Black Mesa

Summary

Black Mesa is a video game mod^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video_game_mod entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,673 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Black Mesa's instance of is recorded as video game mod^[3].
• Black Mesa's instance of is recorded as video game^[4].
• Black Mesa was published by Crowbar Collective^[5].
• Black Mesa's genre is first-person shooter^[6].
• Black Mesa's genre is science fiction video game^[7].
• Black Mesa Research Facility is named after Black Mesa^[8].
• Black Mesa's based on is recorded as Half-Life^[9].
• Black Mesa's developer is recorded as Crowbar Collective^[10].
• Black Mesa's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license^[11].
• Black Mesa's copyright license is recorded as freeware^[12].
• Black Mesa's programmed in is recorded as Q2407^[13].
• Black Mesa's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[14].
• Black Mesa's platform is recorded as Linux^[15].
• Black Mesa's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[16].
• Black Mesa's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game^[17].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as English^[18].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as German^[19].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[20].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as Finnish^[21].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as Norwegian^[22].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as French^[23].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as Portuguese^[24].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as Russian^[25].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as Italian^[26].
• Black Mesa's language of work or name is recorded as Czech^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 2012-09-01^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, ambient, electronic, industrial, modern classical, rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock, ambient, electronic, game, industrial, modern classical, rock, score, soundtrack, vgm, video game^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0556e906-b136-40f0-8b97-196fd36bedf8^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Black Mesa was published by Crowbar Collective^[5].

Publication

Black Mesa was released on March 6, 2020^[34]. Languages include English^[18], German^[19], Spanish^[20], Finnish^[21], Norwegian^[22], and French^[23]. Genres include first-person shooter^[6] and science fiction video game^[7]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution^[35] and digital download^[36].

Reception

Reviews include 84/100^[37], 93%^[38], 86/100^[39], and 83/100^[40].

Why It Matters

Black Mesa ranks in the top 3% of video_game_mod entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,673 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]