Black Squad

Warrior mode introduced a new Custom Match ruleset built around unique gameplay mechanics. The 9th Ever Anniversary delivered daily missions and token-exchange rewards, while Black Squad Championship Series: Autumn brought a new competitive season and an exclusive Diamond weapon skin.

• New modes and competition: Warrior mode became available in Custom Match; Biohazard Mode and Mini Character Mode received additional rounds; and the 5v5 Demolition Tournament used unrestricted weapons and a single-elimination format.
• Characters and weapons: Shop rotations added a broad set of new character and weapon variants.
  • Characters: Azure Executor, Osiris Dane, Osiris Rena, Sunkissed Nurse, Silken Maiden, Redline Yui, and Silken Hwarang.
  • Weapons: AUG A3 WHITE FANG, K2C OSIRIS, MP5K OSIRIS, M4A1 Sunkissed EX, GROZA Sunkissed EX, G36 Sunkissed Memoir EX, SAIGA-20, SCAR-H OSIRIS EX, AK47M OSIRIS EX, Azure Parallax, the Silken Scarlet weapons, and XM8 SOULFIRE EX.
• Seasonal events: The Still Summer and Autumn Arrival events offered mission rewards and token shops with weapon skins, alongside recurring Capture, Assassination, Juggernaut BS Week, Warrior Mode, Biohazard Mode, and Mini Character Mode missions.
• Competitive and reward systems: Black Squad Championship Series: Autumn added tournament challenges, prize rewards, and the permanent Diamond weapon skin; MVP Match Reward also began offering chances at weapon models from 2024 through 2026.

On October 30, 2025, Black Squad introduced Biohazard, a beta version of Zombie Mode. The mode divided players into humans and zombies, with infection and survival objectives across rounds for up to 10 players.

• Beta mode: Biohazard entered the game as a beta version of Zombie Mode.
• Zombie objective: One player became a Zombie at the beginning of a round; the Big Boss Zombie could infect humans and create additional zombies.
• Human objective: Human players collected ammunition and fought to eliminate the Big Boss and infected players.
• Match structure: Matches supported up to 10 players, with rounds lasting up to 15 minutes and a best-of-three round format.

Tactical Shooter was the largest gameplay addition: Black Squad introduced a round-based explosive mode where players purchased weapons with points earned from kills and assists. The 7th Anniversary Event and Summer Event added mission tracks and earnable weapon rewards, while the shop rotation brought a steady stream of new characters and weapons.

• Tactical Shooter: The September 26 update expanded the mode with weapon drops, point changes, 18 maps, and seven additional weapons.
  • Rust, Night Town, and Brooklyn: These were among the 18 maps added to the mode.
  • AK47 DotSite, SIZ556XI CARBON, and M4A1: These were among the seven weapons added.
• Shop catalog and Battle Pass: New sales covered permanent items, themed weapon and character lines, and recurring free and Premium Battle Pass rewards.
  • Tri-Perm Package: Launched with permanent BLAZER R93 TOY GUN, BALISONG GALAXY, and AK47M GATEKEEPER.
  • Black Friday Packages: Added All Characters, Primary Weapon, and Secondary Weapon packages with permanent conversion kits.
  • Error 404, Heartbreaker, and Dusk Dragon: Sales added characters including Error 404 Yui, Ms. Heartbreaker, Mr. Heartbreaker, and Minerva, alongside weapons such as MDR ERROR 404, AXMC Silver Tempest EX, and BONE Silver Tempest EX.
  • Free and Premium Battle Pass: The free track granted a Normal Weapon Permanent Random Box at Level 40, while Premium tracks added sprays, calling cards, and weapon selection boxes.
• Weapon Point and Soul Option: Weapon Point challenged players to score with different weapons, while Soul Option gave newer and less-skilled players pre-battle ability and health support.
• Seasonal events:
  • 7th Anniversary Event: Added attendance and mission rewards, including DESERT EAGLE AKIMBO.
  • Autumn Event: Added daily objectives and Tactical Shooter missions.
  • Family Month Event: Offered Family Month Random Boxes and Dusk Dragon trial skins.
  • Summer Event: Added a token exchange shop, Bonus Random Boxes, and time-limited KATANA SUMMER TIME and P220 SUMMER TIME rewards.
• Competitive rewards: Clan War rewards switched to the BEELZEBUB series, while Competitive Match rewards added the BSC RIPPLING TERROR series; Server Stability Improvements addressed disruptions caused by instability.

Weapon Points was added for custom servers on June 13, giving Black Squad a new mode alongside Power Struggle and AI BOT Annihilation. Super Match’s final season also began in May and ran through June 13, while the game expanded its competitive structure, maps, characters, and weapon catalog.

• New modes: Three notable gameplay additions broadened the available match types.

  • Power Struggle: Added to quick battles, with teams earning points by attacking objectives and defeating Boss AI.
  • AI BOT Annihilation: Introduced Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulties, stronger bots, AI-point missions, and the Santorini, Old Temple, and Outpost maps.
  • Weapon Points: Added to custom servers. Its missions initially failed to register correctly; the listed remedy was for a later update, with no confirmed fix in these sources.

• Competitive play: Ranked systems and seasonal competition were substantially reorganized.

  • Autumn Season: Introduced seasonal Competitive Matches and changed Clan tier calculations to relative rankings.
  • LION tier: Required solo ranking from LION upward, while lower tiers still permitted team ranking.
  • Super Match Final Season: Began the mode’s concluding season with new rewards before ending on June 13.

• Characters and weapons: New content largely arrived through paid sales, packages, or random boxes rather than free unlocks.

  • Shaha: Received sales for the Shaha agent, SHAHA character variants, and Blue Moon Assassin Shaha.
  • Jessica: Fallen Angel Jessica, Ice Queen Jessica, and Jessica Archangel entered the shop rotation.
  • PENCIL: Joined the arsenal as a premium CYCLONE KNIFE weapon, while TOXIC, CELESTIAL DRAGON, RED METAL, HORNET, and ENTIC weapon lines received sales.

• Seasonal events: 6th Anniversary Watermelon Party, Harvest Moon, BLACK SQUAD WEEK, LUNAR NEW YEAR, and FESTVAL FRENZY added attendance tracks, missions, exchanges, exclusive items, and temporary bonuses; BLACK SQUAD WEEK also featured a unique mode and a 200% booster.

Juggernaut Mode introduced a 9-vs-1 Runaway Juggernaut battle, followed by Crazy Juggernaut, a second PvP variant. Black Squad also launched BS Premium, item combination, and the Steam Market while restructuring competitive play around seasonal competition.

• Juggernaut modes:

  • Juggernaut Mode: Added the 9-vs-1 format, enhanced Runaway Juggernaut abilities, and later added health bars, silhouettes, and running movement.
  • Crazy Juggernaut: Introduced a PvP mode centered on fighting a Crazy Juggernaut.
  • Classic Mode: Added a separate classic ruleset to matching and free channels.

• Progression systems:

  • BS Premium: Added mileage-based rewards tied to charged bullets, with weapon kits, character boxes, and other rewards.
  • Item Combination System: Allowed three items to be combined into a new permanent item, with EX Copper and grade-based rules added around the system.
  • BS Coin: Replaced Medals and tickets across missions, attendance rewards, shops, and tuning options.
  • Item Rating System: Introduced General, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum grades for items and characters.

• Competitive play:

  • Super Match: Expanded through Seasons 4–9 with sponsorship options, ranking rewards, participation requirements, penalties, and NEUTRON weapon rewards.
  • Competitive Match: Added Demolition–Class, five-player SQUAD matching, and seasonal competitive battles.
  • Clan Match: Switched tier assignment to relative ranking and added permanent weapon rewards for Gold and Platinum tiers.

• Roster and arsenal: Owen, Jessica, and Letty joined the character lineup, while the Cleaver proximity weapon and series including BLACK RABBIT, CANYON ROSE, STEEL LION, ICE SHARK, and NEUTRON expanded the available equipment.

• Market and seasonal rewards: The Steam Market Grand Opening Event enabled market access and included a daily free random box, while monthly Season Passes continued to separate free and Premium rewards such as permanent MDR and GOLD Cheryl items.

Tuning System arrived on November 25, letting players convert permanent characters into TP and unlock bonus EXP, Gold, or Medal options; Lin joined the roster alongside it. The 4th Anniversary free DLC added permanent items and anniversary boxes, while Capture the Flag introduced a new objective mode.

• Progression: Tuning System converted permanent characters to TP and offered EXP, Gold, and Medal options.
  • Jessica, Lin, Code Zero, Craig, and Rena gained new costume, accessory-slot, or completion-reward tuning options.
  • Tuning Redistribution later allowed players to reroll variable options with TP.
• Modes and maps: New objectives and map rotations broadened the multiplayer lineup.
  • Capture the Flag required teams to bring three flags back to their base to win.
  • Supply Raid became available on Collection and Outskirt during the Spring Season.
  • Open Storage joined Arms Race, while Open Storage Space was added to Supply Raid.
• Competitive play: Competitive Match Season 11, Season 12, and Season 13 launched in sequence with new tier rewards.
  • Competitive Match Rules introduced penalties for abandoning matches and behavior violations.
  • Clan Versus returned with tier challenges and permanent calling-card and frame rewards.
• Roster and arsenal: Master Harrison, Racheal, and Lunatic joined the character lineup.
  • SW629 CUSTOM, SNW629 Custom, KARAMBIT ICEBERG, and BLOOD WINTER items expanded the weapon pool, while MOONLIGHT MERMAID sales began in June.
• Balance: Balisong, Katana, and Karambit received melee damage, range, and speed adjustments.
  • Arms Race received stage weapon changes, and Shotgun movement speed increased while standing or crouching.
• Seasonal events: 4th Anniversary events added anniversary rewards and weapon boxes.
  • Winter Event: Waiting for X-Mas offered M45 CQBP CHRISTMAS RED 7D for playing 650 minutes.
  • Lunar New Year Big Time Event added a 200% EXP boost, while Summer Season introduced new missions and rewards.

Supply Raid added a new 8v8 team mode with limited ammunition and score-based objectives. Arms Race followed with another 8v8 mode built around a fixed weapon progression, while COMP EXCHANGE gave competitive players a way to trade WINNER TOKENS for permanent rewards.

• Supply Raid: The mode launched with limited ammunition and a designated score target.
  • Old Temple & Carrier: These maps joined the mode afterward.
  • Sabotage: The map returned to the Supply Raid rotation.
• Arms Race: The new mode challenged teams to reach 40 kills with a fixed weapon set; it later received daily missions plus updated weapon orders and skins.
• Competitive Match seasons: Four competitive seasons reshaped ranked play.
  • Competitive Match Season 7: Added placement/MMR adjustments, mission rewards, and tier-based end rewards.
  • Competitive Match Season 8: Introduced an eight-week competitive period and new end-of-season reward rules.
  • Competitive Match Season 9: Returned Duo Matches and added stronger penalties for inactivity and misconduct.
  • Competitive Match Season 10: Continued the revised competitive rules and seasonal penalties.
• Rewards and roster: COMP EXCHANGE let players convert WINNER TOKENS into permanent items, while Time Extension Kits could extend temporary weapons and characters or make them permanent. Dmitry also joined the character roster, and the rank cap rose to General of the Army 7.
• Combat tuning: Flak Jacket reduced chest damage by 20%, while weapon changes adjusted damage falloff, recoil, rate of fire, spread, sniper damage, and LMG ammunition. Later updates specifically rebalanced weapons in Arms Race and Supply Raid.

Start Up Package DLC launched on June 27, 2019, adding CODENAME: ZERO, SW629 CHROME, KATRAN CHROME, KRISS VECTOR, and skins. A separate Black Squad Greeting Package DLC was given free to entrants, while SQUAD Package DLC was limited to five random winners; Competitive Match Season 6 and DUBROK later became major additions.

• Maps and modes: Black Squad expanded both its competitive map pool and Quick Match lineup.

  • RUST joined Demolition and Competitive Match.
  • BIG PORT and DUBROK were added as Demolition maps.
  • Destruction 16v16 and Airborne 16v16 became Quick Match options.
  • Capture 10v10 launched without grenades.
  • AI DEFENSE returned with REVOLUTION Normal and Hard modes.

• Competitive and player systems: Competitive Match Season 4 unified Solo/Duo and Squad matchmaking, while Competitive Match Season 5 introduced the DRAGON tier, clan rewards, and stronger penalties for leaving or going AFK. Competitive Match Season 6 reset Pre-Season records, set initial MMR independently of earlier results, and added inactivity-based MMR reductions. The Location Marker System and Report System also arrived.

• Characters and gear: RENA debuted through the Valentine’s Day event, while Push Dagger 32 appeared in the Hello Spring and Easter reward tracks. HAPPY SUMMER BOX 2020 added new skinned items obtainable with SUMMER POINT.

• Seasonal events: Summer Festival 2019 introduced COOL SUN BOX 2019 and Summer Point missions; Halloween Event 2019 added Cursed Medics and Halloween Point rewards; WINTER EVENT 2019 brought Cream Cake 10v10 and WINTER POINT missions; and Lunar New Year Event 2020 added NEW YEAR POINT missions, attendance rewards, and event shop items.