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Red Faction

Volition · Deep Silver · 2009-08-05

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: First person

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.

Red Faction is a 2009 Action game priced at $9.99, with Very Positive reviews from 86% of 2982 reviews and an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners.

3
playing now
86%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (153 ratings)
14
Nexus mods (2.4k downloads)
4.30★
PlayStation Store rating (1,791 ratings)
9h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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.

Trailer

Red Faction trailer thumbnail

Red Faction Guerrilla - Re-Mars-tered Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 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 9% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 120k–240k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,002 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
Humble Store$1.99-80%
GOG$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 90 of 118 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

1112026-09-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
443Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 8 · peak 30Dec 2012 — avg 16 · peak 68May 2013 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2013 — avg 8 · peak 36Mar 2014 — avg 7 · peak 36Aug 2014 — avg 39 · peak 319Jan 2015 — avg 13 · peak 39Jun 2015 — avg 8 · peak 27Nov 2015 — avg 14 · peak 73Apr 2016 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2016 — avg 7 · peak 18Feb 2017 — avg 7 · peak 19Jul 2017 — avg 7 · peak 24Dec 2017 — avg 6 · peak 20May 2018 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2019 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2019 — avg 8 · peak 18Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 16Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 26Nov 2020 — avg 8 · peak 37Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 28Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2022 — avg 7 · peak 15Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2023 — avg 7 · peak 34Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 18Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.86$1.572015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — 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 $1.992026-09-03 — best price $1.992026-09-28 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

377842026-06-02 — 170 pageviews2026-06-06 — 118 pageviews2026-06-10 — 95 pageviews2026-06-14 — 119 pageviews2026-06-18 — 112 pageviews2026-06-22 — 127 pageviews2026-06-26 — 131 pageviews2026-06-30 — 126 pageviews2026-07-04 — 138 pageviews2026-07-08 — 156 pageviews2026-07-12 — 170 pageviews2026-07-16 — 160 pageviews2026-07-20 — 126 pageviews2026-07-24 — 116 pageviews2026-07-28 — 171 pageviews2026-08-01 — 134 pageviews2026-08-05 — 114 pageviews2026-08-09 — 158 pageviews2026-08-13 — 139 pageviews2026-08-17 — 137 pageviews2026-08-21 — 132 pageviews2026-08-25 — 116 pageviews2026-08-29 — 120 pageviews2026-09-02 — 156 pageviews2026-09-06 — 138 pageviews2026-09-10 — 148 pageviews2026-09-14 — 120 pageviews2026-09-18 — 134 pageviews2026-09-22 — 126 pageviews2026-09-26 — 151 pageviews2026-09-30 — 115 pageviews2026-10-04 — 111 pageviews2026-10-08 — 109 pageviews2026-10-12 — 107 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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