Choose Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Choose Red Faction®: Armageddon™ if you want the Multi-player, 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 Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Red Faction®: Armageddon™ and Hydrophobia: Prophecy 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. Both released in 2011. Red Faction®: Armageddon™ scores higher on Steam reviews (66.3% positive) than Hydrophobia: Prophecy (61.3% 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 Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Choose Hydrophobia: Prophecy if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,268 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Red Faction®: Armageddon™ and Hydrophobia: Prophecy sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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™ |  Hydrophobia: Prophecy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2011 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.3% positive (1,285 reviews) | 61.3% positive (1,268 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Volition | Dark Energy Digital Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Both released in 2011.
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™ scores higher on Steam reviews (66.3% positive) than Hydrophobia: Prophecy (61.3% positive).
- Hydrophobia: Prophecy is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Red Faction®: Armageddon™ (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™ has co-op; Hydrophobia: Prophecy does not.
- Steam Deck: Red Faction®: Armageddon™ is Deck Playable, Hydrophobia: Prophecy is Deck Unsupported.
Red Faction®: Armageddon™ vs Hydrophobia: Prophecy — FAQ
- Which is better, Red Faction®: Armageddon™ or Hydrophobia: Prophecy?
- On Steam reviews Red Faction®: Armageddon™ scores higher (66.3% positive) than Hydrophobia: Prophecy (61.3% 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.
- Are Red Faction®: Armageddon™ and Hydrophobia: Prophecy 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.
- Does Hydrophobia: Prophecy have multiplayer like Red Faction®: Armageddon™?
- No. Red Faction®: Armageddon™ supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while Hydrophobia: Prophecy is listed as single-player only.