Ready or Not is a great game, but it can be very challenging. If you’re unfamiliar with close-quarters combat (CQC) style hardcore shooters, expect a steep learning curve. That said, it’s a lot of fun once you get into it.

You can genuinely pick up real-world tactical concepts while playing, as some of them are absolutely essential to succeed; especially on harder difficulties. While I recommend the game, there are several areas where the developers could improve.

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Persistence of Officer Deaths and Stress After Mission Failure

1. It doesn’t make sense for team stress levels and officer deaths to persist after a failed mission.
   
2. Most games treat failure as a “reset” that clears any setbacks from that attempt.
   
3. For example, going into a mission with a full, high-morale team, failing, and returning to the main menu to find two officers dead and the others in crisis mode feels unnecessarily punishing.
   
4. For example, going into a mission with a full, high-morale team, failing, and returning to the main menu to find two officers dead and the others in crisis mode feels unnecessarily punishing.
   
5. Ideally, failed missions should revert your team to the state they were in beforehand.

Result: I end up using the old Alt+F4 method to avoid losing officers or having them stuck in high stress after a failure. This is compounded by the fact there’s no “Retry” feature; meaning you must restart the game, go through the mission briefing again, and wait for the load-in every time.

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Grenade Throwing Mechanics

1. Throwing grenades accurately is far too difficult.
   
2. At least half the time, I get a friendly fire penalty because I accidentally flash a teammate.
   
3. Often, I’d rather throw a flashbang myself, but end up delegating to AI since it’s so tricky to get grenades exactly where I want; especially with objects in the way.
   
4. I can promise you it's not this difficult to throw grenades in real life. Lol.

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Conclusion:
Ready or Not is a great game, but really could use certain quality of life improvements to make it that much better.

Now. Developers if you're listening, PLEASE either entirely remove the censorship from the PC version or implement a toggle feature. I want to be horrified playing this game. Being a SWAT operator in an extremely dangerous city is scary and stressful. I want to feel that.