Block N Load

Block N Load was a team-based first-person shooter and voxel-based sandbox video game developed and published by Jagex in conjunction with Artplant. A successor to Ace of Spades, the game was initially released as a paid title on 30 April 2015 before being released as a free-to-play title as part of an update on 1 Oct 2015.^[1][2]

Block N Load
Developer(s)	Jagex Artplant
Publisher(s)	Jagex
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	30 April 2015
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, sandbox
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Reception

Block N Load was released on 30 April 2015 to mixed reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[3]

Shutdown

In 2018 the IP was sold to Toadman Interactive^[4]

On July 25th, 2025, an announcement was made on Steam that the game was to be shut down on August 1st. ^[5] Three days later on July 28th; Block N Load 2 (A work in progress successor) was canceled and was scheduled to be removed from Steam on the same day as the shutdown. ^[6]