Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Red Faction (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Red Faction on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition, which made by the same studio, Volition.
- Red Faction is tagged Action, FPS, Destruction, Sci-fi, Classic, Mars, Singleplayer, Shooter by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are from the same studio: Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Volition; both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Destruction, Sci-fi and Mars; released around the same time (2009).
Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force.
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Volition Player sentiment 90% positive of 7,702 Price Not listed DestructionSci-fiMarsShooterGreat SoundtrackFPS
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Serious Sam II
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2012).
Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
Serious Sam II at a glance Released 2012 Studio Croteam Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,188 Price $9.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonClassicSci-fiGreat SoundtrackBoomer Shooter
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Unreal Gold
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Classic, FPS and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2008).
Your prison ship has crash-landed on the fastest, sleekest, most dangerous 3D world ever created. Look around, crystal clear water shimmers, shadows dance and shift, alien architecture fades into the horizon.
Unreal Gold at a glance Released 2008 Studio Epic Games, Inc. Player sentiment 89% positive of 2,569 Price Not listed ClassicFPSSci-fiGreat SoundtrackShooterFirst-PersonBoomer Shooter
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Quake
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Quake at a glance Released 1996 Studio Nightdive Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,302 Price $9.99 FPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackBoomer ShooterSci-fi
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Quake II
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter.
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Quake II at a glance Released 1997 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 95% positive of 10,370 Price $9.99 FPSClassicShooterBoomer ShooterSci-fiGreat SoundtrackFirst-Person
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Doom 64
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter.
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
Doom 64 at a glance Released 1997 Studio Midway Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 8,793 Price $4.99 FPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonBoomer ShooterSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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STAR WARS Republic Commando
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Shooter; released around the same time (2009).
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
STAR WARS Republic Commando at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 96% positive of 17,143 Price $9.99 FPSSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Classic, FPS and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2007).
The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2007 Studio Ion Storm Player sentiment 95% positive of 15,619 Price $6.99 ClassicFPSSci-fiGreat SoundtrackFirst-PersonShooter
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BioShock
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, First-Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2007).
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
BioShock at a glance Released 2007 Studio Irrational Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 32,145 Price $4.99 FPSFirst-PersonShooterSci-fiClassicGreat Soundtrack
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F.E.A.R.
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter; released around the same time (2005).
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
F.E.A.R. at a glance Released 2005 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 94% positive of 19,502 Price $9.99 FPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter; released around the same time (2007).
World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein at a glance Released 2007 Studio Gray Matter Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 9,299 Price $4.99 FPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and FPS; released around the same time (2009).
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast at a glance Released 2009 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 91% positive of 4,951 Price $9.99 ClassicSci-fiFPSShooterFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Quake 4
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2005).
As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.
Quake 4 at a glance Released 2005 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 88% positive of 3,977 Price $14.99 FPSShooterSci-fiClassicFirst-PersonBoomer Shooter
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Unreal Tournament 3 Black
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2009).
Now includes the free Titan Pack expansion! The Titan Pack gives players a substantial amount of enhanced features and new content, including many original environments, new gametypes, the namesake Titan mutator, powerful deployables and weapons, new characters, and the Stealthbender.
Unreal Tournament 3 Black at a glance Released 2009 Studio Epic Games, Inc. Player sentiment 88% positive of 4,204 Price Not listed FPSShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2006).
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source at a glance Released 2006 Studio Valve Player sentiment 76% positive of 5,582 Price $9.99 FPSShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonClassicGreat Soundtrack
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DOOM + DOOM II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Classic and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2007).
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
DOOM + DOOM II at a glance Released 2007 Studio id Software Player sentiment 97% positive of 28,979 Price $9.99 FPSClassicGreat SoundtrackShooterFirst-PersonBoomer ShooterSci-fi
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DOOM II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Classic, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2007).
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
DOOM II at a glance Released 2007 Studio id Software Player sentiment 95% positive of 9,057 Price Not listed ClassicFPSShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiGreat SoundtrackBoomer Shooter
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Half-Life 2
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Classic.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Half-Life 2 at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 98% positive of 278,618 Price $9.99 FPSSci-fiClassicShooterFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Quake III Arena
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter.
The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.
Quake III Arena at a glance Released 1999 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,100 Price $14.99 FPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiBoomer Shooter
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DOOM
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Great Soundtrack.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
DOOM at a glance Released 2016 Studio id Software Player sentiment 96% positive of 221,344 Price $19.99 FPSShooterGreat SoundtrackFirst-PersonSci-fiClassic
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Deus Ex
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Classic, FPS and Sci-fi.
The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.
Deus Ex at a glance Released 2000 Studio Ion Storm Player sentiment 95% positive of 15,619 Price $6.99 ClassicFPSSci-fiGreat SoundtrackFirst-PersonShooter
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Classic and Sci-fi.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Half-Life: Opposing Force at a glance Released 1999 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 95% positive of 28,900 Price $4.99 FPSClassicSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Black Mesa
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and First-Person.
Relive Half-Life.
Black Mesa at a glance Released 2020 Studio Crowbar Collective Player sentiment 95% positive of 144,554 Price $19.99 FPSSci-fiFirst-PersonShooterClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Half-Life: Blue Shift
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Shooter.
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Half-Life: Blue Shift at a glance Released 2001 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 21,191 Price $4.99 FPSSci-fiShooterClassicFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like Red Faction?
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Volition. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Red Faction" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Red Faction. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Red Faction do?
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition is also from Volition, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.