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Ready or Not

byVOID Interactive•2023

Ready or Not is a tactical first person shooter which places you in the boots of an elite SWAT team, tasked with diffusing hostile situations in intense, claustrophobic environments. It's set in a nondescript modern America, where an income disparity between the classes have become unsustainable and the country has been plunged into havoc. Bring or...

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Released
December 12, 2023
Genres
FPS · Shooter · Action · Simulator · Tactical · Indie
Platforms
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

How it plays

15h
main
31h
main + extras
186h
completionist

Time to beat · 4 player times (IGDB)

Up to 8 players

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Ready or Not Reviews

Professional reviews from gaming critics

Ready or Not’s grounded, gritty gameplay is one of the best tactical experiences on console. It requires you to take it seriously to be successful, but that’s what an elite tactical shooter will do. If you’re into this sort of thing, I highly recommend it.

Jul 28, 2025

Tough, tactical, and totally uncompromising, Ready or Not delivers a standout experience for those after something smarter than your average shooter. Every encounter demands precision and patience, with real consequences for poor decisions. Ready or Not is a must-play for fans of methodical, high-stakes gunplay.

Jul 17, 2025

In the era of run-and-gun live service games, waiting for the next tactical first-person shooter (FPS) feels like being stuck in a desert, waiting for rain

Jul 29, 2025

Ready or Not absolutely nails the feeling of being in an Elite SWAT unit, packing mass appeal for tactical shooter fans.

Aug 2, 2025

If you’ve been looking for a SWAT simulator for console—and judging by the game’s popularity on the PlayStation Store, a lot of people have—Ready or Not really is as good as they come. It could do with some more polished controls across the board, but VOID Interactive has done a great job bringing the game to a lot more players, even if PC gamers must suffer some very minor consequences.

Jul 14, 2025

I didn't think it was possible, but Ready or Not’s unique thrills and overwhelming controls have adapted well to the PlayStation 5.

Jul 28, 2025

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Jul 25, 2025

I’m not sure SWAT guys scream “it’s me, it’s me” every time they turn a corner or open a door, but I do. I do because my squadmates keep shooting me in the head

Jul 15, 2025

I’m slowly maneuvering through a neon-lit club that’s been the site of a casualty-heavy shooting alongside another teammate. The music is blasting and the lights are dazzling, but nobody is here save for a few terrified civilians, a handful of armed attackers, and crude piles of innocent bodies on each dancefloor. It’s grim, and I’m tense as I search every room for enemies. I slowly swing a door open…and it swings back towards me to close. I swing it open once more, and it returns back at me yet again. Before I can press the button to open it a third time, it pulls all the way back to reveal a...

Jul 14, 2025

One of the first games that I can truly remember playing and enjoying as a kid was Police Quest 2 The Vengeance. I was terrible at it and I daresay some of its larger themes flew right over my head, but it nevertheless made me enamoured with the idea of being a cop.

Aug 3, 2025

A police sim based on the idea of a non-PVP Rainbow Six Siege is not something I thought that I would see, to be entirely honest with you. A game where you need to work as a commanding officer to bring down those who threaten chaos and the safety of people you know. That is essentially how Ready Or Not is advertised to you while looking at it online, ready for you to pick up and learn what goes into planning a full on raid of a building, whether it’s a house, a shop, or wherever else you ma...

Jul 31, 2025

Ready or Not is one of the most realistic SWAT simulators out there. If you are a fan of Rainbow Six Siege minus the ‘out of this world’ gadgets, you are in for a fun time. Group up with friends and take on various missions with changing objectives and enemies. With a hefty arsenal, a balanced ranki

Jul 15, 2025