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2001 PCPlayStation 9.99 € 👍 86 % Very positive, 2,780 reviews on Steam

A first-person shooter set on Mars where you play a miner joining a rebellion. Its Geo-Mod tech lets you blast through walls and terrain in real time, which made for standout moments back then.

What defines Red Faction:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Red Faction are TimeShift, Resistance: Burning Skies and Tribes: Vengeance. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Red Faction special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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TimeShift

98 %

2007 PCPlayStationXbox 👍 80 % Very positive, 1,336 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Realistic visuals

A first-person shooter where you can freeze, slow down or rewind time to outwit enemies and solve small puzzles. It unfolds in a grim alternate reality ruled by a dictator.

Resistance: Burning Skies

Dark, serious atmosphere

A handheld-exclusive first-person shooter set in the Resistance universe, following a New York firefighter fighting for survival during the Chimera invasion. It uses the PS Vita's dual analog sticks and offers alien weapons with alternate fire modes.

Tribes: Vengeance

Focus on a single character

A fast sci-fi first-person shooter in the Tribes series built around jetpack skiing and large maps. The campaign follows several characters through the birth of the Tribal War, but the multiplayer is the main draw.

Haze

Realistic visuals

A 2008 first-person shooter in which you play a soldier for a private military corporation, using the drug Nectar to boost your abilities until you realize you are fighting for the wrong side. The drug mechanic alters perception and combat, but the game fell short of expectations.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Strong, story-driven narrative

The landmark shooter where Master Chief battles the alien Covenant across a mysterious ringworld, with smart enemy AI, vehicles and open combat sandboxes. An iconic soundtrack and split-screen co-op helped redefine console shooters.

Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

Focus on a single character

A 1998 anime-flavored first-person shooter where you fight both on foot and inside huge mechs, with vehicle transformation mixed in. A story about a civil war on a colony world is told through cutscenes, with multiplayer matches on top.

Quake 4

Dark, serious atmosphere

A linear sci-fi shooter on the Doom 3 engine where marine Matthew Kane takes the fight to the Strogg homeworld, featuring the infamous stroggification twist. Squad missions, vehicle sections and fast arena multiplayer round it out.

Command & Conquer: Renegade

Focus on a single character

A first/third-person shooter set in the Command & Conquer universe, where you play commando Havoc infiltrating Nod territory. Its multiplayer mode blends shooter combat with base building, vehicles and infantry in an RTS-flavored mix.

Chaser

Realistic visuals

A fast-paced 2003 sci-fi first-person shooter set on a Mars colonized by humanity, built around quick gunfights and a story-driven campaign.

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