Black Mesa, a fan-made “reimagining” of Valve’s groundbreaking Half-Life, has taken its development team on a long and winding road. First revealed back in 2005, the game received Valve’s blessing in 2012 and later launched in Early Access in 2015. Since then, the team at Crowbar Collective has spent years rebuilding Gordon Freeman’s world from the ground up, taking particular care with the alien environs of the game’s divisive Xen chapter.
But now they’re finally ready to launch “Version 1.0” of Black Mesa.
Crowbar Collective’s Adam Engels shared the news on Steam, and confirmed that the complete game will finally be available to download on March 5th:
I hope that everyone has something that inspires them as much as Half-Life inspired us. I hope that everyone embraces the setbacks and challenges that come, and I hope no one fears the long road in front of them.
Black Mesa 1.0 will launch Thursday March 5th on Steam.
If you’re planning to be in Boston for this weekend’s PAX East expo, you’ll be able to try out a playable demo of Black Mesa for yourself at Crowbar Collective’s booth (#24081) on the show floor.
