Ready or Not

Critic reviews

• WWellPlayed

  Nathan Hennessy · May 06, 2024

  7.5

  As a successor to the S.W.A.T. games and tickling a strategic itch that Rainbow Six hasn’t scratched in years, Ready or Not nails the tension and tactical satisfaction that this genre prides itself on. Its single-player Commander mode is one of the better ‘training’ modes for a hardcore multiplayer game in years, though the wobbly AI can lead to many frustrating failures. With friends or a like-minded community, there’s probably no other tactical co-op game this engaging or evocative right now. It’s just a damn shame that the game’s matchmaking does nothing to nurture this experience.

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• NGNew Game Network

  Alex V · Dec 20, 2023

  6.5

  Ready or Not successfully imports the moment-to-moment gameplay and intensity of the classic SWAT franchise, but without much innovation and a host of major AI issues this tactical shooter was seemingly not quite ready to breach out of Early Access.

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• GGGRecon

  Lloyd Coombes · Dec 14, 2023

  7.0

  Ready or Not is a game that is designed to make players feel uncomfortable. In one way, its tense gunfights and the uncertainty of what's behind the next door achieve that in spades. On the other, the locations and missions will cut a little too close to reality for some.

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• HPHey Poor Player

  Jonathan Trussler · Dec 14, 2023

  8.0

  Ready or Not is an excellent tactical shooter that really immerses you into the role of a heavily-armed law enforcer, with all the split-second life-or-death decisions that entails. There are some annoying niggles in the single-player campaign and a few conspicuously missing features so there’s room for improvement, though it’s overall fun. It’s definitely a slower-paced shooter that requires a lot of patience for success, but if you’re willing to put in the effort to be a perfectionist policeman, Ready or Not will be right up your precinct.

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• ISIGN Spain

  MARIO SEIJAS · Apr 03, 2024

  8.0

  Ready or Not te obliga a usar los cinco sentidos, y te enseña que apretar el gatillo es el último recurso. Una propuesta de disparos táctica que puede hacerse repetitiva, pero cuyos cimientos te regalan momentos muy memorables

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• SGSpazio Games

  Marino Puntorieri · Dec 12, 2023

  7.9

  Ready or Not è, al momento, una delle migliori soluzioni per chi cerca uno sparatutto più tattico e simulativo, in grado di portare avanti l’eredità lasciata da troppi anni dalla saga di SWAT. Tantissimi piccoli dettagli rendono il suo gameplay coinvolgente sia in solitaria – con una squadra guidata dall’IA – sia con amici, mentre diverse incertezze sul piano gestionale dei preparativi impediscono al progetto di fare un vero e proprio salto qualitativo in avanti. Rimane un’esperienza sicuramente interessante e dal buon tasso di sfida, a patto di avere la pazienza di cimentarsi in situazioni a volte troppo difficili da mandare giù.

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