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Ready or Not Dev Releases Before-and-After Screenshots as It Battles Against ‘Censorship’ Backlash and Steam Review-Bomb Campaign
- On July 2, 2025, VOID Interactive announced that Ready or Not will launch on July 15 for next-generation consoles, featuring minor content modifications.
- These changes were necessary to meet Sony and Microsoft console certification standards and ensure content parity for crossplay between PC and consoles.
- Adjustments include six specific visual tweaks such as covering nudity on civilians and a suspect, toning down torture art, and disabling post-mortem dismemberment, while leaving gore and violence effects intact.
- VOID emphasized that changes are small, intended to preserve the game’s immersive tone, and shared before-and-after visuals to clarify misinformation, noting the game passed certification on the first submission.
- Despite increased player interest and strong overall reviews, the content alterations sparked backlash and review-bombing, highlighting tensions between creative freedom and platform restrictions.
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Ready or Not Dev Releases Before-and-After Screenshots as It Battles Against ‘Censorship’ Backlash and Steam Review-Bomb Campaign
VOID Interactive has responded to player backlash after it made changes to the PC version of its controversial shooter Ready or Not in order to secure a console release, citing "misconceptions and misinformation" about the amendments and releasing before-and-after screenshots.
Ready or Not: The tactical shooter is now graphically less gruesome – and fans are seeing red.
Censorship? Ready or Not eliminates nudity and reduces violence to hit consoles
Released in December 2023 on PC, the shooter Ready or Not received an update that has caused controversy among its players. In order to get the game rated and released for consoles, Void Interactive has made many adjustments to issues such as nudity and violence in recent days . In a lengthy post shared on Steam, the studio said it has decided to slightly lessen the impact of dismemberment on the experience. While it can still happen during comb…
Ready or Not fans criticize the censorship of the game, accusing the studio of lying by saying they would not give in to pressure to reduce violence.
The Tactical FPS Ready or Not arrives on consoles on July 15, but with changes in content. Limited dismemberments, masked nudity, and attenuated child violence: censorship imposed to please the builders. These changes will also affect the PC, causing the anger of the fans. Will realism survive this forced adaptation?
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