is this game fully playable solo with bots?

[Mimic]

Im looking to return in gtfo after trying it a long time ago, when there was no bots, so now im curious - can i play and beat it solo?
I sadly don't have much friends to play with and those i have can't play with me in this game for various reasons, therefore the only way for me is solo but afaik this is quite a hardcore game so yeah. Im in doubts.

[Dj DNA]

Short answer : You can't.

Now for the long answer: some have done it. (I know of one dude who has done true solo on every level) but it is more considered as a challenge run kinda thing. Attempted by players with map and game knowledge and 1k hours playtime.

The game is balanced around 4 players, not bots, not less.

You will probably manage to do A1 and B1 just fine, meaby even manage C1 but on D1 you'll hit a wall. In fact D1, D2 and E1 you won't complete them.

So is it possible? technically yes.
Will you manage? No (like 95% of the community)

[ModdyMop]

DJ has it pretty spot on. Solo is very difficult for several reasons, but for me it's mainly tough when clearing big guys, scouts, or any objective where multiple things need to be carried because bots are not helpful in these situations.

[Mimic]

Uh, so sad. I like the game but...oh well, i guess im just gonna wait for some day when it will become possible. Thank you for a good and detailed answer, have a great day\night guys.

[spiken]

Originally posted by Mimic:

Uh, so sad. I like the game but...oh well, i guess im just gonna wait for some day when it will become possible. Thank you for a good and detailed answer, have a great day\night guys.

You can always join our Discord server to find people to play with.

[Dj DNA]

Originally posted by 10c Community-Calle:

Originally posted by Mimic:

Uh, so sad. I like the game but...oh well, i guess im just gonna wait for some day when it will become possible. Thank you for a good and detailed answer, have a great day\night guys.

You can always join our Discord server to find people to play with.

You said the D- word !!! How dare you

[spiken]

Originally posted by Dj DNA:

Originally posted by 10c Community-Calle:

You can always join our Discord server to find people to play with.

You said the D- word !!! How dare you

I can't help it!

[Bloodwest]

You can play it but won't like it

[Inucan]

i hope the devs improve the AI so you can play the game solo too. I like GTFO and its very fun with good atmpsphere but i wish the progression system where way depper and the customization where better too. i hope the devs have some plans to expand this stuff like better progression system depper customization for our char and weapons and the overall AI

[Darkswift333]

Same, this is why I haven't bought it. I don't like people, this is why I play games and kill things virtually. Whenever a game says "great game with friends" well I have none and don't want some neckbeard on a mic breathing as I'm trying to enjoy myself lol.

[Dj DNA]

Originally posted by Darkswift333:

Same, this is why I haven't bought it. I don't like people, this is why I play games and kill things virtually. Whenever a game says "great game with friends" well I have none and don't want some neckbeard on a mic breathing as I'm trying to enjoy myself lol.

In that case the game is not for you. And that is fine, there are a lot of games playable solo out there.

[Machine Spirit]

Last time I played, which was when bots were first introduced, I managed to do a few levels with bots and I was completing these with no problems. I don't think you could do the whole rundown though. I read that eventually you meet invisible enemies and team work with a full human squad is a must.

There is also no way to synchronise the melee attacks with your bots, unless they have added more functionality in the updates since I played? So clearing the bigger rooms is really slow. If these rooms have a special type of enemy wandering around, I found the best way to clear the room is to set up a couple of turrets and just open fire because that will be the outcome eventually. This tactic becomes a death sentence in deeper levels.

If you are after a similar type of game that has good balance for squad and single player, Rainbow Six Extraction is worth a try.

[Fabricator Locum Gulyuk FerroTiC]

One further question, which I wasn't able to find.
If we want to play as Duo/Trio player group (we rarely have all four players available to play in our group), but do not like to play with bots, can we DISABLE the player/bot spot during game creation? So we can enter the round with three players only? Or does the game requires to have 4 players minimum?

I realise playing 2/3 instead of 4 is considered sub-optimal and harder, but that is fine and acknowledged, since we have been playing similar coop games in that configuration, so I believe I know what we are asking for.

[Dj DNA]

Originally posted by Fabricator Locum Gulyuk FerroTiC:

One further question, which I wasn't able to find.
If we want to play as Duo/Trio player group (we rarely have all four players available to play in our group), but do not like to play with bots, can we DISABLE the player/bot spot during game creation? So we can enter the round with three players only? Or does the game requires to have 4 players minimum?

I realise playing 2/3 instead of 4 is considered sub-optimal and harder, but that is fine and acknowledged, since we have been playing similar coop games in that configuration, so I believe I know what we are asking for.

You can disable the last slot. Good luck tho

[Recon-x]

Yeah it's sad. But I still don't understand why devs don't do so simple thing like game difficulty depended on players count, like in Killing Floor etc. It that so technically hard to apply?

[BakeMyCake]

Originally posted by Recon-x:

Yeah it's sad. But I still don't understand why devs don't do so simple thing like game difficulty depended on players count, like in Killing Floor etc. It that so technically hard to apply?

They likely don't do it because those suggestions don't fall in line with the image of the game. This game is already in a weird state where it marketed itself as ball bustingly hard, and then kinda watered it down significantly. And when that happened the people that were sold on the idea of brutal difficulty started voicing their disapproval. I can imagine those very people starting a riot over difficulty scaling.