Is BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS free?

Yes — BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Does BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS Unsupported on Steam Deck, which means some or all of it does not currently work there.

Can I play BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS on PC Game Pass?

No — BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS is not on PC Game Pass right now.

BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS

Vertigo Games America · June 1, 2016 · Free to Play, FPS, Action, Shooter, Multiplayer

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About BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS

✦ AI summary

Suit up as an elite mercenary in this free-to-play FPS and battle other players across diverse modes like Team Deathmatch, Search & Destroy, and Running Man. Climb the ranks while customizing your warrior with deep gear systems, tactical slots, and a massive arsenal spanning assault rifles to sniper weapons, plus join or create clans to dominate competitive matches.

About BlackShot

BlackShot is a free-to-play, first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world.

Join other mercenaries in brutal team combat, multiple game modes, and experience in-depth customization to create your perfect warrior!

Story

The old world ended on the fourth of December, 2033.

In the preceding decade, advances in human cloning had led to the development of the ultimate weapon; the expendable clone soldier, the Mercenary.

Nations began expanding their borders aggressively, seeking more resources in order to expand their clone armies. The entire world soon became embroiled in global conflict.

BlackShot is one the world’s elite mercenary groups. You are a newly contracted Mercenary.

Will you rise through the ranks to become elite?

Multiply Game Modes

Running Man Mode (RM)
Team Death Match (TDM)
Team Flag Match (TFM)
Search & Destroy (SD)
Protect the Commander (PC)
Unlimited Battle Arena (UBA)

Mercenary Level & Rank System

Rise from lowly Recruit all the way up to Commander-in-Chief
Receive Weapons, Gear, and Tactics at every level!

Gear System

Enhance your mercenary with Gear to make them better, stronger, faster!
Receive stat bonuses or increase your weapon load.

Tactical Slots

Add depth to your character customization by assigning weapons expertise.
Unlock more slots as you gain ranks, and create a deadly mercenary!

Clan System & Dedicated Clan Servers

Create your own or join an existing clan, customize your emblem, and dominate!
Clan rankings and Clan servers for team matches.

Weapons

Massive array of weapons such as AR, BR, Snipers, SMG, Shotguns and many more.
7 Mastery categories and multiple ranks that unlock unique weaponry!

BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Player modes: Multiplayer
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jun 5, 2026

game is full of cheaters even with battle eye installed. you start with low tier garbage guns and equipment and everyone else has maxed out gear and weapons at the same beginner level you start at. there are no bot matches to get you used to the games controls and you are constantly getting one shotted when you have to dump a whole clip of ammo into guys to get them to drop! when you do pull the equipment box you get stuff that expires after a few hours or if your lucky a few days. you never actually unlock anything to own permanently. everything is a time limited use. whats the point? even as bad as call of duty is, at least you get to keep your guns when you unlock em. game is too heavy on pay to win mechanics. all this and the achievements are broken. youre supposed to get one for logging in on your first day and then another on day two... well im on my second day and im yet to see either one of those achievements! if you were thinking of trying this one, save yourself the time and frustration... your only gonna be fodder for some pay to win jerk to get free kills off of with his aimbot! game uninstalled and in the bin it goes!

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Not recommended Feb 9, 2026

--- BlackShot: Mercenary Warfare FPS (433350) — Borked System: Gentoo Linux, AMD GPU (amdgpu/radeonsi), Flatpak Steam, Proton Experimental / GE-Proton10-29 Status: Game launcher (Patcher.exe) can be made functional with workarounds. The game itself (blackshot.exe) crashes at the "PreGamer" stage with an Access Violation (Exception Type 11 at 0x40e0b1). Most likely cause: BattlEye anti-cheat has not been enabled for Proton by the developer (Vertigo Games/PapayaPlay). --- Issues encountered & workarounds applied: 1. Patcher.exe "Assertion failed" on startup - Wine C++ Runtime assertion: !status in steamclient_main.c:375 - Non-fatal, can be dismissed 2. Embedded browser in…

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Recommended Feb 4, 2026

The OG Game, better than CS2. 0 Cheaters, a good anti-cheat system. In love with this game!

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Recommended Aug 29, 2026

Good

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Recommended Aug 21, 2026

the old game

Not recommended Feb 5, 2026

new version is found. Do you want to update now? not updating in steam cant play game wast time

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