Void Interactive’s tactical FPS Ready or Not is coming to consoles later this year.
Whilst the developer stopped short of confirming a firm release date – “summer” (Q3) is the closest we have right now – it did reveal the shooter would also be coming to Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store, too.
To celebrate, here’s a brand new cinematic trailer that debuted at the Galaxies Showcase:
Ready or Not sees you visit Los Sueños, where a surge of crime across the greater Los Sueños metropolitan area has severely depleted resources, threatening to “overwhelm the department’s ability to maintain order”. In response to the growing threats facing residents, LSPD is mobilising its SWAT teams to respond to high-threat scenarios, including active bomb threats, barricaded suspects, and high-risk hostage situations.
Ready or Not features “immersive tactical gameplay, full flexibility of approach, and authentic equipment that SWAT teams utilise in the field”. You can expect 20 single-player or online co-op missions to play with up to four pals, as well as two new missions as part of the Stories from Los Sueños free DLC update.
You’ll also get two DLCs that introduce six additional levels, and, in Dark Waters DLC, the UH-60 support helicopter. There are also “dozens of options to customise a player’s entire SWAT team” including armour, weapons, and apparel.
PC players will have access to the new missions in a free update day-and-date with console launch.
Pre-orderers will also secure the M32A1 grenade launcher, MK-V pistol, 590M shotgun, with players who already have the game on PC also getting the freebies. The game will cost £45 ($50 / €50) whether you buy the base game or the Day One Edition, which includes the pre-order items. There’s also a £60 ($70 / €70) Deluxe Edition that includes the base game with three DLC packs – Home Invasion, Dark Waters, and an unannounced one – plus the pre-order goodies also bundled in.
Void Interactive lost the publisher for Ready or Not days after comments suggested it would include a school shooting mission. The game was released in early access on 17th December, but in a statement on Twitter shortly afterwards, Void Interactive said it had parted ways with publisher Team17. Though no reasons were given at the time, the change came shortly after a developer responded to a Reddit post about including a school shooting with the statement: “You better believe it’s gonna”.
Ready or Not was briefly taken offline in 2022 following a trademark dispute.