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AppWizard

July 20, 2025

Ready or Not hits 1m console sales in 4 days despite “censorship” claims from its PC players

Void Interactive's shooter, Ready or Not, achieved over one million sales on consoles within four days, compared to 36 days for its initial PC launch. CEO Julio Rodriguez expressed pride in this milestone and acknowledged the team's hard work. The game faced backlash due to necessary content changes mandated by first-party partners, leading to a drop in its Steam rating from "mostly positive" to "mostly negative," while still maintaining a score of 4 out of 5 on Xbox and 4.69 on PlayStation. Void Interactive also parted ways with its publisher, Team17, after announcing a controversial school shooting mission.

AppWizard

July 3, 2025

Ready or Not Review-Bombed on Steam as PC Players Claim Shooter Was ‘Censored’ to Satisfy Console Makers

Ready or Not, a tactical first-person shooter by VOID Interactive, is experiencing backlash on Steam due to recent changes made for its console release. VOID stated that modifications to the game's levels of gore, nudity, violence, and depictions of child mistreatment were necessary to meet console manufacturers' requirements. Players can no longer dismember defeated enemies, instances of torture and nudity have been reduced, and a child character now appears "unconscious/sleeping" instead of in a violent animation. Despite the developers claiming these changes are minor, community response has been negative, with some players accusing the studio of censorship and calling for a boycott. The game's overall user review rating remains 'very positive,' but recent reviews have shifted to 'mixed.' Ready or Not previously faced challenges, including a temporary removal from Steam in 2022 due to a trademark dispute and a controversial announcement about a school shooting level.