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24 alternatives to Black Mesa Source

Early access release of the fan made Half Life remake

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Black Mesa Source launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Black Mesa▲20

   Revisiting the original Half-Life with super pretty graphics

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Grim Fandango Remastered▲101

   One of the best adventure games of all time gets updated

   2015 · doublefine.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BattleTech▲61

   From the creators of the Shadowrun Series!

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Half-Life▲62

   The legendary Sci-Fi-Horror FPS

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Heroes of the Storm▲88

   Blizzard's answer to Lol and Dota2 is now live

   2015 · heroesofthestorm.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   I open sourced a game I just released on Steam, written in Lua▲496

   A replayable arcade shooter where you control a snake of heroes. - a327ex/SNKRX

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bionic Commando▲60

   now on Nvidia's streaming!

   2015 · shield.nvidia.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Half-Line Miami▲74

   A videogame mashup between Hotline Miami and Half Life 2

   2015 · thomaskole.itch.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GameFeed▲65

   Easiest way to track video game release dates and news

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Twine▲71

    Make your own narrative-based games

    2014 · twinery.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Games on GitHub▲72

    A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Half-Life 2 running on your browser▲5

    Hello Hacker News! I’ve been working on a side project that ports the entire Source Engine to run in the browser using Emscripten. (Yes, the same engine that powered Half-Life 2, Portal, CSGO, and more.) It’s still a work-in-progress some features are missing and the launcher is in development but core engine functionality is up and running. I’d love feedback, ideas, or contributions. If you’re curious, feel free to check it out, star it, or open a pull request! Here's the link to the source code - https://github.com/OrbitaStudios/LambdaComplexSource

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Think Gaming▲54

    Estimates game revenue/ARPU/installs/dau

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Game Dev Story▲80

    Run your own game dev studio!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Vanar.io▲70

    Agar.io goes interstellar!

    2015 · vanar.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Overland (First Access)▲89

    Make the most of a terrible situation

    2016 · finji.itch.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Indie Maker The Game▲105

    Open source game about indie makers

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GASOLIQ - Space Adventure▲66

    Save the home planet!

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Father.IO▲116

    The First Person Shooter in real life (pre-launch)

    2014 · father.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Storium▲69

    Online Storytelling Game

    2014 · storium.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    BattleTech▲71

    Tactical 'mech combat returns to the PC

    2015 · battletechgame.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CoolGamer▲77

    Create a 'coming soon' website for your indie game

    2017 · coolgamer.club · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Steam Spy▲70

    All the data and stats about Steam games

    2015 · steamspy.com · its alternatives →

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