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Red Faction cover art

Red Faction

Volition · Deep Silver · 2009-08-05

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Releases: Jun 22, 2001 (PlayStation 2), Sep 28, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 28, 2001 (Mac), Apr 24, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Nov 22, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

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.

2
playing now
86%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (153 ratings)
9h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Red Faction is a first-person shooter video game developed by Volition and published by THQ for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in 2001, and Macintosh platforms in 2001 and 2002. A version for the N-Gage was developed by Monkeystone Games, and the mobile version was developed by Blue Beck. The game was ported to PlayStation 4 by Plaion and published by THQ Nordic in 2016 and released in both physical and digital copies. The game was inspired by several works of contemporary science fiction.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 92 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 119k–239k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,982 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
Humble Store$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2014-07-31) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 53 of 81 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-08-06 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.86$1.572015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.902015-03-19 — best price $4.982015-06-01 — best price $4.982015-07-24 — best price $5.172015-10-01 — best price $9.992015-12-24 — best price $1.902016-02-29 — best price $4.992016-06-17 — best price $2.492016-10-17 — best price $2.492016-12-13 — best price $5.692017-04-12 — best price $2.502017-07-24 — best price $8.492017-11-22 — best price $2.492018-04-20 — best price $9.992018-07-20 — best price $1.632018-10-30 — best price $8.692019-02-15 — best price $9.992019-07-08 — best price $1.572019-09-17 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-02-06 — best price $9.862020-05-01 — best price $2.492021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-11-03 — best price $9.992022-04-22 — best price $2.292022-10-10 — best price $1.992023-03-01 — best price $2.292023-06-30 — best price $1.992023-11-03 — best price $1.892024-02-22 — best price $9.992024-06-19 — best price $1.992024-10-16 — best price $1.992025-01-20 — best price $1.992025-06-02 — best price $9.992025-10-16 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-08-05 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)7,3767%44

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSMarsActionSci-fiClassicShooterAdventureAtmosphericDestructionMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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