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Warframe
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fluid combat, movement, and builds” (59 of 108 reviews) and “vast amounts of lasting content” (22); the most common complaint is “heavy grind and long crafting timers” (20). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 108 reviews raise this.
“Warframe is a fun and uniquely strange game. I would call it one of, if not the, least heinous free-to-play third-person movement shooter PvE game I've ever played. It's a game that eventually becomes a lot of flow…”
“Its a great story and fun gameplay but its easy for new players to get overwhelmed and turned away with how much there is to do”
“Not played nearly as much but had a great time witrh this game. Easily the best free game available for the longest time. Actually surprised how this is not a paid game.”
22 of the 108 reviews raise this.
“Warframe - The Game That Replaces All Other Games. Y'all Should Try It. I feel like my knowledge isn't enough for a proper review, but I think knowing everything in warframe is almost impossible - there's always…”
“Warframe has an extensive catalog of things to do so you can constantly be playing. The game is ALWAYS free but spending money will just make certain things easier and quicker.”
“fun game so far but quite a lot to discover (which is a good thing). I plan to update the review later after more playtime.”
20 of the 108 reviews raise this.
“Its a great story and fun gameplay but its easy for new players to get overwhelmed and turned away with how much there is to do”
“very nice game. great fantastic story line. not payto win that much tbh. it is a little but everything can be gotten if you put enough time and effort into it. its very beginner friendly and the community of late game…”
“amazing game can't get enough of it, the story to it is next level. would highly recommend”
20 of the 108 reviews raise this.
“The first time that I played Warframe was when I was ten years old, the game has had a huge impact on me but I have just recently got back into it. After binging for hours upon hours grinding, I can absolutely say that…”
“very nice game. great fantastic story line. not payto win that much tbh. it is a little but everything can be gotten if you put enough time and effort into it. its very beginner friendly and the community of late game…”
“Warframe has an extensive catalog of things to do so you can constantly be playing. The game is ALWAYS free but spending money will just make certain things easier and quicker.”
13 of the 108 reviews raise this.
“as a f2p game it's really generous with it's currencies etc. but i just couldn't take the grind. everything is a grind to a grind to a grind, and the core gameplay is the exact same every time”
“Warframe is a fun and uniquely strange game. I would call it one of, if not the, least heinous free-to-play third-person movement shooter PvE game I've ever played. It's a game that eventually becomes a lot of flow…”
“The first time that I played Warframe was when I was ten years old, the game has had a huge impact on me but I have just recently got back into it. After binging for hours upon hours grinding, I can absolutely say that…”
20 of the 108 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“as a f2p game it's really generous with it's currencies etc. but i just couldn't take the grind. everything is a grind to a grind to a grind, and the core gameplay is the exact same every time”
“Warframe - The Game That Replaces All Other Games. Y'all Should Try It. I feel like my knowledge isn't enough for a proper review, but I think knowing everything in warframe is almost impossible - there's always…”
“for a free game its amazing but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ what is with the crafting time do you want me to play your game or not man”
14 of the 108 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Its a great story and fun gameplay but its easy for new players to get overwhelmed and turned away with how much there is to do”
“Quite boring, honestly. There is no challenge to make it fun for a solo play, and there are no multiplayer quirks that make it fun for group play.”
“Been enjoying the game so far, gf has been showing me the game so i have someone showing me the ropes and giving advice to skip some of the "beginner mistakes" one might do. But i can really see how a new player without…”
8 of the 108 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“as a f2p game it's really generous with it's currencies etc. but i just couldn't take the grind. everything is a grind to a grind to a grind, and the core gameplay is the exact same every time”
“A unique game, seriously. Playing as 90% of Warframes, you essentially won't be playing; you'll be watching someone AFK (the remaining 10%) and kill the entire map. Interesting, right? If so, welcome to Warframe!!…”
“Quite boring, honestly. There is no challenge to make it fun for a solo play, and there are no multiplayer quirks that make it fun for group play.”
4 of the 108 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Idk man, the story has always been all over the place but nowadays it's just downright strange, and not in a good way. The focus seemed to shift to inclusivity of LGBTQ / plus sized and pregnant Warframes, I mean cool i…”
“Pros: Very fun movement system. Fun build customization. Cons: I don't understand what's going on in the story Lots of stuff thrown at you at once. Don't know what a lot of of the systems (e.g. Syndicates) are.”
4 of the 108 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Alright let stop letting the 3k hour lr's tell you some bull im sorry but this game has never outlived destiny and has had lower player spikes but thats not me saying its bad i enjoy it its a subpar substitute for it…”
“There's not a single male haircut in this game for your operator/drifter nor a traditional male face to choose from, it's all gender neutral or just straight leaned completely to the other side with just girl haircuts,…”
Counted across 108 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09
“Play Warframe. Love Warframe. Stop playing Warframe. Play other game. See Warframe. REPEAT”
— a player, Steam review · 519 hrs played“Nostalgia-free. Played in 2026 (started in 2024). Taking a break / Ongoing at ~900 hours (MR 25). TL;DR Unmatched value in a free-to-play game—everything is accessible, earnable, or tradable if you’re willing to engage with it. It’s grindy and sometimes overwhelming, but it…”
— a player, Steam review · 865 hrs played“Honestly this is probably THE best F2P game out there. It has pretty much everything you want, and who doesn't want to be a cool ninja in space? The amount of content packed into this game is genuinely staggering, especially when you consider you can experience all of it without…”
— a player, Steam review · 237 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.
| Genres | Action, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Action RPG · Looter Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Action · RPG · Third Person · Character Customization · Massively Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Co-op · PvE (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Thai * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 193 |
| Official site | http://www.warframe.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-Bit (32-bit not supported) Processor: Intel Core i7 860, Intel Core i5 750, or AMD FX-4100 (SSE 4.2 support required) Video: DirectX 11+ capable Graphics Card Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 50 GB available HD space Internet: Broadband Internet Connection Required Note: There is no Mac or Linux client currently available. DirectX 12 support requires at least Windows 10 20H2 (released in 2020) or Windows 11