Released Jun 1, 2001
$4.99 Very Positive
Half-Life: Blue Shift
By Gearbox Software · published by Valve
Followers
9,731
Reviews
18,801
Very Positive
Players yesterday
35
at the busiest moment
Owners
1M–2M
estimated
Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Half-Life: Blue Shift · record updated 8 minutes ago
Overview
App ID130
Release dateJun 1, 2001
Last change number37431479
Last record update8 minutes ago
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher
- Valve
- Steam profile
- Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
- Franchise
- Half-Life
- Technologies
- Source detected
- Metacritic
- 71
- Website
- gearboxsoftware.com
Platforms
Windows
macOS
Linux
- Steam Deck
- Playable
Features
2
Single-playerFamily Sharing
Related apps
Patches
Builds
2| Build | Branch | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 5424832 | public | Aug 19, 2020 |
| 5424832 | beta | Aug 18, 2020 |
Depots
Depots
18| ID | Name | Systems | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 2 | — shared from 70 | Windows | — | — | — |
| 3 | — shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 6 | — shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 8 | — shared from 70 | Linux | — | — | — |
| 9 | — shared from 70 | macOS | — | — | — |
| 72 | — French shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 73 | — Italian shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 74 | — German shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 75 | — Spanish shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 77 | — Schinese shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 78 | — Koreana shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 96 | — shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 130 | — | All | 287.8 MB | 170.8 MB | 2832280714065945284 |
| 131 | — French | All | 30.2 MB | 20.7 MB | 920879693326277065 |
| 132 | — German | All | 77.2 MB | 53.4 MB | 5401762537900221717 |
| 141 | — Russian shared from 70 | All | — | — | — |
| 228988 | — shared from 228980 | Windows | — | — | — |
Branches
2| Branch | Build | Updated | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 5424832 | Aug 19, 2020 | Open |
| beta Steampipe Beta | 5424832 | Aug 18, 2020 | Open |
Configuration
Install foldersteamapps/common/Half-Life
Launch options
3| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| hl.exe | -game bshift -steam | Windows | |
| hl.sh | -steam -game bshift | macOS | |
| hl.sh | -steam -game bshift | Linux |
Cloud saves
Space per player100.0 MB
Filesup to 500
Save locations2
| Root | Path | Pattern | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| gameinstall | bshift/SAVE | *.* | all |
| gameinstall | bshift | *.cfg | all |
Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 2 days of history. Owner counts are estimates. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.