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Takedown: Red Sabre
TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing. Not for the faint hearted, Takedown requires you to bring your 'A' game - FPS fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I bought this because I played a free trial for it on the Xbox 360 Marketplace back in elementary school and it was pretty fun but extremely hard, even to this day I'm pretty f^cking horrendous at it, but I'd still like to be able to come back here and there. My short,…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“This game was unironically so horrible that it is quite literally the reason I stopped preordering games. This was the last time I ever preordered a game because these slop pedaling losers burned me that badly.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Takedown: Red Sabre, developed by Serellan LLC and published by 505 Games, positions itself as a spiritual successor to the classic era of tactical shooters—a genre defined by patience, planning, and punishing realism. It clearly draws inspiration from titles that prioritized…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPrice tracking
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NEW TOOL LIVE! - Takedown Red Sabre Level Editor (beta)
With approval from Epic Games, we have released a beta version of the Takedown Level Editor. Content includes all the environment assets, Killhouse maps, and HQ map (as reference to make your own TD m
NEW TOOL LIVE! - Takedown Red Sabre Level Editor (beta)
With approval from Epic Games, we have released a beta version of the Takedown Level Editor. Content includes all the environment assets, Killhouse maps, and HQ map (as reference to make your own TD m
TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre is now on XBLA!
Check out the console version of this deadly tactical shooter and experience lethal, close-quarters battles with your online friends as members of the elite Red Sabre team in scenarios designed to emu
TAKEDOWN: Red Sabre is now on XBLA!
Check out the console version of this deadly tactical shooter and experience lethal, close-quarters battles with your online friends as members of the elite Red Sabre team in scenarios designed to emu
FREE DLC & Patch 8 Notes: 06 February 2014
DLC Content DLC Video Preview: http://youtu.be/_YSinL3Rx68 New Map: Cargo Hold Screenshot: http://prntscr.com/2q3ayb The hold is a large, interior storage area of a cargo ship. The map itself is extre
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Tactical · Simulation · Strategy · Multiplayer · Shooter · Online Co-Op · Co-op · First-Person · Realistic · Early Access (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Includes level editor · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.facebook.com/TakedownRedSabre |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 (32-bit only) Processor: 2GHz or better CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: A graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space