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Freedom Fighters
Developer IO Interactive A/S
Freedom Fighters is a 2003 third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and Windows. It was developed by IO Interactive and published by EA Games. The game is set in an alternate history in which the Soviet Union has invaded and occupied New York City. The player takes the role of Christopher Stone, a plumber turned resistance movement leader, fighting against the invaders in Manhattan,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
281 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
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202 positive · 8 negative
95% range 93–98%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,752 of 2,910 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 281 · most liked firstNEW VIDEO! Freedom Fighters is a charmingly simple action game that an increasing number of players want brought into the modern era. However, its vision of revolution bumps into one small problem—the reality of America as an institution in 2026. Hope you enjoy—share it around if you feel like it!
unlabelledView post →We lived In #abject poverty Til Martin Came along He and His Freedom Fighters Changed the game For Dad and Mom No longer Forced domestics They got real jobs And a home Some want To take this from me But I’m Woke And not alone You won’t Catch me sleeping You jack booted goons Get boned #vss365
unlabelledView post →Somehow this game flew under my radar back in ps2 era, however i played it now. TBH this game is dope. I would like to see 2nd game. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing this game again, all I can say is this game needs to be remade. This needs to be given the MGS Delta treatment where it's close to the original to a fault.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played it when it came out, loved it. Played it again in 2026, still loved it. A simplistic shooter by todays standards, but still so much fun. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Childhood games that I cant get over. The music, gameplay, boxy graphics and the linear storyline is what attracts me the most. No bullsh*t quests or unnecessary open world. You fire the game and get straight into the action. This game is definitely worth a play and deserves a remake.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the first games that brought my best friend and I together. Love you dude, gonna replay it in your memory.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of favorite games of all time, when i started to play on PC almost more than a decade back on my low tech desktop, this game was only one which ran properly and had nice graphics (at that time)... but boy... the gameplay was unique and extremely fun. And the soundtrack was awesome... we all felt the game when the soundtrack would become loud during the action... very well made game and it is always nostalgic for me to talk about this. And so I had recently played this as well in 2026, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LIMITED ARSENAL DEPLOYMENT #Helldivers2 GAS MINES have been deployed in limited quantities. Similar to incendiary mines; but choke the FASCISM from the throats of democracy's enemies. CIVILIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS aid in the fight for ZZANIAH; leaving no excuse for UNHEROIC behavior.
unlabelledView post →I buy this for my dad He play it for LONGGGG time he start playing this when he was 20 but that time there is no steam so I bought it for him
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →These 2 Freedom Fighters are at the #Bears game tonight!
unlabelledView post →I spent my childhood playing this game. The number of times I've finished it is more than the number of years I'm old.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm so happy IO Interactive is getting all this new attention from the new James Bond game. They've been one of my favorite developers since Hitman 2 and Freedom Fighters back in the PS2/Xbox days. They deserve all the love and I hope this new game takes the studio to another level.
unlabelledView post →A tradition that's lasted 13 years. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3758891788 I still remember the first time I played this game. It was an offline retail copy that one of my friends secretly shared with me at school, hiding it from everyone. I was just a kid, excited about gaming. Back in 2013, I came home, installed it, and started playing. Now it's 2026: 13 years later and I still have those old game files and save data. I've replayed this game over and over…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This issue was canon for me as a kid. When I played the game, I felt like the Freedom Fighters were running recon somewhere just off-screen.
unlabelledView post →It is still the classic I remember—it feels like I’m experiencing it all over again, 20 years later. Maybe it’s the simplicity of its core mechanic—building and commanding your own squad—that makes it so special. Even after all this time, I can’t think of another FPS/TPS that captures this system quite the same way. We’re still waiting for a sequel… just polish that mechanic and release it already.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing this on gamecube for hours and the multiplayer was fun too. Wish they made a sequel that is just as good if not better. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freedom Breeder Based on the game "Freedom Fighters (2003)" #mpreg #pregfur
unlabelledView post →I played this game a bunch back in the day on the PS2. Alt-history setting and story is sick as you slowly become the leader of the American freedom fighter resistance and grow your army in a New York City taken over by the Soviet Union. Gameplay is kinda ass at the start since the guns all have ♥♥♥♥ spread and ammo is hard to come by. But once you get enough ammo for the AK and Sniper, combat gets pretty trivial. Your recruited fighters can also surprisingly hold their own as long as they're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An amazing game with some great ideas and mechanics, a few of them outdated, but it still holds up quite well. A ps2 underrated gem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was pretty good! It feels nice to hear some sounds used in older Hitman games here :D 10/10 "Regroup, everybody!"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Going live with Sonic Freedom Fighters 2 Plus, a MUGEN game of my childhood! It's probably still not as good as I remember it but we're checking it out anyways! Tune in! www.twitch.tv/omegashironeko
unlabelledView post →This ran so The Division could crawl. The music is composed by Jesper Kyd. In case your ADHD arse decides to skip the title intro, and five hours later you're wondering why your ears just came – he's the brain behind a little something called 'Ezio's Family'. Just trust me and play it kid. Your plain white dad will only ever recommend Hitman (or Kane and Lynch, if he's been in his room with mom for a while now). But all the peak is made between the lines, like they say in War Dogs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I heard that the Freedom Fighters might be appearing in a future Sonic game (keyword “might”), and now I’m wondering if Sonia and Manic will ever get to make a come back? They’re my favorites and I miss them, but nobody else seems to talk about them much. #SonicUnderground #SonicTheHedgehog
unlabelledView post →Game 095: Freedom Fighters A grounded, kinda realistic third person shooter with tactical elements. Now, none of these words sound appealing to me, yet this game manages to execute it with such an evolving gameplay loop, satisfying gunplay and a very compelling plot, that I can't help loving it.
unlabelledView post →600MB game with playtime over 8 hours, I never thought there would be so many locations to conquer and so many twist in the plot, which really surprised me. The dev is definitely a fan of Hit-man series, which you can tell from the poster in the beginning map. As player you need to be wise on choosing which side of the map you need to conquer first and be careful not to encounter the enemy squad when you team is bad condition, decide what to do with your team, for example getting the C4 first…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freedom Fighters remains a pure nostalgia trip a game that taught us courage, unity, and resistance long before we understood those words fully. It wasn’t about graphics or realism; it was about heart. For many of us, this game didn’t just entertain us it shaped our idea of what a hero looks like.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like I know it’s hatch but I really just don’t really care that much one way or another about the Freedom Fighters. Especially when they’re put next to the game cast and I just feel like anything they do is done better by other characters
unlabelledView post →Freedom Fighters is a classic that still feels fun even today. The gameplay is simple, the squad command system is unique, and the story keeps you engaged from start to finish. For its time, it was ahead of many games and remains a memorable experience. Definitely worth playing if you enjoy action and tactical combat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dude I LOVE this game. Played it when it came out and I was Impressed. All these years later, I couldn't think of a game that deserves a remake more than this. A true gem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The irony of #EA publishing a game called Freedom Fighters and selling out to the Saudis is not lost on me
unlabelledView post →Classic IO Interactive Game 'Freedom Fighters' Spotted in 007 First Light Trailer insider-gaming.com/classic-game...
unlabelledView post →Recommended Playing Freedom Fighters on Steam again after all these years is the closest thing to an absolute childhood nostalgia time machine. Back in the early 2000s, firing up this masterclass by IO Interactive on a bulky CRT monitor was peak childhood happiness. Buying it on Steam and realizing it holds up incredibly well is pure euphoria. Everything that made it legendary back then is still completely intact: The Goated Soundtrack: The absolute second that Jesper Kyd’s haunting,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Save America From Communist Invaders, what else could you ask for?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is perhaps my most fondly remembered childhood video game. I think it has a nice and unique mix of small squad combat and shooting mechanics in a world where the USSR takes a "peacekeeping" role in New York. (Mamdani) I still wish for a follow-up to this game from IO.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short but sweet, very few games are about you fighting the Soviet union and there is not enough games that let you command a squad like this. Good game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good nostalgia hit, loved it on PS2 as a kid. Enjoyed my replay here. Sad there's no multiplayer on it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The golden era of EA, with its music and game mechanics. I replayed it for nostalgia, from when my brother and I used to play. It’s a very special game that I will remember. We’re still waiting for the remaster or the remake
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those games that is a shining proof of why graphics, nor necessarily being a super smooth experience, does not determine the quality of the game. Freedom Fighters is oooold, probably older than anyone watching this review who didnt play it before it was on steam, but it still is better than 99% of shooters by 2026, and most likely going forward. The game off rip hits you with what makes it special, besides that amazing cinematic intro and beginning mission, the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game just sucks ass, completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ storyline (How the ♥♥♥♥ soviet union got the most of the world and WHY IT LEFT THE AMERICA FOR THE LAST STOP), completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ character development (A RANDOM ASS PLUMBER GOES INTO RAGE MODE WITH NO PHYSCHOLOGICAL REMORSE OR ANYTHING???) , completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mechanics (just spray and pray), and that corny ass 'chad american' ♥♥♥♥ all over the game, the only thing good about this game is its musics, nostalgia really blinds peoples eyes bc wdym…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →playing some FREEDOM FIGHTERS (2003). very interesting game. 3rd person run and gun shenanigans but kind of open-ended and featuring the ability to order around a small group of squadmates. i went the wrong way around the fire department and got gunned down by a huge garrison 💀
unlabelledView post →Nice old game, brings back old memories of childhood.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I went into Freedom Fighters expecting very little expectation and it completely caught me off guard. The story hooks you faster than you'd expect from a game that's over 20 years old. There's something about the pacing that just works. Every mission feels like it actually matters, and watching your squad grow while slowly reclaiming areas from enemy control is genuinely satisfying in a way a lot of modern games struggle to nail. One thing I didn't expect to appreciate as much as I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This weeks video will be on 2003's FREEDOM FIGHTERS Rereleased on Steam/GOG in 2020 When is the last time you played this game? I reckon it holds up VERY well, wish more third person squad based games like this were about
unlabelledView post →OG game, please release a sequel IO interactive. This game really needs a sequel, not out of just nostalgia but the gameplay is actually fun. Managing team and recruiting is always fun, do it again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a long time, Freedom Fighters was the one game I really wanted to see on Steam. Although I gotit for quite a while, I only recently played it here. I first enjoyed this gem on the Nintendo GameCube, after importing the French version because it wasn’t available in my country, nor anywhere else in english language. Still, that didn’t stop me from having a blast. It was genuinely one of the best games I played on the NGC. Did I have trouble understanding parts of it? Of course. But it’s not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now it's a cover shooter. Credit where it's due, they remember how much explody barrels enriched Freedom Fighters. Still really feels like a third party 360 game with a license. Like someone really liked that Bizarre Creations Bond game.
unlabelledView post →"the Freedom Fighters might appear in a new Sonic game, but it's another Hearthstone clone" You know what, I'll take it.
unlabelledView post →Looking forward to revisiting this game. I think I was in middle school last time I played it. NA/PAL OG Xbox 265 of 944 - Freedom Fighters twitch.tv/bigtallnotsmall
unlabelledView post →Bought Bushido back in the day, whilst never played it, it was well written. Bought PSI World and then later Year of the Phoenix and Freedom Fighters Definitely hope to run Bushido and PSI World hopefully Year of the Phoenix. Freedom Fighters frankly the character sheet scared me, too complex game
unlabelledView post →It took me three tries to like this game, but damn, was I impressed with the end product. Surprisingly good gunplay, impressive AI, kickass music and level design that connects various smaller levels, who's consequences affect the layouts of the others? Good job IO in 2003. I was really surprised how much I ended up liking it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this game and the dialogues. Please make a second version of this game with better graphics. God bless America.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somewhat of a nostalgia trip but the game was still so enjoyable. Story is compelling, great arcs, combat and follower strategy. It's just fun to play. Played exclusively on steamdeck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Studied meteorology since I was 3 -Grandparents were Hungarian Freedom Fighters -I have spent over 60,000 hours of my life playing a Mario Party. -Died before birth, survived my lithium being 10x over the lethal limit -I have a decade of managerial experience in Local Game Stores :3
unlabelledView post →It is a classic old and nostalgic game, I played it back in 2005-2006. Good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Huge nostalgia trip playing this. Controls work well on PC just like they did on my PSS2 controller. Graphics still surprise me to this day! Fun story for those who didn't have the privilege of playing as a kid like I did.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Runs surprisingly well on modern hardware/software. Was expecting freezing, crashing, and everything in between, instead I get to lead an aimbot army that'll gladly die for me and kills everything I point my little pinky finger at and the game treats me like some war legend cuz of it. 10/10 dude Also game has god of war music as background music. ? Not the OST I expected to be listening while fighting in nasty urban 2003 new york
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 30: Fav game overall (per system) Sega Mega Drive: Shining Force Dreamcast: Toy Commander PS2: Freedom Fighters PS3: Demon's Souls PS4: World of Final Fantasy Xbox 360: Grand Theft Auto IV Xbone: Backwards compatibility
unlabelledView post →i just wanna say thank you for making my childhood joyful, in a time where im struggling to find joy. i got to relive those childhood moments again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nostalgic childhood game and a pretty cool soundtrack for only 79 cents? Seems like a deal.
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