Steady crowd

Half-Life: Blue Shift

Released Jun 12, 2001 · Steam app 130

Prices from €4.89

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 14:15 UTC

Playing now

at 14:15 UTC

24-hour peak

All-time peak

3,070

in Aug 2024 · SteamCharts

24h change

+16%

average vs the day before

Twitch viewers

live on Twitch

Best price

€4.89

official store

Players over time

Log scale

What stands out

-22%Players since 23:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
0Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
40Today’s peak was 29% above the current count.

All-time peak

3,070

Highest monthly peak on record, in Aug 2024, from SteamCharts. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 40.

Month by month

Average and peak players per month · SteamCharts (used with permission) for complete months, our own Steam counts after that

Month	Avg. players	Gain	% Gain	Peak players
October 2026 (from Oct 26, 2026) · our count	32	-6	-15%	40
September 2026	38	0	0%	80
August 2026	38	-13	-25%	72
July 2026	51	10	+24%	107
June 2026	41	2	+5.1%	111
May 2026	39	0	0%	76
April 2026	39	-2	-4.9%	81
March 2026	41	-2	-4.7%	95
February 2026	43	-15	-26%	78
January 2026	58	-5	-7.9%	124
December 2025	63	19	+43%	142
November 2025	44	11	+33%	98

Show all 172 months

Month	Avg. players	Gain	% Gain	Peak players
October 2025	33	3	+10%	83
September 2025	30	-4	-12%	66
August 2025	34	-10	-23%	79
July 2025	44	4	+10%	88
June 2025	40	6	+18%	85
May 2025	34	-2	-5.6%	68
April 2025	36	-7	-16%	75
March 2025	43	0	0%	90
February 2025	43	-17	-28%	85
January 2025	60	-20	-25%	140
December 2024	80	-3	-3.6%	191
November 2024	83	47	+131%	295
October 2024	36	-6	-14%	70
September 2024	42	-25	-37%	87
August 2024	67	10	+18%	3,070
July 2024	57	15	+36%	118
June 2024	42	1	+2.4%	112
May 2024	41	-4	-8.9%	78
April 2024	45	-6	-12%	88
March 2024	51	0	0%	106
February 2024	51	-23	-31%	117
January 2024	74	-31	-30%	172
December 2023	105	12	+13%	236
November 2023	93	53	+133%	314
October 2023	40	-12	-23%	81
September 2023	52	9	+21%	136
August 2023	43	-29	-40%	76
July 2023	72	32	+80%	146
June 2023	40	-1	-2.4%	92
May 2023	41	-2	-4.7%	86
April 2023	43	-9	-17%	94
March 2023	52	8	+18%	129
February 2023	44	-20	-31%	86
January 2023	64	-1	-1.5%	141
December 2022	65	22	+51%	145
November 2022	43	17	+65%	138
October 2022	26	-6	-19%	55
September 2022	32	-8	-20%	69
August 2022	40	-13	-25%	76
July 2022	53	17	+47%	100
June 2022	36	0	0%	84
May 2022	36	1	+2.9%	73
April 2022	35	-1	-2.8%	68
March 2022	36	-10	-22%	71
February 2022	46	-10	-18%	83
January 2022	56	5	+9.8%	117
December 2021	51	13	+34%	110
November 2021	38	3	+8.6%	101
October 2021	35	-2	-5.4%	64
September 2021	37	-9	-20%	73
August 2021	46	-14	-23%	76
July 2021	60	17	+40%	120
June 2021	43	0	0%	107
May 2021	43	-3	-6.5%	77
April 2021	46	0	0%	82
March 2021	46	-8	-15%	79
February 2021	54	-13	-19%	98
January 2021	67	7	+12%	130
December 2020	60	9	+18%	120
November 2020	51	12	+31%	102
October 2020	39	0	0%	78
September 2020	39	-6	-13%	70
August 2020	45	-17	-27%	75
July 2020	62	16	+35%	108
June 2020	46	-16	-26%	91
May 2020	62	-29	-32%	112
April 2020	91	-27	-23%	166
March 2020	118	7	+6.3%	263
February 2020	111	0	0%	278
January 2020	111	34	+44%	358
December 2019	77	27	+54%	167
November 2019	50	14	+39%	151
October 2019	36	-3	-7.7%	69
September 2019	39	1	+2.6%	75
August 2019	38	-28	-42%	70
July 2019	66	18	+38%	142
June 2019	48	22	+85%	132
May 2019	26	1	+4%	85
April 2019	25	-5	-17%	54
March 2019	30	-4	-12%	58
February 2019	34	-10	-23%	77
January 2019	44	3	+7.3%	105
December 2018	41	13	+46%	102
November 2018	28	2	+7.7%	79
October 2018	26	-1	-3.7%	54
September 2018	27	-5	-16%	57
August 2018	32	-11	-26%	63
July 2018	43	7	+19%	100
June 2018	36	6	+20%	97
May 2018	30	1	+3.5%	68
April 2018	29	-3	-9.4%	58
March 2018	32	-4	-11%	69
February 2018	36	-19	-35%	92
January 2018	55	7	+15%	111
December 2017	48	16	+50%	115
November 2017	32	0	0%	92
October 2017	32	-12	-27%	65
September 2017	44	3	+7.3%	86
August 2017	41	-18	-31%	88
July 2017	59	20	+51%	131
June 2017	39	12	+44%	122
May 2017	27	-2	-6.9%	57
April 2017	29	0	0%	61
March 2017	29	-5	-15%	58
February 2017	34	-10	-23%	72
January 2017	44	6	+16%	111
December 2016	38	10	+36%	99
November 2016	28	2	+7.7%	92
October 2016	26	-3	-10%	62
September 2016	29	-5	-15%	57
August 2016	34	-11	-24%	66
July 2016	45	10	+29%	103
June 2016	35	6	+21%	92
May 2016	29	1	+3.6%	60
April 2016	28	-3	-9.7%	57
March 2016	31	-14	-31%	66
February 2016	45	-2	-4.3%	112
January 2016	47	3	+6.8%	118
December 2015	44	11	+33%	105
November 2015	33	9	+38%	96
October 2015	24	-2	-7.7%	64
September 2015	26	-3	-10%	55
August 2015	29	-4	-12%	54
July 2015	33	-12	-27%	72
June 2015	45	15	+50%	115
May 2015	30	0	0%	66
April 2015	30	-1	-3.2%	69
March 2015	31	-4	-11%	69
February 2015	35	-10	-22%	78
January 2015	45	6	+15%	102
December 2014	39	11	+39%	97
November 2014	28	-13	-32%	74
October 2014	41	9	+28%	117
September 2014	32	5	+19%	148
August 2014	27	-4	-13%	56
July 2014	31	1	+3.3%	61
June 2014	30	8	+36%	69
May 2014	22	-4	-15%	52
April 2014	26	0	0%	59
March 2014	26	0	0%	58
February 2014	26	-10	-28%	55
January 2014	36	5	+16%	96
December 2013	31	8	+35%	65
November 2013	23	-8	-26%	62
October 2013	31	9	+41%	112
September 2013	22	-6	-21%	51
August 2013	28	-14	-33%	65
July 2013	42	25	+147%	150
June 2013	17	0	0%	40
May 2013	17	-1	-5.6%	40
April 2013	18	2	+13%	59
March 2013	16	-4	-20%	42
February 2013	20	-3	-13%	47
January 2013	23	1	+4.6%	54
December 2012	22	5	+29%	64
November 2012	17	-2	-11%	42
October 2012	19	-6	-24%	44
September 2012	25	-1	-3.9%	58
August 2012	26	-11	-30%	55
July 2012	37	—	—	76

Long-term history

Month by month from before we started counting: players from SteamCharts, plus Steam reviews and Wikipedia views, which follow interest rather than player numbers.

Busiest monthMar 2020118

Highest monthly peakAug 20243,070

Last 12 months vs the 12 before-6%

average players
peak players

Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission. The month in progress is left out.

Usually busiest in December: 31% above its trend, over 13 years

Prices

EUR · checked 16:05 UTC · IsThereAnyDeal · GG.deals

Best official price now

€4.89

cheapest named store: Steam €4.89

Key shops

€7.58

On Steam

€4.89

Lowest ever

€0.39

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The best official price, €4.89, is 1,154% above the lowest ever (€0.39).

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About the game

Release date: Jun 12, 2001
All-time peak reached: Aug 2024 · 3,070
Tracked by PixelKrypt since: Oct 26, 2026
Steam app id: 130

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