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Red Faction
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 U
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“10/10 Red Faction (2001) – old game with some real ancient wisdom hidden in the explosions Feb 14, 2026. Im 42, been stuck in the same dull routine: work, home, scroll, crash. Felt like my life was one long hallway with no doors out. Nothin dramatic, just kinda trapped ya know?…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I love this game a lot. Red Faction is one of those games I've returned to several times over the years since its release. I bought it on PS2 when it was released, bought the emulated version on PS3, and the enhanced emulated version on PS4. There's something about it that keeps…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“Red Faction is an iconic fps game from the early 2000s. Even if you don't give a f about video games you might have heard the name. It reminds me a bit of Half-Life 1 in a way that its fast phased sci-fi action from start to finish with barely any peaceful breaks. Its fun and…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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It's Hammer Time: Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Edition out now
Time to wreak havoc on Mars with your sledgehammer once more Vienna/Austria, July 3rd, 2018: In 2125 there is no mining your own business on Mars: The Earth Defense Force (EDF) is strong-arming everyo
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · Destruction · Sci-fi · Classic · Mars · Singleplayer · Shooter · First-Person · Multiplayer · Great Soundtrack · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.redfaction.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Operating System: Windows® 2000/XP DirectX Version: DirectX 8 Processor: Pentium II 400 MHz or greater Memory: 64 MB RAM Video Card: 3D Graphics Accelerator Card (8MB) Sound: Direct X Certified audio hardware