Half-Life: Blue Shift
Live player count and Steam charts
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 46 | +5 | +12.2% | 107 |
| Jun 2026 | 41 | +2 | +5.1% | 111 |
| May 2026 | 39 | 0 | 0.0% | 76 |
| Apr 2026 | 39 | -2 | -4.9% | 81 |
| Mar 2026 | 41 | -2 | -4.7% | 95 |
| Feb 2026 | 43 | -15 | -25.9% | 78 |
| Jan 2026 | 58 | -5 | -7.9% | 124 |
| Dec 2025 | 63 | +19 | +43.2% | 142 |
| Nov 2025 | 44 | +11 | +33.3% | 98 |
| Oct 2025 | 33 | +3 | +10.0% | 83 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | -4 | -11.8% | 66 |
| Aug 2025 | 34 | -10 | -22.7% | 79 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Oct 8, 2019Blue Shift update released
- Aug 21, 2018Half-Life: Blue Shift update released
- Jul 10, 2017Half-Life: Blue Shift update released
- Jul 10, 2017Half-Life: Blue Shift update released
- Jul 31, 2013Half-Life: Blue Shift update released
- Jul 31, 2013Half-Life: Blue Shift update released
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 12 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
