Ready or Not
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Ready or Not

Become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to a city overwhelmed by chaos and corruption.

DEV: VOID InteractivePUB: VOID InteractiveAppID 1144200
UPDATE PULSEevery ~12d·last 18d ago·7 recent on record

Is Ready or Not still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

89.9
Strong

Elixir Rating

78.8% of 346,533 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 78.7. The developers have shipped 2 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 11.2.

reception 78.7·support +11.2·Strong

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$49.99

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

9 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~10.5 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

2

Current silence

within normal range

The developers post roughly every 10.5 days and were last heard 9 days ago — within their normal range. 2 substantial updates landed in the past six months.

Distilled by the oracle

Our coverage

3 dispatches written from this game’s announcements

patchAug 8, 2026

Ready or Not's Mission Editor Brings Deep AI and Gameplay Modifiers

VOID Interactive has announced the Mission Editor, a forthcoming free update for Ready or Not that adds a modifier suite for AI characters and gameplay variables across existing missions.

What changed

The Mission Editor, described in a Development Briefing linked in the announcement, will allow players to:

  • Swap the appearance of suspects from one level to another
  • Arm all suspects with specific weapons, such as knives or M249s
  • Adjust civilian behavior
  • Alter player health values (the announcement cites 50 HP as one example)
  • Save and share modified missions with squadmates and the broader community

No specific release date was given beyond "the coming weeks." The update is free.

VOID Interactive also announced a charity partnership with Stack Up, an organization that supports US and Allied veterans through gaming and geek culture. Stack Up is currently running a Tiltify campaign that includes a Weight of the Badge Collection; no further details about that collection appear in the source material.

For players who have exhausted the base mission set, the Mission Editor appears to be a meaningful expansion of replay value — the ability to share custom configurations with others suggests a community layer on top of the mechanical one.

patchAug 8, 2026

Ready or Not's Mission Editor Lets Players Reshape Enemy AI Before Each Op

VOID Interactive's tactical shooter is gaining a new layer of control. Development Briefing Vol. 90, published July 30, 2026, introduces the Mission Editor — a modification tool arriving to all platforms in the coming weeks as part of the free v1.5/1.5.1 update.

What changed

  • Mission Editor allows granular tweaking of gameplay variables within existing missions, with a primary focus on non-playable characters
  • Covers Suspect AI, Civilian AI, SWAT AI, and player-related variables
  • Suspect AI modifiers form the bulk of the feature, letting players fine-tune behaviors and combat effectiveness
  • Appearance presets from other missions can be applied, including associated voice-over sets
  • The cowardly archetype makes suspects more likely to hide behind or under objects
  • The tactical archetype pushes suspects toward more coordinated behavior
  • Mission-specific characters who are objectives, named, or otherwise required may not be fully editable
  • The update also includes bug fixes
  • The developer notes this is an initial launch, with improvements to Mission Editor planned for future updates

The source text notes that briefing content may still be a work in progress and subject to change.

For players who have exhausted the existing mission roster, the Mission Editor offers a meaningful axis of replayability — the same maps, reshaped by the dispositions of the people inside them.

Two years of development

substantial routine

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36 announcements · 8 substantial · 9 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsSep 12, 2026
Community Exhibit Vol. 28

Welcome back, Officers. We hope you’ve been well. The Mission Editor has been available for just over a week and we’ve been thoroughly impressed with your creations. Ranging from realistic to the absurd, it’s clear to us that you’re having

Community AnnouncementsSep 3, 2026
RoN v1.5 Update: Mission Editor Changelog (v1.5.2)

Attention Officers,In the v1.5 Update for RoN we are releasing the Mission Editor, a new feature allowing granular tweaking of gameplay variables within an existing mission, with a particular focus on customizing non-playable characters.Thi

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Community AnnouncementsAug 7, 2026
Community Exhibit Vol. 27

Welcome back, Officers. It's been an exciting time for all of us at VOID Interactive. While you've been producing amazing community content, we're also busy building the future of Ready or Not. Let's get into it. Mission Editor As some of y

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Community AnnouncementsJul 30, 2026
Vol. 90 — Ready or Not Development Briefing

Attention Officers, Welcome to the 90th edition of our Ready or Not Development Briefing, Thursday July 30th, 2026. In this briefing we are introducing the Mission Editor, a new feature allowing granular tweaking of gameplay variables withi

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Community AnnouncementsJul 3, 2026
Community Exhibit Vol. 26

Welcome back, Officers. It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, so many of us at VOID are trying to stay cool. We hope you can do the same. While we’re hard at work on what’s next for Ready or Not, we’ve got another community exhibit for yo

Community AnnouncementsMay 22, 2026
Community Exhibit Vol. 25

Officers, good to see you again.  It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the world of VOID Interactive and Ready or Not as we recently headed to Las Vegas for LVL UP EXPO.   In this community exhibit, you’ll find an overview of what the team g

Community AnnouncementsMay 5, 2026
Ready or Not v1.4.3 Changelog

Attention Officers,  This patch focuses on addressing online authentication connectivity and achievement issues that some players have been experiencing. A huge thank you to everyone who made bug reports, especially on our official Ready or

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SteamDBApr 21, 2026
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 14 Apr — 21 April 2026

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Community AnnouncementsApr 3, 2026
Community Exhibit Vol. 24

Welcome back, officers!  It's been a couple weeks since the launch of Boiling Point, and it’s been a blast watching the community experience everything the DLC has to offer, so thank you for all the support!  In today's community exhibit, w

Community AnnouncementsMar 20, 2026
Ready or Not Changelog v1.4.2

Attention Officers,With the release of Boiling Point, all of us at VOID Interactive have thoroughly enjoyed seeing you gear up and deploy into this next chapter of Ready or Not. The reactions, the intensity, and seeing you experience the mo

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SteamDBMar 17, 2026
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 10 Mar — 17 March 2026

* Slay the Spire 2; * Crimson Desert; * Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection; * Resident Evil Requiem; * Marathon; * John Carpenter's Toxic Commando; * EA SPORTS FC™ 26; * Steam Deck; * Ready or Not; * ARC Raiders; * excluding free

Community AnnouncementsMar 12, 2026
RoN v1.4 Boiling Point Release Changelog (v1.4.1)

Attention Officers,The relentlessly debased city of Los Sueños faces an existential crisis when a subversive terror attack severs any remaining faith in what's become an ineffective and overwhelmingly militarized city government. RoN v1.4,

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Community AnnouncementsMar 12, 2026
Ready or Not - We're Live at Boiling Point Launch

Ready or Not: Boiling Point - LIVE NOW

Community AnnouncementsMar 6, 2026
Community Exhibit Vol. 23

It's about that time, officers. Welcome back. We're receiving reports of an attack that was just executed at La Costa Park. We're briefing officers as quick as possible and SWAT is gearing up to deploy. Strap in, because the situation acros

Community AnnouncementsFeb 13, 2026
Ready or Not Development Briefing - Vol. 89

Attention Officers, Welcome to the 89th edition of our Ready or Not Development Briefing, February 13th, 2026! With elbows deep working on the game before and after this December studio holiday, a period of time adjusting our QA workflows,

Community AnnouncementsDec 8, 2025
Community Exhibit Vol. 22 - Ready or Not's Second Anniversary

Tune in, officers!It's been two years since Ready or Not went into its full 1.0 release. A lot has changed for the LSPD over the years. The community has grown exponentially, but crime continues to hit Los Sueños. In the near future, we loo

Community AnnouncementsOct 31, 2025
Ready or Not Development Briefing - Vol. 88

Attention Officers,Welcome to the 88th Ready or Not Development Briefing, Oct 31st, 2025! Happy Halloween officers, whether you’ll be suited up for a mission tonight or trick or treating.  In this briefing, we’ll be outlining a shift in our

Community AnnouncementsOct 28, 2025
Player Stats All-Points Bulletin Q3 2025

Attention,Los Sueños Police Department officers have made a tremendous effort taking on the most violent scenarios in the city the past few months.This all-points bulletin report breaks down key player mission statistics across platforms fo

Community AnnouncementsOct 14, 2025
Ready or Not is Now Steam Deck Verified

Attention Officers, We are now Steam Deck Verified! Fluidly respond to situations regardless of wherever you may be.A game update is now pushed on Steam that releases the Steam Deck Verified build.

PC GamerSep 22, 2025
Ready or Not studio fires community manager for saying 'nothing of value was lost' following Charlie Kirk's shooting

Void Interactive, developer of the controversial SWAT simulator Ready or Not, has confirmed that it has terminated its community manager following an uproar over a comment they made in the game's Discord about Charlie Kirk's murder... Read

Community AnnouncementsSep 19, 2025
Community Update
Community AnnouncementsSep 11, 2025
LSS Patch 3 Changelogs (v1.3.5)

Attention Officers, Below you will find the changelogs for LSS Patch 3 (v1.3.5), containing modding improvements, improved Steam Deck support, and a fresh batch of bug fixes. Please check our official Discord for an updated list of some kno

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Community AnnouncementsSep 7, 2025
Community Content Exhibit Vol. 21

Welcome to our expanded iteration of our community newsletters! Just as with the legacy editions of the community newsletters, we’ll look at a variety of mods from newsletter to newsletter, but we will also include a deeper look into commun

Community AnnouncementsAug 7, 2025
Los Sueños Stories Patch #2

Attention Officers,Welcome to the LSS Patch 2 changelog! In this patch we have over 185 fixes across the game. A few fix highlights include a grid-like lightmap texture bug that caused some lighting to appear lower resolution than intended

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Community AnnouncementsJul 28, 2025
Los Sueños Stories Patch#1

Attention Officers, This is the changelog for Los Sueños Stories Patch 1, in preparation for LSS Patch 2 expected next week which will include a larger bundle of fixes. With this smaller patch first patch, we’re intending to address some of

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PC GamerJul 21, 2025
Ready or Not has sold 1 million units on console, 10 times faster than what was achieved on PC, proving that the 'censorship' was worth it

In preparation for Ready or Not's console launch, developers Void Interactive employed a small update to the game, sanitising parts to be in accordance with console standards or censoring the game, depending on who you ask... Read more.

Gamemag.ruJul 21, 2025
Ready or Not продаётся на PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series X|S быстрее, чем на ПК — игроки купили более миллиона копий

Тираж консольной версии Ready or Not достиг миллионной отметки. Информацией поделился генеральный директор VOID Interactive Хулио Родригес, отметивший, что на PlayStation 5 и Xbox Series X|S тактический шутер продаётся быстрее, чем на PC.

Community AnnouncementsJul 16, 2025
Los Sueños Stories Hotfix#1

Attention Officers, We are continuously monitoring your bug reports. Please report any bugs you find into our official Ready or Not Discord, using the bug report channels! There they can be structured and collected in one place so we can mo

Community AnnouncementsJul 15, 2025
Los Sueños Stories Update Changelog

Attention Officers,The free Los Sueños Stories update is releasing now! Read on for the full changelogs, with bugfixes, 4 new weapons, 2 missions, a new difficulty system, animation changes, audio overhauls, and more. Please report any bugs

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PC GamerJul 9, 2025
Ready or Not's review bomb campaign may have been short-lived, as player count subsequently doubles on Steam and it tops PlayStation's pre-order list

Ready or Not, the gritty, realistic SWAT experience, is currently sat at Mostly Negative on Steam, as players gathered to protest changes made to adhere to stricter console standards over the last couple of weeks. But despite all the angry