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Blackwoods

Schirwindt · Published by Schirwindt · Official site ↗

Content notice: Frequent violence and potentially offensive historical symbols.

9 user reviews — 67% positive (9 reviews) · 30 achievements

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

Alternate history Cold war FPS. Join the Blackwoods unit and unravel a conspiracy which threatens to end your resistance once and for all.

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Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play · 2024 · More free games

Explore the tense world of Blackwoods, an indie FPS where you lead the fight against a looming threat. Unravel mysteries and survive in this alternate history Cold War experience from Schirwindt.

About this game


Blackwoods is a story focused FPS with short to medium-length levels, "bullet-time", weapon throwing mechanics and no weapon reloading to encourage scavenging and the use of enemy weapons.
You are "Hawk"- an untrained, partisan soldier with little weapon training so controlling the Cold-war era weapons is difficult and constant movement is encouraged.


Blackwoods takes place in an alternative history diverging shortly after the onset of the cold war. The resistance in the Baltic countries is not suppressed as readily early on which emboldens them and enables them to last far longer than they did in reality.
Decades later, the resistance is very close to being a private army with scavenged uniforms and weapons but lacking the training- however, the enemy will not simply sit idle and allow you to grow more powerful.


You will be joined in this fight by other members of the Blackwoods unit as well as some unknown characters who have simply been caught up in this battle.
The nature of this unit means nobody's true intentions can ever be known so who can you really trust when everything is on the line?


Use an array of popular period-appropriate weapons as well as some more rare and experimental weapons from throughout the cold war.
Over 40 different weapons can be collected and some may even be used akimbo to really give you some firepower!

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad-Core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 20H2)
  • Processor: Six-Core Intel or AMD 5 GHz or superior
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 or equivalent
  • Storage: 10 GB available space

Supported Languages

English*
*languages with full audio support

Latest news

  • Patch NotesOfficial

    Update 1 notes

    A new update is live with two minor changes. A new shooting range room is added to the home base to test your weapons. Some achievement unlock conditions have been altered to hopefully work more reliably.
    Read full article on Community Announcements (The Navigator of the Netscape)
  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Release bonus!

    With the launch of Blackwoods coming close, I'd like to share a code with you all: 10109090 Entering this in the "Bonus codes" menu will add an extra level to your mission list which will not affect the story but it will add extra context to the events of Blackwoods and show what was happening elsewhere in the world at the same time as the events of Blackwoods. Please be aware that this code is hard-coded to only work until the end of 2024- after that, the code will change and you will have to find it somewhere else. There are some codes hidden in the game which will have several effects so keep an eye out for those also!
    Read full article on Community Announcements (The Navigator of the Netscape)

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