Getting it out the door, though, is the important first step that has to happen.Īfter 14 years in the oven, Black Mesa 1.0 will finally launch on Steam on March 5, 2020, for $19.99.
The game, he notes, will never really be perfect so they plan on supporting it with bug fixes and more. That was one of the reasons for the latest delay which involved reworking the last and, according to most reviews, the weakest level of the game.Įngels makes it clear that simply releasing version 1.0 doesn’t mean the work is done. Unlike mods that try to upgrade graphics or assets, it is an honest to goodness remake that tries to bring the original to a level on par with Half-Life 2. Project team lead and now company owner Adam Engels, however, has had no regrets, especially considering how the mostly unpaid work has actually helped him land jobs or make connections in the game industry.īlack Mesa is no small undertaking. That fact may make some wonder about the wisdom of working on such a large game for free. Waiting for a few days is probably a drop in the ocean compared to the 14 years it took to develop Black Mesa.
