Black Mesa (2020) | Full Game Walkthrough Part (3/4)

As for the known issues in Black Mesa, the further you go in the game, the more bugs start appearing, especially in the Interloper section and Xen. There’s a pretty annoying bug with the charging socket, plus several other small mechanics that can softlock you if you’re not careful. Luckily I managed to avoid it in this clip, but the bug is random so it doesn’t always happen. No matter how high-end your PC is, this is still a heavily pushed Source 1 engine that’s basically reached its limit. That’s why it’s full of bugs and jank. Honestly, this game should’ve been made on Source 2 from the start. The only reason it wasn’t is because development began way before Source 2 even existed, so the devs couldn’t switch engines midway. It’s kind of sad because you can really feel the potential it could’ve had with Source 2’s much better stability (just look at CS2 for example).