<s>
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ireland-based	O
VOID	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
operations	O
of	O
a	O
police	O
SWAT	B-Device
team	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Los	O
Suenos	O
,	O
California	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
crime	O
wave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well-received	O
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
SWAT	B-Device
series	B-Device
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
heavy-handed	O
glorification	O
of	O
police	O
and	O
questionable	O
handling	O
of	O
missions	O
depicting	O
active	B-Application
shooters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
player	O
character	O
"	O
Judge	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
police	O
tactical	O
unit	O
pitted	O
against	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipment	O
such	O
as	O
stun	O
grenades	O
,	O
stinger	B-Application
grenades	I-Application
,	O
fiberscopes	B-Algorithm
,	O
ballistic	O
shields	O
,	O
and	O
breaching	O
devices	O
are	O
key	O
items	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
their	O
team	O
to	O
equip	O
and	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
's	O
missions	O
feature	O
five	O
game	O
modes	O
that	O
vary	O
in	O
difficulty	O
,	O
with	O
different	O
rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
engagement	I-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
only	O
killing	O
a	O
suspect	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
others	O
)	O
that	O
have	O
penalties	O
for	O
violating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
game	O
modes	O
are	O
:	O
"	O
Barricaded	O
Suspects	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
suspects	O
must	O
be	O
dealt	O
with	O
,	O
hostages	O
must	O
be	O
secured	O
,	O
and	O
evidence	O
must	O
be	O
collected	O
,	O
while	O
following	O
the	O
RoE	O
;	O
"	O
Raid	O
"	O
,	O
essentially	O
Barricaded	O
Suspects	O
without	O
RoE	O
penalties	O
;	O
"	O
Active	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
lone	O
suspect	O
targeting	O
hostages	O
must	O
be	O
stopped	O
;	O
"	O
Bomb	O
Threat	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
bombs	O
must	O
be	O
located	O
and	O
defused	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Hostage	O
Rescue	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
hostages	O
must	O
be	O
saved	O
from	O
criminals	O
who	O
will	O
attempt	O
to	O
execute	O
them	O
upon	O
detecting	O
police	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
and	O
a	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
VOID	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
their	O
partnership	O
with	O
Team17	O
had	O
ended	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speculation	O
suggested	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
teasing	O
a	O
school	O
shooting	O
level	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
one	O
day	O
prior	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
denied	O
by	O
VOID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
after	O
a	O
takedown	O
request	O
was	O
issued	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
relating	O
to	O
a	O
nightclub	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
returned	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
18	O
with	O
the	O
infringing	O
elements	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Device
series	B-Device
and	O
early	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Schwarz	O
of	O
GameStar	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
"	O
from	O
reaching	O
the	O
prestige	O
of	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Device
series	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rick	O
Lane	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
NME	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
similarities	O
to	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
but	O
noted	O
he	O
felt	O
uncomfortable	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
propaganda	O
"	O
-like	O
depiction	O
of	O
law	O
enforcement	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
George	O
Floyd	O
protests	O
,	O
and	O
opined	O
VOID	B-Application
Interactive	I-Application
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
effectively	O
handle	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subject	O
matter	O
unless	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
willing	O
to	O
ask	O
the	O
questions	O
that	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
never	O
did	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ethan	O
Gach	O
,	O
writing	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
called	O
Ready	B-Application
or	I-Application
Not	I-Application
a	O
“	O
tactical	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
”	O
and	O
“	O
an	O
unsettling	O
SWAT	B-Device
fantasy	O
”	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
but	O
also	O
criticizing	O
it	O
as	O
tasteless	O
due	O
to	O
insensitivity	O
towards	O
police	O
brutality	O
and	O
jarring	O
tonal	O
shifts	O
between	O
crude	O
humor	O
and	O
dark	O
drama	O
.	O
</s>
