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2020PC, Steam Deck playable94 % positive19.50 €

A loving fan-made remake of the original Half-Life: as Gordon Freeman you fight through the disaster at the Black Mesa research facility, with rebuilt levels, new voice acting and music. Classic first-person shooter action with alien fights, physics puzzles and the extended Xen finale.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Interconnected level design
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Black Mesa special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Half-Life

100 %Match

1998USK 16PC, Steam Deck verified96 % positive9.69 €

Brings what grabs you about Black Mesa: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and interconnected level design.

The landmark shooter sends physicist Gordon Freeman through the alien- and soldier-infested Black Mesa facility, telling its story seamlessly without cutscenes while mixing tense firefights with environmental and physics puzzles.

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Half-Life: Source

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Prey

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Star Wars: Dark Forces

Sci-fi setting

An early Star Wars first-person shooter where you play mercenary Kyle Katarn aiding the Rebels, starting with stealing the Death Star plans. Its maze-like levels, key hunts and vertical design set it apart as a Doom contemporary with its own identity.

Prey

Dense, handcrafted world

A linear sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a giant alien mothership. Portals, shifting gravity and spirit walking create inventive puzzles and firefights.

Crusader: No Remorse

Sci-fi setting

An isometric sci-fi action shooter where you play a defecting Silencer taking down a corrupt world government with heavy weapons, destructible environments, and tricky traps and puzzles.

Marathon 2: Durandal

Dense, handcrafted world

A 90s classic first-person shooter notable for its story told through computer terminals. You fight through sci-fi levels full of switch puzzles, rival alien factions and weapons with multiple fire modes.

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

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A classic 90s first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe, where mercenary Kyle Katarn sabotages the Empire's Dark Trooper project. The remaster adds smooth performance, gamepad support and updated cutscenes while keeping the maze-like, key-hunting level design.

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