rating

87.7
Based on 3 ratings

Total Rating

87.7
Based on 489 ratings

Summary

Black Mesa is a re-envisioning of Valve Software's classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life. Powered by Source Engine, You will re-visit the inaugural role of Gordon Freeman and his memorable journey through the Black Mesa Research Facility. Expect detailed environments to explore, a huge cast of characters and experimental weaponry. All-new music, voice acting, choreography and added dialogue give way to a more expansive and immersive experience than ever before.

Storyline

The plot of Black Mesa is almost identical to Half-Life's storyline, playable through the "Lambda Core" chapter. As in the original game, the player controls Gordon Freeman, a scientist working at the Black Mesa Research Facility. He is tasked to place a sample of a strange material into an electromagnetic instrument, using the Hazardous Environment Suit Mark IV to do so safely. However, the sample material causes a "resonance cascade", devastating the facility and creating an interdimensional rift to an alien dimension called Xen, bringing its alien creatures to Earth.

Freeman survives, finds other survivors, and makes his way to the surface with the protection of his hazard suit to get help. Upon reaching the surface, however, he finds that the facility is being cleansed of any living thing - human or alien - by armed forces. From other scientists, Freeman finds the only way to stop the alien invasion is to cross over to Xen and destroy the entity holding the portal open.

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Involved Companies

Crowbar Collective

Role:
Developer Publisher

Game Engines

Source

Keywords

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Alternative Names

Black Mesa: Source

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