Standalone Expansion

Half-Life: Blue Shift

ReleasedJun 12, 2001

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About

Half-Life: Blue Shift is an expansion pack for Valve Software's science fiction first-person shooter video game Half-Life. The game was developed by Gearbox Software with Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Entertainment on June 12, 2001. (It was originally set for release in Spring.) Blue Shift is the second expansion for Half-Life, originally intended as part of a Dreamcast version of the original game. Although the Dreamcast port was later cancelled, the PC version continued development and was released as a standalone product. The game was released on Steam on August 24, 2005.

Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: Sierra Studios, Valve
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle
Themes: Action, Science fiction, Warfare
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Age ratings: ESRB M, PEGI 16, CLASSIND 18, USK 16, ACB MA 15+
Time to beat: 3 h rushed · 4 h normally · 4 h completionist
IGDB rating: 66 / 100 (394 ratings)
Also known as: HL: Blue Shift, hl.exe, HL: BS