Black Mesa

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Linux

Genres

• first-person shooter

• science fiction video game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  32^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Source

Localized titles

• Black Mesa

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Captions available^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Includes Source SDK^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Finnish^*
• Norwegian^*
• French^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Russian^*
• Italian^*
• Czech^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Hungarian^*
• Korean^*
• Polish^*
• Romanian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Swedish^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Turkish^*
• Ukrainian^*
• Greek^*
• Japanese^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Vietnamese^*
• Croatian^*
• Georgian^*
• Indonesian^*
• Lithuanian^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Lithuanian^*

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  1,073^*

• Remake^*

  Votes · historical

  991^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  920^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  861^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  795^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  776^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  704^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  685^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  677^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  656^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  632^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  615^*

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  569^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  555^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  503^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  466^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  379^*

• Mod^*

  Votes · historical

  257^*

• Early Access^*

  Votes · historical

  214^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  174^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows® 10 or Newer^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater^*

  Memory

  6 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  20 GB available space^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 14.0 or Greater^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  20 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Does not support the Nouveau display driver^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  4 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater^*

  Processor alternatives

  3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  442^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Crowbar Collective

Publishers

• Crowbar Collective

• 2020-03-06

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2020-03-06 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2020-03-06^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Mar 6, 2020^*

Detailed specifications