BLACKWOOD is playable on Steam for PC as a three-part episodic game, with only Act 1 released so far. The Contracts Update added three side missions and a set of combat, weapon, and quality-of-life changes while Act 2 and Act 3 remain scheduled for 2027.
BLACKWOOD launched on Steam for PC in September 2026 as the first act of a three-part episodic release from IZilla Games and AttritoM7 Productions. The game is a third-person action thriller set in New York in 2012, with players controlling Anton Blackwood, a contract killer who runs a DVD shop by day. The shop has management elements: restocking, inventory organization, and pricing, with profits funding the protagonist's night-time equipment. Combat is built around dives, rolls, and slides to avoid enemy fire, plus takedown moves.
The release plan splits the story across three acts. Act 1 arrived at launch, and Act 2 and Act 3 are scheduled to follow as free updates in 2027. The price rises with each act: $24.99 at launch, $29.99 after Act 2, and $34.99 after Act 3. The release date was set for September 17 in Japan and September 16 globally.
The Contracts Update in November 2026 filled out Act 1 with three side missions between story missions: a wave-based shooting mission, a drift trial, and a sniper mission. It also added the MP5 as a purchasable dark web weapon, new weapon customization parts, a melee combat overhaul, a revamped tutorial, new music tracks, camera and movement adjustments, and bug fixes. The update is drawn from player feedback, and the game's three-part structure still has only its first act playable.
Written with AI from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced.
See our editorial policy. Every fact links
the story it came from.
4h ago
AttritoM7 Productions released the Contracts Update for BLACKWOOD, the John Wick-style action thriller that launched in September 2026. The update adds three side missions between story missions: wave-based shooting, a drift trial, and a sniper mission. It also adds the MP5 as a purchasable dark web weapon, new weapon customization parts, a melee combat overhaul, a revamped tutorial, new music tracks, camera and movement adjustments, and bug fixes.
Aug 28
IZilla Games and AttritoM7 Productions have set a release date for BLACKWOOD, a third-person action thriller about a hitman who runs a DVD shop by day. The game launches on Steam for PC on September 17 in Japan, with a global release on September 16. Set in New York in 2012, players control Anton Blackwood, who manages a small DVD store during the day and works as a contract killer at night. The combat is described as fast and stylish, featuring dives, rolls, and slides to avoid enemy fire, along with numerous takedown moves. The DVD shop includes management elements such as restocking, inventory organization, and pricing, with profits funding the protagonist's night-time equipment. The story, influenced by Marvel works, involves a shadowy figure monitoring and manipulating Anton's double life. The game is structured as a three-part episodic release: Act 1 arrives at launch, with Act 2 and Act 3 following as free updates in 2027. The price increases with each Act: $24.99 at launch, $29.99 after Act 2, and $34.99 after Act 3.