SWAT Commander News

[p]🚨 Officers,[/p][p][/p][h3]📢 The Public Lobby Test Event is on![/h3][p][/p][p]We've updated the prologue version of the game to offer you all a week's opportunity to check out the upcoming public lobby feature for SWAT Commander's Early Access version! Apart from the test event that features the public lobby, we're also adding permanent updates to the game's AI and UI. More details in the announcement below. 👇[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Starting today, on February 11th, the event will last exactly one week on the Prologue app and end on February 18th![/h3][p][/p][h3]Please remember that the AI and UI parts of the update are permanent for the Prologue and they will also be a part of the upcoming EA update, together with the public lobby![/h3][p][/p][p]Once you're done checking out the public lobbies, you're welcome to share your feedback or report any issues you may have experienced using the form here: https://forms.gle/sJzGEDusXey69eoM8 👈[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Over and out,[/p][p]SWAT Commander Team[/p]

[p]🚨 Officers,[/p][p][/p][h3]We need you! 👮 [/h3][p][/p][p]Well, that isn't exactly news. We've always needed you, our loyal community, for your great feedback and support. This time, however, it's not a matter of flattery. We need you with a very specific objective in mind.[/p][p][/p][p]You see, following up on all your feedback that we just can't seem to praise enough, we've decided to roll out a public lobby feature in SWAT Commander. What does that mean for you? No longer will there be a dependency on your Steam Friends list for co-op but soon, there will also be an option to simply list or browse lobbies created by other players to get into that cooperative game faster.[/p][p][/p][p]Before we can do that, we'd like to test this feature thoroughly. Our solution? QA of course but then we also invite you all to a limited-time event where you'll get to basically playtest the feature in our free prologue version of the game if you choose to be so supportive.[/p][p][/p][p]We're letting you know about this event in advance in the hopes of assembling as many players as possible, which would help the project very much.[/p][p][/p][h3]Where? The Prologue version of SWAT Commander:[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]When? Starting on February 11th, the event will last exactly one week and end on February 18th.[/h3][p][/p][p]Once you're done checking out the public lobbies, you're welcome to share your feedback or report any issues you may have experienced using the form here: https://forms.gle/sJzGEDusXey69eoM8[/p][p][/p][p]With our testing done and all necessary fixes in place, this feature will then become a permanent part of SWAT Commander's Early Access version with an official update. Thank you![/p][p][/p][p]Over and out,[/p][p]SWAT Commander Team[/p]

[p]🚨 Officers,[/p][p][/p][p]SWAT Commander receives a new regular update, bringing its current version to 0.7.8.4. The update comes with a discount, giving you the temporary chance to snag our game for a bargain![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]New Window Command[/h3][p][/p][p]This time, in an effort to reinforce our officers' tactical repertoire, we're introducing a new command that should make building entries easier by allowing you to issue a command to throw grenades through first-floor windows. This is configured for all of our current and future missions.[/p][p]Remember to adjust your choice of grenade to how quickly you can make an entry and that tossing grenades through windows outside of commands is a viable approach in co-op and for yourself as the squad commander in single player, too.[/p][p]Our other changes in this patch tweak gameplay to make some tool use faster, give you the option to switch firing modes on handguns while using the Ballistic Shield, and let you adjust sights in headcam mode.[/p][p]Patch notes below.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Fig. 1 — Window grenade deployment in action[/p][p][/p][p]SWAT Commander EA v.0.7.8.4 Patch Notes:[/p][p]AI[/p]

• [p]Added a new command allowing officers to throw grenades through first-floor windows during assault operations.[/p]

[p]GAMEPLAY[/p]

• [p]Reduced lock-picking time for player's multitool by 50%.[/p]
• [p]Updated the door ramming system: while hit location still matters, striking the door near the lock area with a battering ram now breaks doors much faster.[/p]

[p]EQUIPMENT[/p]

• [p]Added the ability to switch pistol firing modes while using a shield, for pistols that support multiple firing modes.[/p]

[p]UI[/p]

• [p]Added new virtual sight settings for Headcam mode, allowing the interaction sight and shooting sight to be toggled independently.[/p]

[p][/p][p]We're taking note of further suggestions you've been making about available commands as well as feedback related to other areas of the game, so as always, we appreciate them and we'll see what can be done about incorporating them into our update. More on those, including new missions, coming soon.[/p][p][/p][p]Over and out,[/p][p]SWAT Commander Team[/p]

[p]🚨 Officers,[/p][p][/p][p]We bring you a summary report of 2025 for SWAT Commander! All of the improvements to the game we've brought to our project through new content in major updates! Feel free to inspect the sequence of events on file below.[/p][p][/p][p]And take note that the Winter Sale is still in effect until January 5th! Good opening to grab our game at a discount if you haven't done it yet:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]2025 In Review*[/h3][p][/p][p]*Smaller bug-fixing interventions not included in report for brevity[/p][p][/p][p]Case number: SC-0773[/p][p]Date: July 31st 2025[/p][p]Detail of Event: SWAT Commander becomes available to all officers in its Early Access launch. With a considerable arsenal of police equipment, a complex command system, and six missions playable in both single and multiplayer co-op, this is where the story begins.[/p][p]Fig. 1 — Early Access thumbnail for our release trailer[/p][p][/p][p]Case number: SC-0774[/p][p]Date: September 8th 2025[/p][p]Detail of Event: Head cameras become available in SWAT Commander, providing officers with a entirely new perspective on mission deployment — the perspective of a personal helmet-mounted camera. A more realistic, stylized take on observing the game's action while in control of your SWAT operative.[/p][p]Fig. 2 — Head camera view in action, can be activated in the settings menu but also toggled with a dedicated keybind[/p][p][/p][p]Case number: SC-0775[/p][p]Date: September 15th 2025[/p][p]Detail of Event: Our project witnesses the addition of its first special game modes — "Random Range" and "Tank on Tank" spice up mission gameplay by introducing a set of entirely new parameters. The first completely randomized mission conditions while the second had you face heavily equipped suspects head-on. This marked our first steps towards affecting original mission mechanics.[/p][p]Fig. 3 — Additional game modes, available in the 'Advanced' tab while setting up a mission[/p][p][/p][p]Case number: SC-0776[/p][p]Date: September 29th 2025[/p][p]Detail of Event: The SWAT squad is deployed to the Gear Master Dynamics auto plant, as a new mission entitled "Under the Hood" becomes available in the game's selection. Our officers intervened at the sprawling industrial complex to stop a notorious drug manufacturing and distribution operation dead in its tracks.[/p][p]Fig. 4 — Gear Master Dynamics, interior — setting of the "Under the Hood" mission[/p][p][/p][p]Case number: SC-0780[/p][p]Date: November 3rd 2025[/p][p]Detail of Event: Game modes are taken to the next level with the "Customization" update, where SWAT Commander players are given a wide array of options to creat their own, custom games. From then on, it became possible to take a base-game mission and configure its civilians, suspects, the equipment they're using, the behavior that governs them, and many different environmental conditions of the deployment location.[/p][p]Fig. 5 — The many settings of the Custom Game available on one of its configuration screens, SWAT HQ has paperwork too, don't you know[/p][p][/p][p]Case number: SC-0783[/p][p]Date: December 16th 2025[/p][p]Detail of Event: The way that weapons behaved in SWAT Commander needed a strong boost and the Weapon Handling update was the way to go. Canted sight for alternative aiming, changes to recoil for a more realistic feel, revamped ballistics for more effective shooting. These were all our ideas for the enhancement of weapon handling in our game.[/p][p][/p][p]Fig. 6 — The AC-40 and its recoil when you go full auto in the building[/p][p][/p][p]Once again, we thank you for sticking with us through our launch and the rest of 2025. 2026 awaits and there are definitely more updates to come — new improvements, new features, and new missions![/p][p]So stand by for further news about SWAT Commander in the coming year![/p][p][/p][p]Over and out,[/p][p]SWAT Commander Team[/p]

[p]🚨 Officers,[/p][p][/p][p]2025 is steadily drawing to a close, so we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for another year of SWAT Commander! Our work on the game continues thanks to your feedback and support of the Early Access version, so we're hoping to see more of you in 2026. Best wishes to you and your loved ones, many happy returns! 🎅[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]2025 Steam Winter Sale[/h3][p][/p][p]And if you'd like to support our work on the game, now is a great opportunity as the Early Access version of SWAT Commander is participating in the Steam Winter Sale right now! Secure the objective in many more missions with a 20% discount![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Stand by for further news about 2026 — more updates on their way together with an extended roadmap of our future work![/p][p][/p][p]Over and out,[/p][p]SWAT Commander Team[/p]