Point Mass Studio has released an Early Access version of its Black Mesa: HECU project on Steam. This version will let you play Chapter 0 of this new fan-made Half Life game. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
Black Mesa: HECU aims to provide a completely new experience that fills in the narrative spaces left by the military during the Black Mesa incident. Basically, think of it as a HL game, similar to Opposing Force.
As said, this first EA release features Chapter 0. In February, the team aims to release Chapter 1 and 2. Then in March 2025, it plans to provide Chapter 3. After the release of Chapter 3, it will take a break to release a patch that will address bugs that players may have encountered. Finally, the last Chapter, Chapter 4, will come out at a later date.
All in all, this is something that a lot of Half-Life fans may appreciate. So, go ahead and download the mod from this link. As its title suggests, you’ll need Black Mesa in order to play it. In other words, this isn’t a standalone free game.
Speaking of fan-made Half-Life projects, the team behind FUBAR released a new video for it. FUBAR is a reimagined remake of Half-Life: Opposing Force in the Source Engine. As such, players will step back into the boots of Corporal Adrian Shephard as he crash-lands right in the heart of the chaos at Black Mesa.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
Contact: Email