DVD Shop Owner by Day.
Contract Killer by Night.
Step into 2012 New York City and live a double life. Run your neighbourhood DVD rental shop by day, disappear into the underworld as a meticulous hitman when darkness falls. One epic story. Three acts. All future content free.
Available on gamedrive.org/blackwood/ and the Steam Store — 30 GB SSD · Windows 10/11 · Acts II & III free
Install guide →BLACKWOOD's identity is the brutal contrast between its two worlds. Neither half feels like filler — each feeds the other.
BLACKWOOD does not reward players who sit behind cover. Dive forward, slide-shoot through doorframes, and roll out of grenade radius — the combat engine is built around constant, deliberate movement. Every encounter has a cinematic rhythm you control.
Hundreds of environment-aware execution animations that read the room around you. Slam someone through a diner window, use a pool cue as a lever, or disarm a gunman mid-scuffle and use his weapon on the man behind him. Nothing here is scripted set-dressing — every takedown is a live physics interaction.
Takedown Guide →Manage a real New York DVD rental business with supplier invoices, shelf organization, dynamic customer demand, and pricing that responds to local trends. Money laundered through the store funds weapons, upgrades, and Anton's apartment. Neglect it and you'll feel the financial pressure when gearing up for a job.
Store Management Guide →Unedited 1080p captures direct from the Steam store. Click any image to expand.
Buy BLACKWOOD once and own the entire Anton story. Acts II and III are free updates — no DLC, no season pass.
Anton arrives in the neighbourhood, opens his shop, and gets entangled in his first syndicate contract. Core mechanics, 2012 NYC open world, DVD shop simulation fully playable from day one.
The stakes escalate. New Brooklyn and Queens districts, advanced weapon mods, rival assassins hunting Anton, and deeper store management with hireable staff.
The conclusion. Multiple endings based on choices made across all three acts. Endless contracts mode, mastery rewards, and complete apartment customization.
