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In 5v5 hero-based FPS battles, build defenses, reshape the map, and carve unexpected routes into the enemy base.
Released 30 Apr 2015
Dig Tunnels Under Bases
Build Trap Defenses
Reshape Battlefields
Five of you. Five of them. Face off in a battle where everything you build, destroy, construct or shoot has a devastating impact on the entire game. Build defences using a crazy range of block types and work together in this FPS where no game is EVER the same. NOW FREE TO PLAY.
Developed by Toadman Interactive, Artplant · Published by Toadman Interactive
Block N Load is a team-based first-person shooter built around 5v5 battles. Players choose heroes with different combat, defensive, or support roles and work together to attack the opposing team’s base.
Before the fighting begins, teams build defenses with blocks and gadgets such as turrets, mines, forcefields, and traps. During a match, players can destroy and alter the terrain, digging tunnels or creating routes over obstacles to reach enemy positions.
The game also includes a map editor for creating and sharing arenas, custom games with selectable maps and build times, and a single-player Time Assault mode. In Time Assault, players tackle hero-based courses and compete for their best times on leaderboards.
Players often remember Block N Load fondly for combining shooting with creative construction and destruction: reviews describe digging into enemy territory, setting traps, and adapting tactics with a team. Distinctive characters and the variety of blocks and gadgets also receive praise. Many reviews are retrospective, lamenting the game’s shutdown and loss of access; some also recall long waits for matches when the player population had fallen.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 66 |
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| Players | 1–10 |
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| Multiplayer | Block N Load is a team-based online PvP FPS built around objective matches with building and destruction. Official store text describes matches as 5 versus 5, and reviews repeatedly confirm 5v5 team play, though some later reviews report a 4v4 update. It supports custom games on servers, private matches, player-made maps via Steam Workshop, and joining matches already in progress. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game includes a map editor and Steam Workshop support. Players can create arenas, share them, and use them in-game, including in custom server games. No evidence is provided for gameplay mods beyond maps and level content. |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 72/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
