Black Mesa cover art

Black Mesa

Publisher: Crowbar Collective

Game Information

Relive Half-Life

Black Mesa is the fan-made reimagining of Valve Software’s Half-Life.

Black Mesa: Definitive Edition

Update 1.5 brings together all the improvements to graphics and gameplay across 15 years of development to create the final version of Black Mesa. There has never been a better time to pick up the crowbar and play!

Single Player Campaign

You are Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist at the Black Mesa Research Facility. When a routine experiment goes horribly wrong, you must fight your way through an interdimensional alien invasion, and a bloodthirsty military clean-up crew in order to save the science team... and the world!

Features

  • A completely reimagined and refined single player campaign, including all new and expanded Xen levels

  • 19 chapters of fighting through top-secret labs, running atop harsh desert landscapes, sneaking into abandoned railways, and leaping across dimensions

  • Mind-Blowing graphics and effects, never before seen on the Source Engine

  • Face off against an army of classic enemies, updated with new features and engaging AI

  • Wield an arsenal of military hardware, scientific prototypes, and the iconic crowbar through incredibly detailed environments

  • The all-new soundtrack and voice acting create a more immersive experience than ever before

  • 50 Fun and challenging achievements

Multiplayer

Frag your friends across 10 iconic maps from the Half-Life universe, including:

  • Bounce

  • Gasworks

  • Stalkyard

  • Undertow

  • Crossfire

Workshop

Create your own mods, models, and maps with the Black Mesa Source SDK, then share it with the community on the Steam Workshop.

Steamworks

Collect the full set of trading cards, backgrounds, emoticons, and achievements! Featuring Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop, closed captions in multiple languages and full controller support.

Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

3

Play Methods

Native0
CrossOver3
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

1.3/5

Experience Reports

CrossOver

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CrossOver

CrossOver

v26.0
DXMTBARELY PLAYABLE
A18 PRO
Graphics:
LOW
Resolution:
1609x881
Machine:
MacBook Neo
Chip:
A18 PRO
Cores:
6 CPU, 5 GPU
RAM:
8 GB

Review Note:

-oldgameui needed. I can get 60 fps in some parts, but it gets very stuttery, especially with exploding barrels or lots of effects. I also tried VMware Fusion with Windows 11 LTSC ARM64 (4 cores and 6GB RAM allocated); I got 40-50 fps on low/med, but it was slightly more consistent.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXMTGOOD
M1 BASE
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M1 BASE

Review Note:

-oldgui launch option needed to see main menu

CrossOver

CrossOver

v26.0
DXMTUNPLAYABLE
M5 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

-oldgui did not work for me, boots, but no menu.