Black Mesa vs Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Black Mesa is an FPS horror game from Crowbar Collective (2020) while Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is an FPS game from People Can Fly (2017).
What each one is
Steam files Black Mesa under FPS and Horror. In contrast, it files Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition under FPS.
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At a glance
| Black Mesa | Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.2/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (95%, 144,554) | Very Positive (89%, 9,652) |
| Critic aggregate | 84/100 | 76/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | $39.99 |
| Install size | 20 GB | 15 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2020 | 2017 |
| Developer | Crowbar Collective | People Can Fly |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Black Mesa vs Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Black MesaFPS horror gameBulletstorm: Full Clip EditionFPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Black MesaFPS, Remake, ActionBulletstorm: Full Clip EditionAction, Gore, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Black Mesa ✓Score 8.2 · 95% on Steam · 84 criticBulletstorm: Full Clip EditionScore 7.5 · 89% on Steam · 76 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Black Mesa144,554 reviews · 20 GBBulletstorm: Full Clip Edition9,652 reviews · 15 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Black Mesa ✓$19.99Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition$39.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Black MesaPlayableBulletstorm: Full Clip EditionPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Black Mesa takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueBlack Mesa and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Black Mesa (GamingPickz Score 8.2)
- The cheaper right now: Black Mesa ($19.99)
- Lighter on storage: Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (15 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Black Mesa (144,554 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
FPSRemakeActionSci-fiFirst-PersonSingleplayerShooterAtmospheric
Where they differ
ClassicAliensZombiesHorrorIndieMod
ViolentComedyFunnyCo-opDark HumorSexual Content
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Black Mesa is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Black Mesa | Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 2 GB Dedicated Video Card | Radeon HD 6850 |
| Minimum CPU | 2.6 Dual Core Processor | AMD A8-3850 |
| Minimum RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Install size | 20 GB | 15 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Black Mesa · Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Black Mesa and 5 for Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Black Mesa and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition in scope?
Black Mesa has drawn 144,554 Steam reviews and installs in 20 GB. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition has drawn 9,652 Steam reviews and installs in 15 GB.
Is Black Mesa or Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Black Mesa rates higher (8.2 to 7.5). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Black Mesa or Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition?
Black Mesa is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.