It's reached the point that even if it's still a non-canon depiction, as of Autumn 2020 Valve have officially listed the full version of the game alongside the rest of the Half-Life franchise when it comes to sales on Steam, which all but implies that they respect the amount of work put into recreating their flagship title to put it alongside their own entries.note On the other hand, as Hunt Down the Freeman proves, Valve will allow anyone to do anything with their properties, as long as they can profit from it, but the fact of the matter is that Black Mesa proves good things can come of this too. A lot of people are taking odds as to whether or not the BM development team gets hired up by Valve.
Valve, on the other hand, put it up on Steam for download and said that they were just as excited for the release as everyone else was. Also one for Valve: most video game companies (like Konami, Nintendo and Electronic Arts) would freak out if a bunch of fans started making a free, improved version of a product that they were still selling for ten dollars.And the game just became better than ever. The game made its debut outside of Early Access on March 5, 2020.The final gameplay chapter, Nihilanth, including the full ending with the G-Man, entered public beta on December 6th, 2019, marking the first time that the game has been playable from start to finish.