Ready or Not (2023) - How Long to Beat, Player Count, News

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Ready or Not came out on December 13, 2023 for PC, then for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 15, 2025. On Steam, 80% of 268,205 player reviews are positive (Mostly Positive). 5,441 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 9,388 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 14 hours, doing everything about 186 hours.

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 order to chaos with up to 8 players in cooperative play, battle enemy squads in a close player-vs-player environment, or command AI in a striking single-player mode.

Story

Become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to a city overwhelmed by chaos and corruption. Lead a team of highly-trained SWAT officers through unpredictable high-risk missions against ruthless criminals to prevent the city from spiraling into disorder. Equip real-world weapons and gear to tackle missions inspired by current events against Los Sueňos’ ruthless criminal element. Every decision, from squad selection to tactical breach and engagement is the difference between life and death.

What is happening now

Ready or Not is a tactical shooter that emphasizes planning and precision over run-and-gun gameplay, available across PC and current-generation consoles. The game launched in December 2023 as an indie title built around methodical, squad-based scenarios. The recent addition of a free Mission Editor represents a significant expansion of the game's content potential. The tool enables players to construct custom missions with full control over AI behavior, weapon loadouts, enemy health values, and other mission parameters, substantially extending the game's replay value and community creation possibilities.

How long to beat Ready or Not

from 4 players

Main storyrushing through the story

14 h

Main + extrasstory plus side content

31 h

Completionisteverything the game has

186 h

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Media

Releases

Platform

Date

PC (Microsoft Windows)

December 13, 2023 (early access from December 17, 2021)

PlayStation 5

July 15, 2025

Xbox Series X|S

July 15, 2025

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum

Recommended

Windows 10, Windows 11

64-bit Windows 10, 64-bit Windows 11

Processor

Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300

AMD Ryzen 5-1600 / Intel Core i5-7600K

Memory

8 GB RAM

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB

Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or better

DirectX

Version 11

Storage

60 GB available space

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Ready or Not player count

concurrent players on Steam

5,441playing now29m ago

5,659peak today

9,38830-day peak

9,388highest we have seenOct 25, 2026

Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Ready or Not achievements

66 achievements on Steam

Rarest

My Eyes, It Burns! During any Boiling Point mission, while you are actively taking damage from toxic gas, incapacitate three different active Suspects within 5 seconds of one another on ‘Standard’ or higher.

0.3%

Programmed Psychosis Complete ‘A New America’, alone in a multiplayer lobby, on ‘Hard’ difficulty.

0.3%

The Heat is On Complete ‘All Gods Burn’ without Armor or a Shield equipped and without using grenades, on ‘Hard’ difficulty.

0.4%

Nosce Te Ipsum Complete all Boiling Point levels at S on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

0.5%

Getting Your Sea Legs Get all Ready Or Not Dark Waters DLC achievements

0.6%

Big Shell Specialist During ‘Leviathan’, successfully hit two long-range headshots, on two different active Suspects, located over 30m away from you on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

0.7%

All 66 achievements by how many players unlocked them

I'm Too Old For This… Complete all base game missions on 'Hard' difficulty in any game mode

0.8%

Sleeper Agent During ‘3 Letter Triad’, apprehend or incapacitate 15 suspects consecutively, within 15 seconds of one another on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

0.8%

From House to Home Get all Ready Or Not Home Invasion DLC achievements

0.9%

Targeted Manipulation

0.9%

Door Kickers Have 2 officers with an active “Kicker” trait assigned to the roster and kick a door open in any mission

1.1%

The Hermit Complete Ready or Not in ‘Ironman mode’ without losing a single officer on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

1.2%

Who is Pepe Silvia? On 'A Lethal Obsession' play all of the audiotapes that can be found in the mission

1.2%

The World Complete Ready or Not in ‘Ironman mode’ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

1.3%

From Land to Sea Complete all Dark Waters levels at S on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

1.3%

The Emperor Unlock each unique officer trait at least once

1.4%

Toxic Fumes Complete 'Twisted Nerve' using only VPL-25, cs gas, gasmasks, and bash on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

1.4%

Dress to Impress Unlock all base game customization items

1.5%

Justice Uncovers Depths Ghosts in Elysium

1.5%

Meldonin Complete all ‘Dorms’ main objectives in five minutes on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

1.6%

Way Out West Complete ‘Rust Belt’ using only the .357 Magnum as a weapon on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

1.9%

The Fool Be killed by a civilian

1.9%

After the Storm Complete all Home Invasion levels at S on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

1.9%

Medal of Valor Complete all base game missions at S on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

2.2%

Hidden and Dangerous Restrain all civilians in ‘Lawmaker’ without neutralizing any suspects on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

2.2%

Off Duty Complete ‘Thank You, Come Again’ without armor and a helmet on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

2.3%

Beat Cop Complete ‘Narcos’ using only lethal pistols but without using grenades or launchers on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

2.5%

The Final Directive Complete ‘A New America’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

2.8%

The Hanged Man Complete ‘Hide and Seek' using only a taser, flashbangs, and bash on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

2.9%

Eye of Providence Find and use all major world interactables in every Boiling Point level.

3.3%

Temperance Drink one too many coffees

3.6%

The Flashpoint Complete ‘No Good Deed’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

5.3%

All Secrets Safe

5.7%

Fool Me Twice

The False Idol Complete ‘All Gods Burn’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

6.1%

The Margay Complete ‘3 Letter Triad’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

6.9%

The Devil Use the secret command for your SWAT team (kill me command)

7.3%

By the Book Complete a mission while only commanding your officers and not using anything from your loadout on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

7.4%

Party Crasher During ‘Mirage at Sea’, apprehend Sah’id before the order is given to murder civilians, and no civilians are killed on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

7.8%

What's In The Box?! Inspect any evidence item from the 'Evidence locker' in the 'Headquarters'

9.3%

Smile, You’re On Camera!

10.2%

The Dogs Heads Complete ‘Mirage at Sea’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

11.1%

Due Process Incapacitate a suspect with a C2 charge

12%

The Meek & The Earth Complete ‘Leviathan’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

12.3%

Back To School Complete ‘Dorms’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

12.7%

Fool Me Once

13%

The Tactician Complete a mission without using a weapon and only relying on deployables, tactical gear, and bash on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

13.2%

Panic Room Complete ‘Lawmaker’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

13.3%

Say Hello To My Little Friend Stun enemies with any 'M320' 30 times

14.2%

Cut To Pieces Complete ‘Narcos’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

14.5%

The Decaying City Complete ‘Elephant’, ‘Relapse’ and ‘Neon Tomb’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

17.8%

Here's Johnny Breach 20 locked doors with the 'Battering Ram'

17.8%

The Abducted Complete ‘Buy Cheap, Buy Twice', ‘Hide and Seek', 'Ends of the Earth’, and 'Greased Palms’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

18.6%

Click From 3, 4 Is Binding Unlock 20 doors using the 'Lockpick Gun'

18.8%

The Left Behind Complete ‘Carriers of the Vine’, ‘Sins of the Father’, ‘Ides of March’, and ‘A Lethal Obsession’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

19.7%

Practice Makes Perfect Complete 'Training'

20.5%

Silly String Disarm 10 tripwires

21.2%

Mahogany Masochist Command your squad to breach a door, 50 times

21.8%

The Exploited Complete ‘The Spider’, ‘Valley of the Dolls’, ‘Sinuous Trail’, and '23 Megabytes a Second' at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

25.2%

Walnut Warrior Command your squad to breach a door, 20 times

26.7%

The War Complete ‘Thank You, Come Again’, ‘Rust Belt’ and ‘Twisted Nerve’ at C+ on 'Standard' difficulty or higher

27.1%

The Magician Arrest a downed suspect only to find out they were faking it

28.1%

Peeping Tom Use the 'Mirrorgun' 30 times under a door

29%

A Rest For The Wicked Arrest 100 suspects or civilians

35.3%

Arrest Warrant Arrest 50 suspects or civilians

43.2%

First Arrest Arrest your first suspect or civilian

94.2%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

In the news

6 stories

The Next Ready or Not Project Is Swapping Unscripted Chaos for a Linear Cinematic Plot

1 outlet · Sep 30, 2026

Ready or Not Tactical Co-op: Getting Squad Access for Less on PC

1 outlet · Sep 9, 2026

Brutally realistic FPS Ready or Not gets a transformative new mission editor

1 outlet · Sep 5, 2026

Ready or Not Just Got a Free Mission Editor, and It Changes Everything

1 outlet · Sep 4, 2026

Ready or Not – The Deadline is Coming! – Review

1 outlet · Aug 12, 2026

Ready or Not – The Deadline is Coming! – Walkthrough & Guide

1 outlet · Jul 24, 2026

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