The Ukrainian tactical police shooter SWAT Commander from Red Mountain Games has been released into Steam Early Access. The game is co-authored and published by the Polish company Ritual Interactive (not to be confused with the American Ritual Entertainment, which ceased to exist in 2007).
SWAT Commander is the new title of the tactical shooter Tactical Squad: SWAT Stories, which is positioned as the spiritual successor to the legendary SWAT 4 and a competitor to Ready or Not. The latter was released on July 28, 2025 and has garnered mostly negative reviews over the past 30 days. At one time, we spoke with the developers from Red Mountain Games about their plans for exploring the project.
As a reminder, in SWAT Commander you control a tactical police squad and have to not only shoot accurately, but also plan both your own next actions and the tactics of your teammates. The authors pay special attention to the realism of situations, simulation of weapons, tactics and equipment of real police squads.
The developers hope to keep SWAT Commander in Early Access for at least 12 months and listen to feedback from the community. The game currently has 6 single-player/co-op missions available, as well as some additional modes.
SWAT Commander has been translated into 17 languages, including Ukrainian, and only the English version has voice acting. Currently, the game is offered with a 10% discount, which is only 270 UAH for Ukraine. In addition, a free demo version of SWAT Commander: Prologue is available.