Ready or Notis an intense and unforgiving tactical FPS where you play as a SWAT commander leading your team through dangerous situations. The game heavily focuses on realism and requires communication and coordination with teammates for successful missions. While Ready or Not isbest played with friends, some players would rather go at it alone.

For those willing to take on the challenge, Ready or Not offers a single-player mode as well. In this guide, you’ll learn how to play Ready or Not solo, along with some tips to maximize your lone wolf success.

A player aiming at four bots in single-player mode in Ready or Not

How To Play Ready Or Not Solo

Before you start a mission in Ready Or Not, simply select theSingle-player modeoption in the Main Menu to load up solo. Once the mission begins, you’ll seeAI-controlled botsas part of your five-member squad. You cangive direct commands to these AI botsand lead them through the mission.

At the time of writing, there’sno way to fully disable AI teammates in Ready or Not. However, if you want to be the true lone wolf, you cancommand your AI teammates to “Hold Position” near the spawn point.This keeps them out of the action and lets youtackle the mission all by yourself.

Ready or Not operator uses a modded weapon to scope out mission

Tips To Play Solo

Ready Or Not’s Update 1.0 introduced an all-newCommander Mode, which is an amazing way to practice your single-player skills. It allows you tomanage a roster of officers as a SWAT team commanderthrough acampaign-style progression.

TheCommander Mode featurespermadeath, where officers who die during missions are gone for good, raising the stakes and forcing you to value their survival. As such, you learn toadapt and overcome challengeswhen key officers are lost or injured.

If you aren’t ready to take on the burdens that come with being a Commander, it is recommended toplay with the AI bots. AI teammates canprovide backup and supportand even take some of the pressure off in intense situations.