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Red Faction
Developer Volition
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… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
285 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
146 positive · 37 negative
95% range 73–85%
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| Steam reviews | 146 | 37 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,585 of 3,003 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 285 · most liked firstI reviewed Donkey Kong Bananza aka Red Faction Gorilla. It's a time trap for a girl with OCD who has to smash away every bit of earth. S'quite good, too. www.thejimquisition.com/post/donkey-...
unlabelledView post →Red Faction: Guerilla isn't just a game with an impressive destruction mechanic or a rifle that makes you say, "Wow, cool gun!" It's Volition at its most explicitly pro-worker and anti-capitalist, reacting to a financial crisis with a still-resonant tale of a violent and necessary worker uprising.
unlabelledView post →I also played some Red Faction Guerilla last night and wow, in terms of sheer chaos and spectacle that game holds up beautifully. It still feels great to smash and blast your way through everything while huge firefights and multicar pileups happen around you.
unlabelledView post →I've always wanted a new Red Faction game. I just, y'know, wasn't expecting Donkey Kong to be in it
unlabelledView post →I feel like now you could actually make a kick ass Magneto game where he could just wreck entire buildings like Red Faction
unlabelledView post →10/10 Red Faction (2001) – old game with some real ancient wisdom hidden in the explosions Feb 14, 2026. Im 42, been stuck in the same dull routine: work, home, scroll, crash. Felt like my life was one long hallway with no doors out. Nothin dramatic, just kinda trapped ya know? Saw Red Faction on sale for next to nothing. Thought eh, old boomer shooter might kill some time. Started playing. Parkers just a miner on Mars. Ultor promised big bucks, gave him crap instead. He sees a guard kill his…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't understand why this game isn't getting more coverage. It's using Havoc physics, so it's classic Red Faction Guerilla tier environment destruction. The falling chunks actually do damage/stun to enemies, so the central combat loop is all about blowing shit up. It's intoxicating.
unlabelledView post →I think that if you're an EU citizen who bought a game on PC in the 2000s - say, Fable III, or Red Faction Guerilla - and didn't realize until I said it that those CDs literally have been remotely disabled, and this makes you feel angry, you should sign this. eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
unlabelledView post →For the first time, actual in-game images of Tube Racer, a title Volition worked on after Freespace, ultimately getting cancelled for Summoner and Red Faction.
unlabelledView post →I waited a while before picking one up as the games on European launch later in 2000 didn't immediately catch my eye. But then, as things like Red Faction came out and MGS2 and AC4 were on the horizon, it felt like the time was ripe to jump onto one PS2 and a 3 game bundle from GameStation for £299
unlabelledView post →Posting a positive review to balance out the guy who called this a Half-Life clone but turned off comments because criticism hurts feelings, I guess. This pioneered destructible environments, has a completely different plot, takes place on a completely different planet, uses different physics, and incorporates vehicles for both land and water. If by "clone" you mean "FPS that also had similar era-specific graphics and era-specific FPS control feel," sure buddy, it's a clone.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve only played Bonanza for about 15 minutes when my kid gets stuck but so far it seems to have squared the “the world should be a joy to love through” ethos of Odyssey with player movement that doesn’t feel like you are controlling an old slinkie while secretly also being a Red Faction game.
unlabelledView post →Visiting the legendary Don Bluth, creator of #DragonsLair! We preview #Rayman for the #GameBoyAdvance! We get intel on #RedFaction! And Tommy and I did our best #SiskelAndEbert impression in Reviews on the Run! EP S6E4 premieres Sat July 12 @ 9am PT! Presented by @pnpgames.bsky.social!
unlabelledView post →Picked up some PS2 games while I was retro game shopping! Tony Hawk's Underground Red Faction Grand Theft Auto III
unlabelledView post →The new DK game with destructible environments should have been called Donkey Kong: Red Faction… Gorilla? We did it. We’ve come full circle 👏
unlabelledView post →A little "easter egg" from a game Red Faction II (Volition, 2002). Not sure if this was in the design spec, but I winder how many players did actually stop to read this sign. #Gaming #RedFaction
unlabelledView post →I for one am very much looking forward to playing Red Faction Gorilla.
unlabelledView post →No game has done absolute carnage like Control, each room can be reduced to rubble, especially during the hectic combat encounters. Red Faction Guerilla is one of a kind in that regard as well, where destruction is THE POINT of the whole game. youtu.be/ox5NOqOkg64?...
unlabelledView post →Red Faction is a proper example of an fps game of the 2000 era. Cheesy lines and plot, a lot of action and many different locations to fight. A nice variety of weapons to choose from to keep you engaged and not let the gameplay feel stale while the same time some small parts of the game provide the chance for a different approach such as stealth, undercover and a few very simple puzzles. The background music is at times full of energy and accompanies the action packed game very well, while…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m not sure if I’ve ever laughed harder in my life playing a game than I did with Red Faction Guerrilla’s absurd powerups and ragdoll hammer fights in multiplayer
unlabelledView post →Wasn't thought it would be a good combination of Half-life & Halo: CE. Hope someday we'll get a remake like Black Mesa. 10 miners out of 10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Think part of what's working for me with Mad Max (2015) is that it's a big open-world game, sure, but it has a similar gameplay loop to Red Faction: Guerilla, where you're just driving around looking for shit to blow up in very satisfying ways. Rinse, repeat, yes, but in satisfying ways.
unlabelledView post →I'm damn sorry to hear about the closure of Volition, the video game studio that created Descent, Red Faction, and Saints Row. I have a number of friends who worked there over the years, and my heart's with those who lost their jobs today. I hope they land in even better places.
unlabelledView post →So... Red Faction II is a 3.5hr game... I'm considering restarting from the beginning and try to rack up "Heroic points" for the best ending. We'll see if I play it through on Tuesday. Or I could shorten it and have a (hopefully) full session Thursday.
unlabelledView post →ONLINE MULTIPLAYER STILL WORKS. Download alpine faction game launcher at alpinefaction.com to get the server list. takes 2 seconds and it does all the work for you. DONT LET RF DIE!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game a lot. Red Faction is one of those games I've returned to several times over the years since its release. I bought it on PS2 when it was released, bought the emulated version on PS3, and the enhanced emulated version on PS4. There's something about it that keeps me hooked. I think it's the sound design combined with the geo-mod features, along with the fascist Mars setting. All these things combine to elevate the package from the mediocrity that it would have been stuck in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Renegade has these stored locally in .BIK format Finally, a game to dethrone Red Faction II in me goofing with it's pre-rendered cutscenes
unlabelledView post →Happy 25th anniversary of release, Red Faction!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was cool of Nintendo to make a new Red Faction game and also actually design the whole thing about the destroying stuff mechanics. Also they put Donkey Kong in it, which is sick
unlabelledView post →Shout outs to Timesplitters 1 with levels that feel like goldeneye with a hd texture pack Resistance: Fall Of Man, the most PS2 game to grace the PS3 Super Mario World with its 5 conflicting art styles Whatever that game was that Red Faction 1 includes a trailer for
unlabelledView post →Happy May Day, here's an extensive look at the themes of Red Faction: Guerrilla, and its excellent joining of gameplay and narrative into a cohesive masterpiece focused on player freedom and revolution.
unlabelledView post →just completed The Message, Lower Decks, Red Faction, and a game of chess in the span of four hours, not even sure who I am now
unlabelledView post →Donkey Kong Bonanza is tickling the same part of my brain that the first Red Faction game did all those years ago. Must destroy all terrain!
unlabelledView post →You can fix the biggest technical problems with the game and give it a solid resolution by using Alpine Faction, and I give massive credit to its developers because of how easy it is to install and set up. With it this game goes from like 2/10 to like 3/10. Unfortunately, Red Faction is a very poor game. It actually has several things going for it like appealing visuals and sound (at least if you're into classic 3d shooters of course) and, of all things, the vehicle sections are awesome and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Since I finished my game jam, I got to play some more of DxM: Titanic Scion and I have to say, this is my game of the year. I LOVE THIS GAME. It's so damn good. Please play coop with me. It's like Armored Core + Nier Automata + Red Faction Guerilla + maybe a little smidge of Death Stranding even??
unlabelledView post →This game takes me back to my childhood, around the time I was 10 years old. And honestly, I don’t know why, but I feel like it looked alot better on a CRT monitor back then! xD Still, it’s a fun game to revisit. Since it was made for prehistoric hardware, you’ll need to go through a few extra steps after installing it to get it running, but they’re simple and don’t require any special skills. As for the game itself, the story is pretty basic but still interesting. The level design is simple,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best of the series -second best is Guerrilla...but damn, the rest are garbage...especially RF2 Such a shame the original is not more popular
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The environmental destructibility in Red Faction Guerrilla should've been as landmark a moment in open-world game design as anything in GTA III.
unlabelledView post →I've been playing this game since 2002 on PS2. Beaten it on console and PC, honestly >100 times. To the point that I can speedrun without any hacks in 1h something. It's perfect blend of action, SF and immersion. Not without its cons but every story-driven FPS lover should play it!. Install Alpine Faction first in 2026! PROS: - OST by Dan Wentz is 2000 SF peak which I still love to listen to on its own - destruction waaay before it was popular - atmosphere is mix of Total Recall and Half-Life…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The voice acting is peak early 2000s cheese, but it only adds to the “Die Hard on Mars” charm. Twenty years later and modern games still can’t replicate the joy of mining your own escape route like a red planet rat with C4.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →9. Red Faction was so good for its time. First game I played that had destructible environment as well.
unlabelledView post →Red Faction Guerilla. The destruction physics in that game are still really impressive to me.
unlabelledView post →Jake Mason feels like it should be one of the top generic names out there but I've literally never met another one. The only one I've ever seen in any media is in the Red Faction movie, the SyFy channel original movie sequel to a video game I love Red Faction Guerilla
unlabelledView post →I played this on the ps2 back in the day, Amazing game. Honestly this game has aged well since then, Story was always great. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's been a bit since we picked at an early 2000s shooter. Let's get into a game I never had the chance to really experience, but with modern magic (mods) I'll finally experience Red Faction! Starting tonight at 830PM ET. twitch.tv/crasianxr4ti #stream #twitch #redfaction #fps
unlabelledView post →We were just talking about environmental destruction games like Red Faction: Guerilla the other day, and now this gets announced. From the folks behind Many Nights a Whisper, this next game looks sick as hell 🔨
unlabelledView post →Day 5: Game that makes you throw controllers? Hmm, I'm pretty chilled when gaming, but I guess if I had to choose one that I found far too difficult, the later levels of the original Red Faction game xD I played a lot as a kid, but going back to it, holy hell it was unforgiving
unlabelledView post →Can anyone help identify the middle PS2 game in this promo shot of Britney and Justin? It's flanked by Red Faction and Summoner. @kimimi.bsky.social @brandon.insertcredit.com @dark1x.bsky.social @alexjaffe.bsky.social ?
unlabelledView post →I really binged the hell out of Red Faction: Guerrilla this week... It's so addicting to break things in it, lol. Just a shame that the game crashes every so often. I also still have DLC to play through, but I might take a break for now.
unlabelledView post →its just you and me, miner! [LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT title card]
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this game so much, and probably was a sign that I would love Red Faction: Guerilla in the future
unlabelledView post →Red Faction: Armageddon. I knew nothing about the game in advance so I just assumed as a sequel to Guerilla it would be an open world with that cool destruction tech... Nope, pretty bad linear shooter that killed the franchise!! I bought it day 1 at a physical game store oof
unlabelledView post →BETTER RED THAN DEAD!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is unplayable without community fixes. Basically you get hard-locked when your submarine explodes because your FPS are too high and bug the game. Destructive environment is quite impressive. Shame that it is rarely encouraged after first level. There is a huge weapon variety, each with alternative fire mode. I feel like game have problems with timing appearances of the new weapons. Once i got like 4 new types within 5 minutes which was quite overwhelming. Soft locking happens way too…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A classic I didn't have the pleasure to play back in its days. I'm happy I've caught up to it. It's not a revolutionary game (pun intended) but still enjoyable. Pretty good map variety and playability, the destruction engine is cool and makes some awesome speedrunning strats possible. Towards the end the difficulty curve spikes up quite a bit, with enemies who can pretty much one shot you in a fraction of a second, thus requiring a frequent use of the quick save button. Same goes for the final…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →15. Red Faction Still the coolest explosion and destruction physics I've ever seen, I used to make a whole game out of recreating levels out of mining the walls with explosives. Fantastic story and characters, perfect FPS and amazing puzzle platformer, and has a top tier pistol 😎
unlabelledView post →I love psx aesthetics but I'm pretty much done with it since every other game (especially boomer shooters) goes for that art style I crave more cartooney games like XIII, Red Faction 2 or Dredd vs Death (2001-2003). I used to hate this look yet here I am.
unlabelledView post →its a good game but u gotta admit that defusing bomb ♥♥♥♥ at the end had u fuming and turning red like u got pantsed in the middle of the lunch room
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A technical Marvel for its time and one of the best shooters of all time!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing classic, the game that started the Red Faction and Saints Row legacies
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