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Ready or Not
A slow, careful SWAT shooter where up to five of you plan, breach and clear buildings together.
Online co-op for up to 5 players, with crossplay.
- 5 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op5 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, Xbox, PlayStationFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You play a SWAT officer in the fictional city of Los Sueños. Each mission sends your team into a building full of armed suspects and civilians. You read the briefing, pick your gear and plan the entry. Then you clear rooms one by one and arrest people instead of shooting them whenever you can. Strict rules punish needless force.
Up to five of you play online on PC, PS5 or Xbox Series X|S, and crossplay lets friends mix platforms. One shot can put a player down and nobody respawns mid-mission, so the team stacks up at doors, calls out threats and moves at a shared pace. Friendly fire is on. Enemies and objectives change between attempts, so missions are worth replaying.
It is slow and serious, with careful movement broken up by short, fast gunfights. The subject matter is dark and violent. A solo mode with AI squadmates exists, but a team is the main way to play.
How it feels
Kind of game
A team takes on missions or runs full of enemies. You pick gear, cover each other and pick each other up.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Police and SWAT
Rated on our own feel scale. 7 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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- About
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- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
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Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both keep you on edge. Both are about police and SWAT work.
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- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
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Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both have a lot of fighting side by side. Both play in runs or missions you repeat.
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What they share
- Kind of game
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- Core to both
- Tension and danger, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both keep you on edge. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
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All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The page sells the base game for a price with an Add to Cart button. The extra missions in the deluxe edition are paid DLC and do not change that.
- 1278
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
13 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Crossplay, Free base co-op, Kind of game, About, Fear, Tension and danger, Story, Fighting, Planning ahead.
- Online co-op: The features list shows Online Co-op.
- Most players online: The maker's text says the game supports up to five players in co-op on all platforms.
- Crossplay: The same text says the game is enhanced with crossplay.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the base game for a price with an Add to Cart button. The extra missions in the deluxe edition are paid DLC and do not change that.
- Kind of game: The text puts a team of officers through missions against armed suspects. User tags include Tactical, FPS, Shooter and Co-op.
- About: The text makes you a SWAT commander who leads officers into criminal strongholds and keeps hostages alive. The short description calls them SWAT police units.
- Fear: User tags include Horror and Psychological Horror, but the text and the reviews describe a tense tactical shooter with dark subjects, not a game made to scare. Rated 1 on the definition, as with PEAK.
- Tension and danger: The text says every decision is the difference between life and death. User tags include Tactical and Realistic.
- Story: The text says storylines are woven through several missions. Reviews say there is little traditional story, so 1.
- Fighting: User tags include Shooter, FPS and Combat.
- Planning ahead: The text describes picking the squad and gear and positioning the team to breach.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Free base co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Free base co-op: is_free is false and the base game has a price.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions are backed by the maker's console page and the console stores.
- Release status: coming_soon is false and the genres do not include Early Access.
- Release date: Steam shows Dec 13, 2023, the full release. Early access began on 2021-12-17 according to Wikidata, and the console versions came on 2025-07-15.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
voidinteractive.netOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Crossplay, Platforms, Unlocks and progress.
- Most players online: The maker's console page says each squad has up to five officers on every mission.
- Crossplay: The page says new officers can join without regard to which platform they play on.
- Platforms: The page lists PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- Unlocks and progress: The page says clothes, patches, tattoos and a watch are earned through play, so unlocks are cosmetic.
voidinteractive.netOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: The maker's post of 2025-07-15 says players on different platforms can share one game session.
- Crossplay between: The post lists Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. Steam and Epic are both Windows, so Windows counts once. Players can turn crossplay off in settings, and consoles cannot join a PC host who uses mods.
voidinteractive.netOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Genres, Planning ahead.
- Genres: The maker's page calls the game a realistic tactical first-person shooter.
- Planning ahead: The page describes a chest tablet with briefings, intel, objectives and floor plans for planning the next move.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Crossplay, Free base co-op, Platforms.
- Online co-op: Lists online co-op for 2 to 5 players.
- Crossplay: Lists Xbox cross-platform multiplayer and cross-platform co-op.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the game for a price.
- Platforms: Lists the game for Xbox Series X|S. The same page covers the PC version through Play Anywhere.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Free base co-op, Platforms.
- Online co-op: Says up to 5 online players. Online play on PlayStation needs a PS Plus subscription.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the game for a price with an Add to Cart button.
- Platforms: Shows the PS5 version, released 2025-07-15.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: P136 is first-person shooter and tactical shooter.
- Release date: P577 gives a full release on 2023-12-13 and early access on 2021-12-17.
techradar.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Sessions, Fear, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Exploring, Fighting.
- Kind of game: TechRadar review from 2023-12-12 says the co-op mode is where the game is at its best, with the squad working together to clear rooms.
- Sessions: Reports 18 main missions where enemies and objectives sit in different places on each attempt.
- Fear: Mentions disturbing scenes and one frightening enemy, but treats the game as a tactical shooter and not as horror.
- Tension and danger: Says enemy fire is lethal within seconds, which adds tension.
- Working in sync: Says co-op challenges everyone to work together against rising odds.
- Exploring: Mentions some very large maps and enemies placed differently each attempt.
- Fighting: Says gunfights are almost inevitable.
well-played.com.auPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Tension and danger, Working in sync, Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Sessions: WellPlayed review from 2024-05-06 puts missions at roughly five to thirty minutes.
- Tension and danger: Describes tense standoffs, one-shot deaths and no respawn.
- Working in sync: Says communication within a squad matters.
- Getting better: Calls it unforgiving and deliberately slow, with team fire and no sprint.
- Planning ahead: Says limited loadouts force trade-offs before each mission.
pushsquare.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Getting better.
- Laughter and chaos: Push Square review from 2025-07-25 mentions funny moments from tripwire bombs and friendly fire, set against dark subject matter. Play stays controlled, so 1.
- Working in sync: Says the squad starts to coordinate once there are no respawns and calls communication key.
- Getting better: Mentions a steep learning curve in the first hours.
gamingtrend.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out, Planning ahead.
- Sessions: Gaming Trend review from 2025-08-12 says missions are partly procedurally generated, so replays differ.
- Laughter and chaos: Mentions funny mishaps among friends.
- Time to hang out: Says playing with friends makes it easier to talk through priorities and eases the tension. Talk stays on the task, so 1.
- Planning ahead: Describes mission briefings and a capped loadout of 13 slots.