Action · August 5, 2009

Red Faction (2009)

local_offer-80% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend2.3k recommendations
JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Lured to Mars by the Ultor Corporation's promise of a better life, thousands have come to seek their fortune and work for the massive mining company. But all is not as it seems. A deadly plague is sweeping through the barracks, and miners suffer daily abuse at the hands of the Ultor guards. Is a revolution on the horizon? Red Faction revolutionizes gaming with Geo-Mod technology, the ability to completely alter and destroy the environment in real-time. Featuring 5 controllable vehicles, 15 weapons of mass destruction, unparalleled multiplayer action, and a setting on Mars in the midst of a deadly plague and rebellion, Red Faction sets the gold standard in gaming! Geo-Mod technology — the only FPS with real-time, arbitrary geometry modification Unparalleled multiplayer action, with Geo-Mod specific strategies Advanced physics simulation - supports falling geometry, particles and liquid Five land, sea and air vehicles to commandeer and control A compelling storyline across 20 diverse levels Stealth and action driven objectives Varied environments including natural settings unique to the genre Dynamic, real-time lighting including lightmaps, object shadow casting and more Advanced AI behavior Real-time skeletal deformation and interpolation for silky smooth animations Location-based damage system Multiplayer support for LAN and TCP-IP (up to 32 players)

Action releases from 2009

45 Action titles launched in 2009 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 83% in Action
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 53%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 88% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 100
  • FPS · 95
  • Destruction · 75
  • Sci-fi · 67
  • Classic · 66
  • Mars · 62
  • Singleplayer · 46
  • Shooter · 43
  • First-Person · 37
  • Multiplayer · 36
  • Great Soundtrack · 16
  • Adventure · 15
  • Atmospheric · 13
  • Boomer Shooter · 5

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.4k positive · 389 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.9/10

Curator recommendations

2.3k

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 5, 2009
DeveloperVolition
PublisherDeep Silver
Base price$1.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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