SMASH&GRAB

SMASH & GRAB / REAL-TIME HEIST ACTION

BLACKOUT.

Lights out. Loot up. Watch your back.

Step off the card table and into Sable City. BLACKOUT is Smash & Grab's top-down action mode: move through the streets, crack vaults, outmaneuver rival runners and get your haul to the getaway car.

BLACKOUT concept art of rivals sabotaging a getaway on a rainy Sable City street
Concept artwork for BLACKOUT. The gameplay capture below shows the running prototype.
01 / THE HAUL

CRACK THE VAULT.

Follow the action across the city and fill your bag. More runners working the same district means more heat — and more attention from the police.

02 / THE DOUBLE-CROSS

RUIN THEIR GETAWAY.

Shove a rival, snatch dropped cash and use items found on the map. Characters are cosmetic: your collection changes your look, not your gameplay stats.

03 / THE EXIT

BANK IT. KEEP IT.

Reach your getaway car to bank your loot. Dodge patrols, keep an eye on the cordon and don't let an unbanked fortune disappear with an arrest.

BLACKOUT / CRACK THE VAULTIN-DEVELOPMENT GAMEPLAY
Actual desktop prototype gameplay, edited with game music. A vault approach, a lockbox crack and a $2K reward. Visuals, balance and release features are still in development.

Same city. A new way to steal the night.

The Job is the turn-based card heist: two crews, three vaults and a shared alarm. BLACKOUT puts a runner under your direct control, with movement, looting and sabotage happening in real time.

The mode is built around rival runners, police pressure and the choice between another risky haul and a safe trip to the car. Pickups are available on the map; a rare character look doesn't buy a stronger runner.

Make your first run count

The first-heist guide follows the route from choosing a runner to banking your first bag. Bringing a friend? The teamwork guide explains private rooms, useful callouts and covering a deposit. Each runner still has an individual score.

Your next heist starts here

BLACKOUT is available in Smash & Grab on Steam and iOS. On iPhone or iPad, head to The Corner and learn the controls with Dot before your first House Night. Kongregate is available now.

Watch a vault run

Watch BLACKOUT gameplay with a scene summary →