Black Mesa, a remake of the first Half-Life, approved by Valve, will be released on PC in March

The developers from Crowbar Collective spent almost 14 years on a remake of the first Half-Life, which was called Black Mesa.

Since 2015, the project has been in Steam Early Access, and now has a release date for the final version.

What is known

On the developer blog, studio owner AdamEngels wrote that Black Mesa will be released on March 5, 2020. Since 2015, the project has been in early access, but now the team is ready to release the final version 1.0. According to Engels, this is the best, most polished and fun version of the game.

So, the release Black Mesa will receive an improvedartificial intelligence of opponents. Soldiers will learn to fire suppressively, flank a player, throw grenades at him, and so on. In addition, the team will finalize the design and appearance of the locations.


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At the same time, the head of the studio notes that BlackMesa will not turn out perfect. Referring to a quote from Leonardo da Vinci, Adam said that after version 1.0 is released, the team will continue to support the project by releasing patches. For example, a couple of months after the release, the developers will release update 1.5, which the team jokingly calls Black Mesa: Definitive Edition.

“We are very happy to be able to release the ‘complete’ Black Mesa, but we understand that it is not perfect and will never be perfect,” Engels added.

For the development of Black Mesa by Crowbar Collectiveit took more than 14 years. Engels himself joined the project in 2006, when it was developing as a modification. The guy was hired as an artist, but eventually he rose first to become a partner in Crowbar Collective LLC, and then to the owner of the company.

Most of the time the game did not make a profit, but after receiving approval from Valve, the project entered Steam Early Access, from where the developers received funding.

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