Zero Hour - Game for SWAT 4 and Rainbow Six Fans is Coming to Early Access

For over three years now, Void Interactive has been developing Ready or Not, a game that advertises itself as the spiritual heir to the SWAT series. Work on it will probably be completed next year, but fortunately, those hungry for new tactical FPS games won't have to wait that long. As early as August 12, , Zero Hour from Bangladeshi studios M7 Productions and Attrito will debut in Steam's Early Access. Below we can watch the game's latest trailer.

Unlike Ready or Not, the heart of Zero Hour is to be multiplayer online competition. At the beginning of the match ten players will be divided into two five-person teams. During the game, the task of one team will be to disarm the bomb or save the hostages, and the other will try to stop them from achieving their objective using firearms and gadgets, but also properly placed traps. The whole thing sounds and looks pretty much like Rainbow Six: Siege. Zero Hour, however, is supposed to stand out with a much greater emphasis on realism, just like the SWAT series. According to the creators' assurances, the key to victory will be not only good reflexes, but also patience, proper planning on the tactical map and sensible management of resources.

Zero Hour therefore has a chance to reach those looking for Rainbow Six Siege-like experience, but prefer a slightly less dynamic gameplay than that proposed by Ubisoft. The question is whether the Bangladeshi teams will manage to balance the gameplay to make it enjoyable and avoid technical problems at the launch. The example of the Polish World War 3 shows that even if the title will be very popular at the beginning, it can lose popularity quickly.

Will Zero Hour gather a large enough player base around itself?

There is no official price listed on Zero Hour's card on Steam. However, it is supposed to cost about 10 dollars. If you think it's a reasonable price, we recommend that you check the game's system requirements before buying.

Minimum system requirements

1. OS: Windows 10 64-bit
2. CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
3. Memory: 6 GB RAM
4. GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 750TI 2GB or AMD R7 260X 2GB
5. DirectX: Version 11
6. Network: Broadband Internet connection
7. HDD space: 8 GB

Recommended system requirements

1. OS: Windows 10 64-bit
2. CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
3. Memory: 12 GB RAM
4. GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 4GB or AMD R9 290 4GB
5. DirectX: Version 11
6. Network: Broadband Internet connection
7. HDD space: 8 GB

The key to success in Zero Hour is to carefully plan our actions.

According to the creators' announcements, early access to Zero Hour will last until January 2021. At the end, they plan to add a cooperation/PvE mode. The developers are also planning to add more maps and eliminate the biggest problems that are bound to arise during the tests.

1. M7 Productions - official website
2. Zero Hour on Steam