The Blackwood Project (2026)

Developer: VRAK
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Rating: 2.9 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 17 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A free-to-play action-adventure where you investigate a distress call as a top agent in a mysterious manor.

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What players say

Players call The Blackwood Project a promising but very short proof-of-concept horror game, lasting around 15 minutes. Praise goes to the atmosphere and light-based mechanic that reveals enemies, but many criticize clunky combat, a lack of ammo respawn, and performance or bug problems on some hardware.

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