Choose Red Faction
Choose Red Faction if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.3% positive across 1,567 reviews.
Red Faction vs Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Red Faction and Red Faction®: Armageddon™ both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Red Faction (2009) is 2 years older than Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (2011). Red Faction scores higher on Steam reviews (85.3% positive) than Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (66.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Choose Red Faction®: Armageddon™ if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,285 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Red Faction and Red Faction®: Armageddon™ sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Red Faction |  Red Faction®: Armageddon™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2011 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.3% positive (1,567 reviews) | 66.3% positive (1,285 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Volition | Volition |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Red Faction (2009) is 2 years older than Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (2011).
- Red Faction scores higher on Steam reviews (85.3% positive) than Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (66.3% positive).
- Red Faction is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™ has co-op; Red Faction does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Red Faction vs Red Faction®: Armageddon™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Red Faction or Red Faction®: Armageddon™?
- On Steam reviews Red Faction scores higher (85.3% positive) than Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (66.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Red Faction is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Red Faction or Red Faction®: Armageddon™ first?
- If you want chronology, Red Faction (2009) came out before Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (2011). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Red Faction and Red Faction®: Armageddon™ similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.