Zero Hour is now finally out and wants to bring back the good old SWAT and Rainbow Six times

After four years in Early Access on Steam, the realistic tactical shooter Zero Hour is going into full release

Zero Houris a first-person shooter with tactical and realistic gameplay, for which the SWAT series or the earlier Rainbow Six titles are known. A recent comparison is Ready or Notfrom Void Interactive.

OnSeptember 9, 2024Zero Hour left Early Access on Steam. Not without a major 1.0 update, of course. The price for the full release is19 euros

News with update 1.0

The full release contains numerous new contents and improvements. These include, for example, two new maps

The mapCritical Responserevolves around a hostage rescue at a high school. InCocktail Crisisrespond with your response team to an escalated drug deal in a Bollywood-themed bar.

Overview of the changes

• A newendurance system that lets you sprint longer at a stretch, but you will run out of breath more quickly if you do too much over a long period of time.
• It is now easier to interact with doorsand break them open with shots or explosives.
• There is anew injury statuscalled “downned”. In this status, players can be revived by team members.
• There are improvements to thesuspect and group AI
• Therank progress in PvPis now easier and more comprehensible to recognize.

How Zero Hour plays

Basically, there are two game modes. Oneco-op mode(can also be played with AI companions) in which up to ten players complete missions for special police forces.

InPvP modetwo teams of five human players compete against each other. Modes such as bomb disposal, hostage rescue or deathmatch are played here.

There are over 23 weapons that can be modified with various attachments. There are also 18 gadgetssuch as a drone, C2 explosives or various grenades.

On Steam, 81 percent of the more than 25,000 reviews are positive. Although the graphics are a little old-fashioned, fans of SWAT or Rainbow Six will get exactly what they are looking for – according to the general consensus of users. You also get a German shepherd puppy that you train for the mission and yes, you can pet it.