What is Blockheads?
Blockheads is an online first-person arena shooter developed by Skullcap Studios and released in February 2024. In this game, players join real-time multiplayer combat where every successful takedown upgrades your current firearm. The objective is to progress through a series of distinct weapon tiers and reach the final gun before opposing combatants do. It runs directly inside modern web browsers with no download or setup required.
Key features
- Weapon progression: Each elimination swaps your current firearm for the next gun in the sequence.
- Stat enhancements: Upgrade your health, movement speed, and regeneration rate to gain an edge during combat.
- Voxel battlefields: Fight across arena layouts built with strategic corners and defensive barriers.
- Cross-platform controls: Play on desktop computers with keyboard and mouse or on mobile devices using on-screen touch buttons.
- Global multiplayer: Match up against live opponents in competitive online lobbies.
How to play
- Join an active arena match and start with your initial base firearm.
- Navigate around map obstacles to locate opposing players while keeping safe angles.
- Aim and shoot opponents to register eliminations and receive your next weapon tier.
- Invest into character upgrades to expand maximum health, movement speed, and healing recovery.
- Continue eliminating opponents with each assigned gun until you complete the final weapon takedown.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard / mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD or Arrow keys | On-screen buttons |
| Shoot | Left mouse button | On-screen fire button |
| Reload | R | On-screen reload button |
| Jump | Spacebar | On-screen jump button |
Upgrade mechanics
Between skirmishes, players can boost character attributes to adapt to intense arena combat. Managing these upgrades helps maintain momentum as weapon tiers rotate.
| Attribute | Combat effect |
|---|---|
| Health | Expands your total damage capacity during direct firefights. |
| Speed | Increases sprint pace to navigate between cover positions. |
| Regeneration | Accelerates health recovery after taking enemy fire. |
Tips and strategy
- Duck behind cover to recover: When taking damage, retreat behind solid geometry so your health regeneration can restore your hit points.
- Invest in speed early: Faster movement makes you a tougher target to track across open courtyards.
- Reload after every engagement: Press R to reload whenever you defeat a rival so you never begin a duel on an empty clip.
- Jump when crossing lanes: Using the Spacebar to jump past open corridors disrupts enemy crosshair tracking.
- Adjust your tactics per weapon: Each weapon tier handles differently, so alter your combat distance whenever your gun upgrades.
Game modes
Gun Game
Gun Game is the core competitive mode in Blockheads. All players start on equal footing with the initial weapon tier. Scoring a takedown advances you to the next firearm in line, creating a fast race toward the final weapon.
Similar games
- Blockpost Legacy: Another tactical block shooter created by Skullcap Studios offering team-based combat arenas.
- Last Warriors: A competitive online combat arena featuring multiplayer showdowns.
- MiniBattles: A fast multiplayer collection with quick competitive mini-game rounds.
Developer and history
Blockheads was developed by Skullcap Studios and released on February 15, 2024. The studio created the title following their popular shooter Blockpost Legacy, bringing fast-paced gun game mechanics to browser players on desktop and mobile systems.
