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Ready or Not
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
60 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“After sinking nearly 300 hours into Ready or Not as a veteran player and pledger throughout the games alpha stages, after S-ranking every Base and DLC mission, unlocking every achievement, and combing through the games…”
“I've played over 150 hours of this game all together and I can honestly say I do not recommend purchasing this game at full price. I'll even list out why just in case the devs care about their game enough to improve it…”
“I spray pepper and tazed a man over and over just because he was Bla... Shoot a girl cause somehow she was feminist holding an armor piercing shotgun. Mag dumped a Toddler 3 times cause i thought it was possessed by…”
14 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Been playing since early access and I've seen this game go through its ups and downs but in it's state right now? It's really good, especially with that last DLC. Most of the AI issues can be fixed with mods so the…”
“The solo and multiplayer give you 2 very different experiences but both are a lot of fun.”
“Very fun with friends, singleplayer is pretty good but the AI teammates can be frustrating. I would recommend this to people looking for slow paced, tac shooters. There is no PvP and you character can't even run, the…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Probably one of the best tactical and combat games out there, it has all the right ingredients: high stakes, challenging gameplay, and a slower pace, which makes it ideal for methodical execution of plans made before…”
“great SWAT game with squad team trying to shoot the criminals around the cities,graphic is sick if you have high end pc.”
“If you’re looking for a "sterile" shooter about "good cops" — move along. Ready or Not is a specialized unit simulator (FBI HRT/SWAT) that shows the gritty, ugly side of the job with zero apologies. The Breakdown:…”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“After sinking nearly 300 hours into Ready or Not as a veteran player and pledger throughout the games alpha stages, after S-ranking every Base and DLC mission, unlocking every achievement, and combing through the games…”
“One of the best FPS CQB games I've ever played. The environmental storytelling is good, elevated further by great graphics. One of my minor gripes on this game is the AI posters, they are distracting and lifeless. It…”
“Wonderful game, I think it's one of the best police shooter games in the past 2 decades. It's managed to capture the essence of SWAT 4 and redid it with a newer game engine (UE5). The lore behind it seriously brings to…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Probably one of the best tactical and combat games out there, it has all the right ingredients: high stakes, challenging gameplay, and a slower pace, which makes it ideal for methodical execution of plans made before…”
“Likes: Going nads deep and usually dying because this game isn't for filthy casuals Dislikes: Sometimes guns fall through the floor and i have to go soft..... Overall: 11/10 would do it again”
“I don't see what all the negative reviews are about, its a good game. runs smooth. has some tough moments but what good game doesn't have a few missions that are a little harder than expected. Here my 100% honest…”
11 of the 101 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is kinda a shadow of what it once was. If you're new coming into it you may enjoy it but for people that had time with it pre-console release it just doesn't hit the same. for me the biggest issue is the AI.…”
“After finishing all main game missions, I can honestly recommend avoiding this one. If you're a fan of tactical shooters, you will find neither tactics nor proper shooting in this game. Main problems: - hit…”
“Been playing since early access and I've seen this game go through its ups and downs but in it's state right now? It's really good, especially with that last DLC. Most of the AI issues can be fixed with mods so the…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I'll keep it short as possible, but there's a lot of issues. Devs seem more focused on DLC for more money than actually making the game work. AI is broken, the AI teammates in campaign don't function right. Enemy AI can…”
“I've played over 150 hours of this game all together and I can honestly say I do not recommend purchasing this game at full price. I'll even list out why just in case the devs care about their game enough to improve it…”
“After finishing all main game missions, I can honestly recommend avoiding this one. If you're a fan of tactical shooters, you will find neither tactics nor proper shooting in this game. Main problems: - hit…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is kinda a shadow of what it once was. If you're new coming into it you may enjoy it but for people that had time with it pre-console release it just doesn't hit the same. for me the biggest issue is the AI.…”
“After finishing all main game missions, I can honestly recommend avoiding this one. If you're a fan of tactical shooters, you will find neither tactics nor proper shooting in this game. Main problems: - hit…”
“I would really like to love this game, but the main reason why I give this still a thumb down is due to the wallbanging-mechanic - it is factually not existent. If a box made out of cardboard is blocking your shots or…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“After sinking nearly 300 hours into Ready or Not as a veteran player and pledger throughout the games alpha stages, after S-ranking every Base and DLC mission, unlocking every achievement, and combing through the games…”
“I've played over 150 hours of this game all together and I can honestly say I do not recommend purchasing this game at full price. I'll even list out why just in case the devs care about their game enough to improve it…”
“I find it quite despicable that the publishers allow new players to purchase the digital deluxe edition (which includes the DLCs) for nearly the same price as the base game, but existing players must purchase the DLCs…”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I'll keep it short as possible, but there's a lot of issues. Devs seem more focused on DLC for more money than actually making the game work. AI is broken, the AI teammates in campaign don't function right. Enemy AI can…”
“I've played over 150 hours of this game all together and I can honestly say I do not recommend purchasing this game at full price. I'll even list out why just in case the devs care about their game enough to improve it…”
“I would really like to love this game, but the main reason why I give this still a thumb down is due to the wallbanging-mechanic - it is factually not existent. If a box made out of cardboard is blocking your shots or…”
Note: these 101 reviews lean more positive than the game overall — 89% of them recommend it, against 78.7% across all 344,438 reviews.
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I loved SWAT 4 back in the day, and Ready or Not is in every way a spiritual successor to it. This game can be seriously marketed as a horror game.”
— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played“my boyfriend got me the game becuse i wanted to play games with him best ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dissension out there watched him open a door get blown up and scream i was laughing so hard i got shot from the guy in the room and havent stoped playing since”
— a player, Steam review · 139 hrs played“Ready or Not is a game I really want to recommend, but in its current state I can’t. The core of the game is genuinely great. The maps are well designed, the atmosphere is fantastic, and the game offers a really satisfying variety of weapons, attachments, and tactical equipment.…”
— a player, Steam review · 159 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Tactical · Realistic · FPS · Shooter · Multiplayer · Co-op · Singleplayer · Horror · First-Person · Action · Violent · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 66 |
| Official site | https://voidinteractive.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10, Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 60 GB available space