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 carries the stronger Steam consensus at 66.3% positive across 1,285 reviews.
Red Faction®: Armageddon™ vs LOST PLANET® 3
Red Faction®: Armageddon™ and LOST PLANET® 3 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®: Armageddon™ (2011) is 2 years older than LOST PLANET® 3 (2013). Red Faction®: Armageddon™ scores higher on Steam reviews (66.3% positive) than LOST PLANET® 3 (61.1% 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 LOST PLANET® 3
Choose LOST PLANET® 3 if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. LOST PLANET® 3 launched in 2013.
Both Red Faction®: Armageddon™ and LOST PLANET® 3 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®: Armageddon™ |  LOST PLANET® 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.3% positive (1,285 reviews) | 61.1% positive (963 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Volition | Spark Unlimited |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (2011) is 2 years older than LOST PLANET® 3 (2013).
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™ scores higher on Steam reviews (66.3% positive) than LOST PLANET® 3 (61.1% positive).
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™ is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than LOST PLANET® 3 (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™ has co-op; LOST PLANET® 3 does not.
- Steam Deck: Red Faction®: Armageddon™ is Deck Playable, LOST PLANET® 3 is Deck Verified.
Red Faction®: Armageddon™ vs LOST PLANET® 3 — FAQ
- Which is better, Red Faction®: Armageddon™ or LOST PLANET® 3?
- On Steam reviews Red Faction®: Armageddon™ scores higher (66.3% positive) than LOST PLANET® 3 (61.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Red Faction®: Armageddon™ 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®: Armageddon™ or LOST PLANET® 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (2011) came out before LOST PLANET® 3 (2013). 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®: Armageddon™ and LOST PLANET® 3 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.