This NEW Tactical Shooter is Terrifying...

jackfrags| 00:41:14|May 20, 2026
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The host explains how Black Site AU is a tactical shooter with horror elements and notes it is a small passion project from a Serbian three-person team.

Jackfrags dives into Black Site AU, a UE5 tactical shooter with body-cam horror vibes, facing claustrophobic corridors, scary scarecrow moments, and heavy gunplay across a wild mission sequence.

Summary

Jackfrags walks us through an early preview of Black Site AU, a Serbian-developed, three-person project with contractor help, running on Unreal Engine 5 and featuring a body-cam perspective. He comments on the visuals, weapon variety (M4, MP5, Glock, M249, ESR zoom sniper), and the game’s claustrophobic, horror-forward pacing that echoes Backrooms vibes. The playthrough toggles between tight indoor firefights, vehicle sections, and a surprisingly dynamic escort sequence that culminates in a helicopter assault and a trench-run style finale. Throughout, he notes the tactile kick of weapons, the utility of lean aiming, and a few deliberate design quirks like red barrels and hidden rooms. The narrative thread is partly suspenseful horror, partly action set-piece, with occasional humor about his own “scrub” status and a running commentary on level design and enemy behavior. He also underscores the passion behind Black Site AU, emphasizing the developers’ solo-to-small-team journey and the project-as-labor-of-love vibe. If you enjoy FPS horror with tactical constraints, this preview offers a compelling first impression of the atmosphere, mechanics, and perilous encounters to come.

Key Takeaways

  • Black Site AU runs on Unreal Engine 5 and leans into a body-cam perspective for a claustrophobic vibe.
  • The player starts with an M4 and MP5, finds ammo, and uses a kick mechanic that charges a meter for a powerful finish when near an enemy.
  • The game includes interactive elements like red explosive barrels, breakable gates, and a pushable object that opens new traversal options.
  • Weapon handling feels tactile (burst mode on MP5, lean aiming, and an ESR zoom sniper with adjustable magnification).
  • Encounter variety ranges from tight hallway ambushes to vehicle sequences (car, helicopter) and large-scale rooftop/industrial map sections.
  • Scarecrow enemies and mutating environments (Hypno Toad moments) contribute to a strong horror atmosphere alongside gunplay.
  • Development backstory highlights a small Serbian team with external contractors, treating Black Site AU as a labor-of-love passion project.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for FPS horror fans and players curious about indie tactical shooters in early access or preview stages, especially those who want insight into how small dev teams tackle atmosphere, mechanics, and storytelling.

Notable Quotes

"“This is one of those games. It’s a tactical shooter body cam horror game.”"
Jackfrags summarizes the core genre blend and the game’s elevator pitch.
"“The MP5’s got burst. I mean, this is already very claustrophobic here.”"
Comments on weapon behavior and level design affecting tension.
"“The kick is very powerful. There’s a kick meter.”"
Introduces the kick mechanic as a core combat feature.
"“Hypno Toad… back. What do you want from me?”"
A humorous nod to the game’s unsettling, mind-bending moments.
"“This game is made primarily by three people, dev team from Serbia.”"
Highlights the small-team, passion-project nature of the project.

Questions This Video Answers

  • How does Black Site AU implement body-cam gameplay and why does it feel claustrophobic?
  • What weapons and mechanics are shown in the Black Site AU preview (M4, MP5, kick meter, ESR zoom)?
  • Is Black Site AU a solo or small-team indie project, and who are the developers?
  • What are the horror elements in Black Site AU and how do they interact with FPS gameplay?
  • What makes Unreal Engine 5 visuals stand out in Black Site AU’s tactical shooter experience?
Black Site AUUnreal Engine 5Body-cam shooterFPS horrorSerbia game developersM4 MP5 gameplayESR zoom sniperKick mechanicHypno ToadBackrooms vibes
Full Transcript
So, I get a lot of emails where people send me game codes, which is super cool. I never take that for granted. And every now and again, I activate the key on Steam, I install the game, do a bit of research on it, watch the trailers, check out YouTube videos, and see if it would be worth playing. This is one of those games. It's a game called Black Site AU, and they sent me a early preview code for it. So, I thought that we'd jump on and check it out. And it's a tactical shooter body cam horror game. Bit of a mouthful. I don't know if they officially call it that, but that's what I would call it. So, we're going to check it out and see if it's any good. I mean, the graphics are quite nice. Good start there. I think it's UE5. It's got that star where they blow the faces. I think I have to get in this elevator here. So, this game is made primarily by three people, dev team from Serbia. And they did use contractors as well, but I think it's mainly these three people. and they had to work other jobs while they were making the game to build it and go about their lives, whatever. So, it's a bit of a passion project. We've reached the bottom of the elevator. We're going to get in this car. Take me to the mission. Where are we going? Oh my god, a helicopter. You'll make trouble for SLS. Just got taken out. The car crash. Oh, we're still alive. Going to f my way out of here. Oh, it's in the shoulder. Oh my god, that's pain. Copy. It's fine. When characters in video games and movies get hit in the shoulder, you know they're they're not going to die. It's fine. Can you hear me? I'm Sephora. Do my best to guide you out of here. All right, so I've got an M4 and an MP5. Oh, some ammo there. Look at that. That just open by itself. That's very unusual. Toggle flashlight. Oh, spooky. Very atmospheric. This lovely. Is there somebody stood down there? It looks like there's a large man standing there with a car behind him. Look at that. Oh, the tree fell down. Everything is a hazard here. I'll turn on the light for you on the right. Proceed. Don't trust anything around here. Oh sh This reminds me little story for you. About a month ago, I was driving at night about 10 p.m. dark and I was on a road which had a bit of a dip and a hump. And I went down the dip and then as I was coming up the hill, right in front of me was a tree literally about this this close. And it had just fallen down like seconds before, but I didn't see it till the very last second. So, I did an emergency break about here, and I was about an inch away from it by the time that I stopped. So, that was a bit of a jump scare. It was a full emergency break. I've never had to do anything like that in my life. But yeah, Tree tried to murder me about a month ago, but it didn't get me. See you later, Tree. Just shoot this, I guess. Oh, I like that destruction. We're through. Press and hold tab to view your status. Health on the bottom left there. Ammo. Yeah, we're looking good. Looking good. You want me to drop down? Or maybe we can jump. Let's try and jump. Can you do like a super sprint? Oh, you can. Yes. Nobody can kill Modern Warfare 19. Yes. It will never die until the new Modern Warfare reboot comes out this October. Shoot that. You got to shoot the red barrels. If it's a game and there's a red barrel, you just got to shoot it. Echo one, this is command. Acknowledge transmission and report in as an English voice actor. I acknowledge broken bullet hole in it. God damn it. I cannot reroute the power since it was cut off. Right. You're going to have to do it yourself. Try the lower level. Not the lower level. That long man standing will be there. There. There he is again. Long man. Is he got a pig mask on? Sir, why are you just standing there? God, that is freaky. Canided sight. Hold right mouse button to aim. Then press middle mouse button to toggle between hindsight and candid sight. Oh, I like that. Kick it down. It's just John Wick now, isn't it? Get the ammo. I don't You know what? The hollow sight's fine for this. Well done. The gate is open. The man is gone. Where has he gone? I love the MP5. It's such a cool gun. This reminds me of Rainbow 6. Switch fire modes. But oh yeah, the MP5's got burst. I mean, this is already very claustrophobic here. Not a fan of that. Blair, witch vibes. Hello. I'm just here to check the power. That's all. Everything's fine. Hear all the lights coming on. That's dead spooky. Oh, I can lean as well. See, it is a tactical shooter. Push it out the way. This guy's kick is very powerful. He's very strong. There's old Morse code machine there radio. It's a bit back rooms, isn't it? I am actually looking forward to that back rooms movie. It looks good. Could easily mess that up, but I think it's the guy that What the hell? I think it's the guy that actually created the back rooms that's making it. So, it's going to be good. The trailer was creepy. Know what's going on there. These people are hung out to dry. Oh, it's so dark in here. I didn't realize that. Very dark. Oo. Whoa. Psychedelic frog. This is mind control. If you were watching this video, have you just been hypnotized? Nice. Ah, the audio. We're still alive. Not my choice. Not Not my decision. Oh, I was thinking about putting a bullet in his head. Put him out of his misery. Could save him. On a mission. Echo one is on a mission here. Hello. Pig eats pig. That was very threatening. He's got like a people mask. It's the It's the guy from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Exit. Exit. Scroll all over the wall, please. The signal is strong. I have confirmed visual on camera. Welcome back, Echo One. Thank you. Hope that you don't mind the smell. The smell? All units, this is command. Subject has been positively identified on surveillance cameras. We have visual confirmation. What the [ __ ] is she talking about? I don't know what she's talking about. It's Baymax. Oh, it's it's a large pigeon. It looked like Baymax from far away. I thought there was going to be a bad guy in there. Through the fence. There are dogs. Okay. It's not as dark here. I mean, it is, but you know what I mean. Yeah. Oh, what the I I didn't expect people to just start shooting at me. What can I do with this? Oh, wait. It's a pusher. Push it all the way to the bus. Now we can jump in like this. Let's go. Who are these people? Oh, I can pick up their guns. There's a Glock. Wait, there were four people there. Did I just kill all of those people? There's the kick again, man. Imagine if people could kick that strong in real life. Just kick the doors of buses down. World would be so different. There's a brick. What's that for then? Why? Don't like that. Uh, no. Nope. Oh, are we going? What was that for? Oh, I see. We're going to ram down the the gate. Watch out, lad. Oh, he hasn't got his seat belt on. Boom. Tree. What's next? Boom. Another tree. Is it? Oh. Oh. Oh. Bang. Oh, it's fine. Just give me the old uh Doom Eternal kick. I do like horror games. I mean, these are people. Butchered dude. WHAT THE I swear I heard someone behind me. Are they under here? Oh, there's the butchered dude. This is the guy that his head came off. These are powerful bullets. I don't want that. Some element of torture was happening Definitely try the M4 for a bit. Yeah, big fan of FPS horror games. police car. I really like the fact that Resident Evil's gone first person, but you can choose as well, right? You want to play in first or third. I like that a lot. I just feel so much more immersed in games when I'm in first person. A shotgun. Nah, it's a giant gummy bear. Why did I just collect a giant gummy bear? Is there something hidden there? That's a hidden room, isn't it? Oh, wait. There's a man on a camera and jump over. Look at these giant hay stacks. Don't like that, bro. Has been Is that a spade or a shovel? Oh my god. It's a radiation scarecrow. I don't remember you from Batman. Hey, he's very scary. Get a move on. I'm dead. Wait, wait, wait. It just insta killed me. Right. Learned my lesson. Don't go near the scarecrows because they will kill you. There's one there. It changed position. That is legitimately horrifying. Okay, they move. I think I have to look at it. Why do so many games do this? Is it gone? Wait. No, no, no, no, no, no. You stay back. You stay there. There's two now. You can be a scarecrow in your field and that's who you are. You're a nice scarecrow. You live here. There's a great joke about scarecrows. Great dad joke. You probably heard it. It's something like, "Why did the scarecrow win an award?" Because he was outstanding in his field. No, you stay. You stay standing in your field. I need to get through. Oh. Oh, I think it nearly got me right at the end there. No, bro. No. No. Go away. Go away. Stay there. I did not like that one bit. What's that done then? Helicopter. Hammer actual. This Stalin lining up for a strafing pass. Stand by for a strafing pass. Why? What? What do you mean? They're just going to blow the building up. Can I get up there? That's very unnecessary. Ow. Up here. Quickly up on the catwalk. Go. I'm there. Dude's got a bloody black hawk with a minigun on. Oh, return fire. Can't even see the damn thing. There's a button here and one at the back. Oh my god, I feel like I'm in the Matrix. Did I do it? I think I did it. Put me in. Go, go, go. Dude, we want the heavy metals back. This helicopter is not giving up. I'm headbanging here, man. Through the door fast. Which door? That door. Yeah. 16 HP. Get me in. I don't want to be killed by the stupid helicopter. What the Was that a claymore? Oh, we made it. Not many people could pull that off. Yeah, well, I did. Oh, that bloody helicopter. Nightmare. He's probably gone to refuel and get some ammo. The the amount of shots he fired at me. what's that about then? That's going to fall on my head, doesn't it? Oh, there's a helicopter. It was a Blackhawk. Why is it giving me that? I mean, I'll take it. The EBR. No scope on it, though. Feel like you need a scope on a gun like this, don't you? Oh, blocked off. Ruined. I like whoever's putting all these glow sticks down. Very useful. I need better cover here. Oh, it's full auto. That's sick. Hit the lean. There's one more alive at the back. MP5. MP5. No, stick with this. Combat kick. Killing enemies charges your kick meter. Once at least two bars are filled, press G near an enemy to execute a powerful kick. kick this guy. Boom. Very powerful kick. I think I prefer the M4 because of the sight on it. Get down there. Keep missing these explosive barrels. Oh, there we go. There's a barrel. You want the kick, dude? Walking out again. Absolutely stormed through all those guys. A train. Bit of action there. What the hell? Lots of women in a circle dancing singing some kind of strange song. I don't like it. Hi. Can I join in? Oh, did they notice me? I come in peace. Hi, I will unload on you follow if you take a step towards me. I'm just putting that out there. Oh, I don't like that. That just freaked me out, man. No, man. Yeah, I'm going to tactical sprint my way out of here. There's no way I'm dealing with that. How many tangos do you think were there? 12 maybe. I got a 30 round mag with their name on it. Let's go. This is terrifying right now. You put me in coach, please. Don't you dare drag me. No. No. Get the M4 out. Come through there. See what happens. Jeez. A no sign up for this when I installed the game. I mean, that's going to fall on someone's head. There's the world's tiniest police car again. Oh, I can get in here. Oh crap. That really got me. Whoa. What the hell was that? Get a really fast liquor from Resident Evil. Just check. Okay, I'm on full auto. I mean, no. No. Maybe here in the office. Maybe in the office. Yeah, we know what's in the office. It's pigman. Back there. I mean, it almost killed me. This going to get me into the office. The secret. Look, he's gone now. Pigman's disappeared. Get some ammo. I mean, this is a good room. Hit the MP5. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's a car battery. I think I can put the car battery in here. There it is. Close it. Left hand drive. Get me in and get me out. Go. Accelerate. Start the damn engine. What's the problem? Get it started. Come on. Oh, we're driving. Nice. I'm actually controlling this. Hit the boost. Where's the NOS? Oh, the music. Got the pine air freshener. Very classic. Very nice and smelly. I'm concerned something's going to be behind me, but I keep looking. Oh god. Oh god. I think we have to get out, lads. I was quite enjoying that music up No. Oh, why you why is it back? Why do you have to be back when you stayed retired? You want me to go there? Fine. We're going to have to move this magnet on. Off. Come on. Okay. Magnet. Yes. Wait, that's the wrong way. All right. Now, come over here. C. Going to put you down. It's It's like Harry Potter. Get down there. All right. Let's get back in that thing. Now we can drive. Right. I don't think I left the magnet on. It just sounds very ominous. Goodbye, magnet. Through the fence. Bosch. Through the other fence. Bosch. It looks like you've been attacked by their experiments. I guess somebody unlocked the cages. There were a lot of experiments going on. And I have been attacked several times and I don't like it. I didn't sign up for this. Oh, I didn't expect driving in this. Get that bloody gate off me. Get get it off. Gone. Big bottlords here. Carson, I'm going to have to go in there. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. We need to make sure it doesn't roll down the hill. The dice. That's going to be some kind of hell in here, isn't there? It's fine. Got some health piles here. Don't need one of those. Yeah, I do. Anything over here? Here we got some shiny cars. Looks like a GTA 5 mod. There's a lever here. Is that going to do the ballards? Yes. I'm going to get attacked or aren't I? Come on then. You want some? I can hear you. Five. Whoa. Blow it up. Damn it. There's so many of them. No, that's not enough. Get that reload in dead. Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. Hey, my guy. Hey, I see now that we're fighting on the same side. Yes. Because of your uniform, I thought you belong to them. Smart move, guy. That's the best way to infiltrate. Why is he just calling me guy? Come to best, cowboy. I'll see you there. I have some supplies and we'll take it from there. All right. I can hear the radio that they're coming after us, brother. Be prepared to [ __ ] Oh no, someone killed him or tried to get through. Whoa. Oh, you going to let me drive the police car? Come on, Dice. Please. Oh, we can open the Whoa. M249. Is it? Don't mind if I do. I know you can hear me. There is no escape. You won't get out of this alive. That doesn't sound very threatening, mate. You come at me with that helicopter. See what happens. Say hello to my little friend. did you just hit him with a stinger or an RPG? He's up there. [ __ ] him out. I [ __ ] blew this [ __ ] Yes, you did. Take a cover. What' you Oh, nice. Thank you. Now we use the M249. Die. Oh my god, the frame rate's dropped. Wait, I'm just going to die if I keep doing that. Heavy metal. Let's go. Blow them up some more, mate. Send more rockets. More rockets required. [ __ ] lo. Oh, yes. [ __ ] snipers. Take him out. Appreciate the cover, buddy. Almost one. That's how we win. I burn you little [ __ ] Call the [ __ ] hell. I miss. You're not a great sniper, are you? Hit him with one of those rockets again. That's what we need. Hit him with a rocket. The purple man. You're not normal. You're not a normal human being. Oh my god. Murder, death, kill. Very loud. Very loud. It seems like the last of them, brother. Good. I'll meet you at those again. Okay, see you there. Thanks for the cover. Appreciate that. did you hear that? I just heard whispers. That is very I'm dead then. and counted among those who go down to the pit, abandoned among the dead. So I prophesied and the bones came together bone to bone. I looked and tendons and flesh appeared on them. And skin covered them. This is disturbing. Handcuffs there. Can I get out with Q and E? Wiggle out. They're all just watching me though. They've gone. It's Hypno Toad. He's back. Hypno Toad, what do you want from me? Morning, sunshine. You got a bit sleepy there, didn't you? Hammer, let's get you out of there. Please. What's that open? Yeah. It's gone full alien Isolation now, hasn't it? Take him down quietly. Let's get through this smoothly. Okay. A cheeky taked down. Is it give me that gun. You won't be able to take both of them down silently. So, get ready for a fight. Echo one. I'm ready. gone full John Wick mode. I shouldn't have done that. I should have cleared before I steered. These guys go down pretty smooth. Just one hit to the head. They don't have any armor on. Easy peasy. I'm going to be loaded. Dead. Dead. Look at this. What's going on there? Clean the corner or teddy bear. Oh, it's a shotgun. Give it to me. Ah, the old reliable. You're damn right. Oh [ __ ] Why did you only give me two shots in the shotgun? I wanted more shots, That's got 17 in it. Oh, here we go. Ammo. Now I can reload and get as much ammo as I like. Some kind of establishment for the ladies. This the Bodus Pananese Club. Don't know what that means. Oo, more guns here. Pizza. I could go for a pizza right now, man. Just your basic pepperoni, I think, tonight. Oh, it's a gentleman's club. I see. Definitely a gentleman's club. Are we clear? Intel confirms there's some barrel weapons in the club. Go find him. I mean, this weapon's pretty good. It's so shiny here. I have more shots in my pistol. Very shiny. Look at this through here. There we go. Well done, Echo One. MP5. Oh, they come behind me. I was just trying to get into that room as well. Bye-bye. Dead. up the stairs. Oh, it's raining. You got out there alive. I was ready to call this one a scrub, mate. Well done, Echo. Come on. I'm no scrub. Maybe I barrel. Maybe I am a scrub. What of it? You thought I was a pro. No, the whole time I was a scrub. Explosive on the bridge. Clear. Move on. I can hear screaming. I'm actually starting to think you're immortal, son. I'm not immortal. Definitely. Down we go. Oh, that could come in handy. God, take the sniper and move, please. Where's the sniper? OH, LOOK AT THAT. The ESR zoom. Use the mouse wheel to adjust your magnification level. That is That is very zoomed in. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. That That can't be right. Maybe it is right. We'll go with it. Snipers, watch your head. Echo one. Very zoomed in. Is it the like the body cam? The body cam effect. No. It's very zoomed in. I don't mind it though. Quick scope. Quick scope. Now we're talking. One hit kill. Love it. I mean, this is the best weapon in the game by far. Why would I use anything else? Hey, radio news. The only news you can get in this part of the world. Radiove news. It's radiovey news. [ __ ] You'll need a key to get through that gate. Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. We've been here before. We've been Hi. Oh, it changed. Hypnoad. What are you reading? don't. What just What's the hold up? I don't know what just happened. Oh. something. It's different. The hypnoad is changing things. That draw. Candles on. It's a lovely day. Out here in the black site with my two friends, Barry and Dave. They usually dig up roads, but today they're here with me. You blowing the candles out. There's something in the room with me. Oh, hi. Didn't mean to interrupt. No turns back. What are you going to get those? I'm trying to get the keys, but there's some kind of trip head fell off. There's trippiness happening. It's like a Black Ops game. It's all red now. Okay, so we got past that stage. Good. What's that? Beans. Get a bit of toast. Get some cheese. Just get a knife. Knife. I'll stab you, mate. Why is it bleeding? Make them pay. Make who pay? I have to stab the other one in the back as well. Of a ritual. Yeah. Good sound. That is another knife. we don't have all day. I'm try I'm trying my best. She's expecting you. Why is she expecting dead body? Okay. Is that normal? No. WHAT? WHERE'D SHE GO? OH NO. She She just stabbed me. Stabbed me up a tree. We don't have all day. I don't know what she was doing to herself. She's expecting me. I know she's expecting me. I'm going to go very stealthily this time. Going to be quiet. She's not going to hear me. Oh, I'm running. No, we're running. We're running. We're running very fast through the mannequins. Dare I turn around? Oh my god, she's right there. Get out of there. genuinely horrifying this game. It is a genuine horror fest. You finally found it. Let's move. Yeah, let's move. Let's go. Let's leave. Let's get out of here, shall we? Come on, Britain. Let's get you into bed. You know what? It's late at night. The lights are off and I think that is just about enough of that game for me. I think I'm good. It actually got me a few times there. Well done. Anyways, there it is, guys. Let me know your thoughts below. Hope you enjoyed that little look. And if you want to see me play more FPS horror games, please let me know down in the comments below there. Look at that adorable cat up there. I would like to see more of that cat. Anyway, guys, drop a like, subscribe if you're new, and I'll see you next time.

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