Black Mesa Price History and Player Count

Black Mesa

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Black Mesa

Crowbar CollectiveMay 1, 2015Action, Adventure, Indie

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • FPS
  • Remake
  • Action
  • Sci-fi
  • First-Person
  • Singleplayer
  • Shooter
  • Atmospheric
  • Classic
  • Story Rich
Playing now
253
Updated 14 minutes ago
24-hour peak
616
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
7,116
Mar 1, 2020
Avg this month
472
-6.72% vs last month
Steam reviews
94%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Black Mesa player count chart

Black Mesa has a small but active player base. 253 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from May 1, 2015

Black Mesa monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026472-34-6.72%902
October 2026506-16-3.07%983
September 2026522-13-1.33%966
August 2026n/a-381-28.01%979
July 2026n/a+154+12.77%1,360
June 2026n/a+100+9.04%1,206
May 2026n/a-69-5.87%1,106
April 2026n/a-197-14.36%1,175
March 2026n/a-241-14.94%1,372
February 2026n/a-260-13.88%1,613
January 2026n/a-353-15.86%1,873
December 2025n/a-47-2.07%2,226
November 2025n/a+965+73.78%2,273
October 2025n/a+107+8.91%1,308
September 2025n/a-581-32.6%1,201
August 2025n/a-2,513-58.51%1,782
July 2025n/a+108+2.58%4,295
June 2025n/a-2,127-33.69%4,187
May 2025n/a+5,382+577.47%6,314
April 2025n/a-743-44.36%932
March 2025n/a+312+22.89%1,675
February 2025n/a-560-29.12%1,363
January 2025n/a-611-24.11%1,923
December 2024n/a-1,689-40%2,534
November 2024n/a+3,367+393.34%4,223
October 2024n/a-461-35%856
September 2024n/a-184-12.26%1,317
August 2024n/a+228+17.91%1,501
July 2024n/a+104+8.9%1,273
June 2024n/a+57+5.13%1,169
May 2024n/a-878-44.12%1,112
April 2024n/a+1,015+104.1%1,990
March 2024n/a-981-50.15%975
February 2024n/a+109+5.9%1,956
January 2024n/a-116-5.91%1,847
December 2023n/a-669-25.42%1,963
November 2023n/a+817+45.01%2,632
October 2023n/a-583-24.31%1,815
September 2023n/a+1,133+89.57%2,398
August 2023n/a-346-21.48%1,265
July 2023n/a+395+32.48%1,611
June 2023n/a-3,727-75.4%1,216
May 2023n/a+3,947+396.29%4,943
April 2023n/a-276-21.7%996
March 2023n/a+85+7.16%1,272
February 2023n/a-796-40.14%1,187
January 2023n/a+114+6.1%1,983
December 2022n/a+196+11.72%1,869
November 2022n/a-266-13.72%1,673
October 2022n/a-345-15.11%1,939
September 2022n/a+1,248+120.46%2,284
August 2022n/a-728-41.27%1,036
July 2022n/a-81-4.39%1,764
June 2022n/a+857+86.74%1,845
May 2022n/a-486-32.97%988
April 2022n/a-796-35.07%1,474
March 2022n/a+1,006+79.59%2,270
February 2022n/a-892-41.37%1,264
January 2022n/a+238+12.41%2,156
December 2021n/a+442+29.95%1,918
November 2021n/a-165-10.05%1,476
October 2021n/a-3,026-64.84%1,641
September 2021n/a+3,506+301.98%4,667
August 2021n/a-824-41.51%1,161
July 2021n/a-42-2.07%1,985
June 2021n/a-696-25.56%2,027
May 2021n/a+553+25.48%2,723
April 2021n/a+1,082+99.45%2,170
March 2021n/a-613-36.04%1,088
February 2021n/a-809-32.23%1,701
January 2021n/a+87+3.59%2,510
December 2020n/a+50+2.11%2,423
November 2020n/a+465+24.37%2,373
October 2020n/a+1,078+129.88%1,908
September 2020n/a-164-16.5%830
August 2020n/a-800-44.59%994
July 2020n/a+110+6.53%1,794
June 2020n/a-215-11.32%1,684
May 2020n/a-2,011-51.43%1,899
April 2020n/a-3,206-45.05%3,910
March 2020n/a+5,686+397.62%7,116
February 2020n/a-1,192-45.46%1,430
January 2020n/a-260-9.02%2,622
December 2019n/a+2,082+260.25%2,882
November 2019n/a+294+58.1%800
October 2019n/a+80+18.78%506
September 2019n/a-573-57.36%426
August 2019n/a+99+11%999
July 2019n/a-234-20.63%900
June 2019n/a+866+323.13%1,134
May 2019n/a-2-0.74%268
April 2019n/a-39-12.62%270
March 2019n/a-126-28.97%309
February 2019n/a-132-23.28%435
January 2019n/a-53-8.55%567
December 2018n/a-57-8.42%620
November 2018n/a+415+158.4%677
October 2018n/a-14-5.07%262
September 2018n/a-27-8.91%276
August 2018n/a-267-46.84%303
July 2018n/a-26-4.36%570
June 2018n/a-457-43.4%596
May 2018n/a+362+52.39%1,053
April 2018n/a+230+49.89%691
March 2018n/a-86-15.72%461
February 2018n/a-639-53.88%547
January 2018n/a-78-6.17%1,186
December 2017n/a+634+100.63%1,264
November 2017n/a-16-2.48%630
October 2017n/a+210+48.17%646
September 2017n/a+86+24.57%436
August 2017n/a-503-58.97%350
July 2017n/a+65+8.25%853
June 2017n/a+423+115.89%788
May 2017n/a-345-48.59%365
April 2017n/a+334+88.83%710
March 2017n/a-4-1.05%376
February 2017n/a-495-56.57%380
January 2017n/a+143+19.54%875
December 2016n/a+155+26.86%732
November 2016n/a+52+9.9%577
October 2016n/a+272+107.51%525
September 2016n/a-19-6.99%253
August 2016n/a-788-74.34%272
July 2016n/a+78+7.94%1,060
June 2016n/a+594+153.09%982
May 2016n/a+146+60.33%388
April 2016n/a-64-20.92%242
March 2016n/a-502-62.13%306
February 2016n/a-504-38.41%808
January 2016n/a+586+80.72%1,312
December 2015n/a+134+22.64%726
November 2015n/a+353+147.7%592
October 2015n/a+2+0.84%239
September 2015n/a-39-14.13%237
August 2015n/a-88-24.18%276
July 2015n/a-473-56.51%364
June 2015n/a-860-50.68%837
May 2015n/an/an/a1,697

How many people play Black Mesa right now?

At this moment Black Mesa has 253 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,288 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 616 players. Today's peak is 17% below its 30-day average daily peak of 743.

Black Mesa player count history

Over the last 30 days Black Mesa averaged a daily peak of 743 players, down 1% compared with the 30 days before (754). Its highest point this month (962) is 58% below the same period last year (2,273). In its first month after release (May 1, 2015) it peaked at 1,697 players. Today's player count is 4% of its all-time peak of 7,116, set on Mar 1, 2020.

Best time to play Black Mesa

Based on the last 14 days, Black Mesa is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 59% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Black Mesa players by hour and weekday

When Black Mesa has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 893 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 260 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.4xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

Compare Black Mesa with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About Black Mesa

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Developer
Crowbar Collective
Released
May 1, 2015
Genre
Action, Adventure, Indie
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
30 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Black Mesa price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$1.99
lowest recorded (-90%) · Jul 9, 2025 archived
-80%
typical sale discount · 5 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Black Mesa is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $4.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $1.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Black Mesa price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$19.99$19.9917.81 EURbase
Euro area19,50€$21.8919.50 EUR+9%
United Kingdom£16.75$22.5420.09 EUR+13%
CanadaC$ 25.99$18.6116.58 EUR-7%
AustraliaA$ 29.50$20.6518.40 EUR+3%
New ZealandNZ$ 28.99$16.3014.52 EUR-18%
BrazilR$59,99$10.979.78 EUR-45%
MexicoMex$ 227.99$12.2610.93 EUR-39%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$10.49$10.499.35 EUR-48%
Poland91,99 zł$23.5220.96 EUR+18%
SwitzerlandCHF 21.99$26.8923.95 EUR+34%
Norway220,00 kr$23.6621.08 EUR+18%
Turkey (MENA USD)$10.49$10.499.35 EUR-48%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$10.49$10.499.35 EUR-48%
South AfricaR 185.00$11.2710.04 EUR-44%
India₹880.00$9.318.30 EUR-53%
Indonesia cheapestRp 165 999$9.198.18 EUR-54%
China¥76.00$11.4010.15 EUR-43%
Japan¥2,300$14.5212.93 EUR-27%
South Korea₩ 21,500$15.9914.25 EUR-20%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Black Mesa reviews over time

94% Very Positive94% of 145,341 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Black Mesa on Twitch

2
watching now
1
live channels
110
24-hour peak viewers
27
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Black Mesa", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Black Mesa Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 25 Oct 2026, with a peak of 248 viewers and 25 on average.

Black Mesa streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Black Mesa streamers this week

  1. mwocha162
  2. DarkViperAU24760
  3. rorystarr_43
  4. GumiSeiryu38
  5. OrchidMemoria34

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Black Mesa achievements

Black Mesa has 50 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 13.5% of them; the rarest, Pepperoni Precipitation, is held by 2.0% of players.

  • Brownian MotionPass the toilet paper to the Scientist in need.61.1%
  • Convection RefinementRuin the microwave casserole.50.3%
  • Gray Matter PropulsionHeadshot 20 Enemies with the.357 Magnum.36.8%
  • Prophylactic SuggestedGet overtaken by a Headcrab's ample anterior.33.4%
  • Anti-Matter Over MindKill a Controller without killing any of its mind-controlled Vortigaunt slaves.27.9%
  • Premature ExpulsionUse an entire clip of Gluon ammo in one continuous shot.26.7%
  • Inflammatory ActionsKill a Headcrab using fire.25.7%
  • Limitless PotentialAccept G-Man’s offer of employment.25.2%
  • Permeable InfrastructureUse the alternate path in Office Complex.23.4%
  • Dead ReckoningKill an Assassin with the.357 Magnum.23.2%
  • Centripetal AttractionKill 20 Enemies with the Hivehand.22.8%
  • Caffeine ExtractionPerform surgical caffeine extraction from 20 vending machines.21.0%
  • Well-DoneCook a Grenade for too long.19.0%
  • Mega HertzKill 5 Enemies with one Grenade.18.8%
  • Quantum CapacitanceOvercharge it anyway.18.8%
  • Rather an AnticlimaxDecline G-Man’s offer of employment.16.7%
  • Proverbial TinkererInterfere with the alarm and laptop in Anomalous Materials.16.4%
  • Less Than Desirable ConsequencesDie in the AMS Beam before starting the experiment.15.8%
  • Calculated TrajectoryKill 10 airborne Headcrabs using the Shotgun.13.5%
  • Nuclear Fishin'Kill an Ichthyosaur with either the Tau or Gluon.12.4%
  • PhD in PacifismDon't kill any Vortigaunts in the Borderworld.11.9%
  • Remote DetonationKill a Barnacle with a Satchel.11.3%
  • Contest PropellantHidden achievement10.9%
  • Stealth TechnologyEscape the Hangar in Surface Tension without alerting the Soldiers.10.8%
  • Universal GravitationGet killed by your own Snarks.10.7%
  • Resonance ProcrastinatorRefuse to insert the specimen into the Anti-Mass Spectrometer.9.6%
  • Digital WizardryKill 10 enemies with a reprogrammed Sentry.8.9%
  • Futile ResistanceKill 10 Enemies with Snarks.7.1%
  • Unified Coupling TheorumHelp the Barnacle and Headcrab find true love.6.5%
  • Kinetic RepulsionKill a Marine with their own Grenade.6.1%
  • One Step AheadKill 10 Enemies with Tripmines​​.6.1%
  • Hyper Saturation ConundrumDrown in Lambda Core's coolant.6.0%
  • Gonad GliderGet whacked into oblivion in the ledge fight.6.0%
  • Ethically QuestionableConduct all of the questionable research experiments.5.3%
  • Our Brains And Your BrawnAssemble all the possible Scientists and Guards at the end of Office Complex.5.3%
  • xen whenHidden achievement4.6%
  • Following the RulesHidden achievement4.0%
  • Orbital TrajectorySkip the opening Xen island with a secret jump.​3.9%
  • Black Mesa Decathlon WinnerEscape the Gargantua’s Lair without taking any damage from Gargantuas.3.7%
  • Doctor’s SignatureDeliver the finishing blow to Gonarch with your Crowbar.3.4%
  • Late for WorkDefeat Nihilanth in under 4 minutes.​3.4%
  • Specimen GGTake out all three Healing Crystals in Nihilanth’s Chamber at the same time​.3.2%
  • Rare SpecimenSend the Hidden Hat to Xen.2.9%
  • The PlanHidden achievement2.6%
  • Laser ImmunizationComplete Interloper without taking any laser damage.2.6%
  • Unquestionably EthicalHidden achievement2.4%
  • Prolific PopperKill all Protozoans in the Borderworld.2.1%
  • The Rarest SpecimenHidden achievement2.1%
  • Post-Mortem IntervalFind each member of the missing research teams.2.1%
  • Pepperoni PrecipitationHidden achievement2.0%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Black Mesa FAQ

Is Black Mesa dead?

Black Mesa has a small but active player base. 253 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Black Mesa?

253 people are playing Black Mesa on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 616 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Black Mesa?

Black Mesa reached its all-time Steam peak of 7,116 concurrent players on Mar 1, 2020.

Is Black Mesa growing or declining?

Black Mesa is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 743, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Black Mesa most active?

Black Mesa usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Black Mesa cost?

Black Mesa costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Black Mesa has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Black Mesa on Steam is $1.99 (90% off), on Jul 9, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $19.99 right now.

Is Black Mesa on sale right now?

No, Black Mesa is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.

Where is Black Mesa cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Black Mesa is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 165 999, about $9.19 or 54% below the US price of $19.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Black Mesa good?

Steam players rate Black Mesa Very Positive: 94% of 145,341 reviews are positive.

When did Black Mesa come out?

Black Mesa was released on Steam on May 1, 2015.

Who made Black Mesa?

Black Mesa was developed by Crowbar Collective.

Is Black Mesa still worth playing?

Black Mesa has a smaller but active community on Steam today (253 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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