Black Mesa

Black Mesa has made about $34.1M gross on Steam since May 2015, by our estimate, likely between $20.4M and $54.5M.

Released
May 5, 2015
  • PCWindows, Linux
  • Steam DeckPlayable
Black Mesa
Lifetime gross
~$34.1M
$20.4M–$54.5M
Last 30 days
~$126K
Gross revenue
Developer take-home
~$19.5M
After Valve’s cut
Estimated value
$2.97M
$1.63M–$4.31M
September 2026~$123Kdown19%vs prior monthValuedown54%vs a year agoBest monthNovember 2020 · ~$1.38Mnow 91% below

Monthly gross, estimated

From monthly reviews · ±40% a bar
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MonthEstimated gross
Oct ’26$85.5K
Sep ’26$123K
Aug ’26$153K
Jul ’26$208K
Jun ’26$162K
May ’26$162K
Apr ’26$179K
Mar ’26$234K
Feb ’26$224K
Jan ’26$282K
Dec ’25$388K
Nov ’25$337K
Oct ’25$204K
Sep ’25$196K
Aug ’25$320K
Jul ’25$595K
Jun ’25$397K
May ’25$628K
Apr ’25$137K
Mar ’25$253K
Feb ’25$173K
Jan ’25$277K
Dec ’24$368K
Nov ’24$337K
Oct ’24$140K
Sep ’24$191K
Aug ’24$267K
Jul ’24$289K
Jun ’24$178K
May ’24$211K
Apr ’24$321K
Mar ’24$216K
Feb ’24$336K
Jan ’24$339K
Dec ’23$394K
Nov ’23$457K
Oct ’23$278K
Sep ’23$261K
Aug ’23$234K
Jul ’23$347K
Jun ’23$302K
May ’23$505K
Apr ’23$183K
Mar ’23$236K
Feb ’23$208K
Jan ’23$342K
Dec ’22$313K
Nov ’22$375K
Oct ’22$251K
Sep ’22$249K
Aug ’22$207K
Jul ’22$404K
Jun ’22$343K
May ’22$177K
Apr ’22$229K
Mar ’22$308K
Feb ’22$243K
Jan ’22$413K
Dec ’21$356K
Nov ’21$379K
Oct ’21$308K
Sep ’21$517K
Aug ’21$322K
Jul ’21$494K
Jun ’21$246K
May ’21$377K
Apr ’21$235K
Mar ’21$237K
Feb ’21$313K
Jan ’21$480K
Dec ’20$531K
Nov ’20$1.38M
Oct ’20$184K
Sep ’20$174K
Aug ’20$236K
Jul ’20$420K
Jun ’20$256K
May ’20$357K
Apr ’20$752K
Mar ’20$1.33M
Feb ’20$272K
Jan ’20$526K
Dec ’19$698K
Nov ’19$259K
Oct ’19$53.9K
Sep ’19$34.7K
Aug ’19$58.8K
Jul ’19$225K
Jun ’19$272K
May ’19$30.4K
Apr ’19$28K
Mar ’19$34.7K
Feb ’19$50K
Jan ’19$51.9K
Dec ’18$104K
Nov ’18$374K
Oct ’18$41.1K
Sep ’18$48.6K
Aug ’18$63.6K
Jul ’18$92.4K
Jun ’18$94K
May ’18$133K
Apr ’18$80.2K
Mar ’18$97.9K
Feb ’18$91.6K
Jan ’18$167K
Dec ’17$164K
Nov ’17$234K
Oct ’17$66K
Sep ’17$69.9K
Aug ’17$73.5K
Jul ’17$111K
Jun ’17$94.4K
May ’17$46.2K
Apr ’17$62.8K
Mar ’17$67.4K
Feb ’17$86.5K
Jan ’17$149K
Dec ’16$131K
Nov ’16$310K
Oct ’16$72.9K
Sep ’16$54.8K
Aug ’16$74.4K
Jul ’16$162K
Jun ’16$142K
May ’16$69.9K
Apr ’16$57.8K
Mar ’16$64.8K
Feb ’16$159K
Jan ’16$241K
Dec ’15$147K
Nov ’15$78.9K
Oct ’15$55.8K
Sep ’15$46.7K
Aug ’15$78.4K
Jul ’15$94K
Jun ’15$204K
May ’15$546K

Valuation

$1.56M trailing-year take-home

Value, month by month

$0$5M$10MMay ’15Sep ’17Jan ’20May ’22Sep ’24
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Oct ’26$2.97M
Sep ’26$2.9M
Aug ’26$2.98M
Jul ’26$3.16M
Jun ’26$3.59M
May ’26$3.84M
Apr ’26$4.35M
Mar ’26$4.31M
Feb ’26$4.33M
Jan ’26$4.27M
Dec ’25$5.02M
Nov ’25$4.99M
Oct ’25$6.49M
Sep ’25$5.65M
Aug ’25$6.37M
Jul ’25$5.56M
Jun ’25$4.44M
May ’25$4.78M
Apr ’25$4.17M
Mar ’25$3.86M
Feb ’25$3.81M
Jan ’25$4.02M
Dec ’24$4.1M
Nov ’24$3.52M
Oct ’24$3.65M
Sep ’24$3.8M
Aug ’24$3.87M
Jul ’24$3.84M
Jun ’24$4.59M
May ’24$4.75M
Apr ’24$5.13M
Mar ’24$4.95M
Feb ’24$4.97M
Jan ’24$4.81M
Dec ’23$4.81M
Nov ’23$4.71M
Oct ’23$4.61M
Sep ’23$4.57M
Aug ’23$4.56M
Jul ’23$4.52M
Jun ’23$4.6M
May ’23$4.65M
Apr ’23$4.23M
Mar ’23$4.29M
Feb ’23$4.38M
Jan ’23$4.42M
Dec ’22$4.51M
Nov ’22$4.57M
Oct ’22$4.57M
Sep ’22$4.65M
Aug ’22$4.24M
Jul ’22$4.37M
Jun ’22$4.47M
May ’22$4.36M
Apr ’22$5.39M
Mar ’22$5.39M
Feb ’22$5.3M
Jan ’22$6.2M
Dec ’21$6.3M
Nov ’21$5.7M
Oct ’21$5.94M
Sep ’21$5.81M
Aug ’21$5.43M
Jul ’21$5.34M
Jun ’21$5.26M
May ’21$6.2M
Apr ’21$8.03M
Mar ’21$7.86M
Feb ’21$8.25M
Jan ’21$8.19M
Dec ’20$8.25M
Nov ’20$7.2M
Oct ’20$5.97M
Sep ’20$5.83M
Aug ’20$8.68M
Jul ’20$8.38M
Jun ’20$8.06M
May ’20$8.08M
Apr ’20$7.54M
Mar ’20$6.33M
Feb ’20$4.16M
Jan ’20$3.79M
Dec ’19$3M
Nov ’19$2.01M
Oct ’19$1.69M
Sep ’19$1.68M
Aug ’19$1.69M
Jul ’19$1.7M
Jun ’19$1.3M
May ’19$1.11M
Apr ’19$1.65M
Mar ’19$1.72M
Feb ’19$1.58M
Jan ’19$1.63M
Dec ’18$1.78M
Nov ’18$1.86M
Oct ’18$1.43M
Sep ’18$1.46M
Aug ’18$1.48M
Jul ’18$1.49M
Jun ’18$1.78M
May ’18$1.78M
Apr ’18$2.16M
Mar ’18$2.14M
Feb ’18$2.08M
Jan ’18$2.08M
Dec ’17$1.81M
Nov ’17$1.53M
Oct ’17$1.38M
Sep ’17$1.39M
Aug ’17$1.37M
Jul ’17$1.38M
Jun ’17$1.43M
May ’17$1.48M
Apr ’17$2.04M
Mar ’17$2.03M
Feb ’17$2.03M
Jan ’17$2.14M
Dec ’16$1.98M
Nov ’16$2M
Oct ’16$1.45M
Sep ’16$1.43M
Aug ’16$1.42M
Jul ’16$1.67M
Jun ’16$1.82M
May ’16$1.92M
Apr ’16$1.94M
Mar ’16$1.87M
Feb ’16$1.8M
Jan ’16$1.63M
Dec ’15$1.37M
Nov ’15$1.42M
Oct ’15$1.32M
Sep ’15$1.24M
Aug ’15$1.18M
Jul ’15$1.08M
Jun ’15$963K
May ’15$701K
What moves itFactor
Base multiple× trailing-12-month developer earnings2.20×
GenreAction, Adventure, Early Access0.93×
MomentumLast 6 months at 54% of the prior 60.85×
Player sentiment94% positive reviews1.10×
ValueRange $1.63M–$4.31M$2.97M
How we value games

Estimate refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Estimates use the review-multiplier method and can be off by 40% or more either way.

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