Red Faction: Guerrilla

2009 Reactor Zero, Volition Action

Windows 11Runs

MacNot sold

LinuxPlatinum

Steam DeckVerified

Gamicality score

Metacritic 824

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 871

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today4/5

Design today3.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

90%

7,624 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Red Faction: Guerrilla run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxPlatinum

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Platinum, runs perfectly out of the box.3

Steam DeckVerified

Verified by Valve.1

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Synopsis

Red Faction: Guerrilla is an open-world third-person shooter set on Mars, where miner Alec Mason joins a resistance movement against the occupying Earth Defense Force. Its core is physics-based destruction: buildings, bridges and bases can be torn apart piece by piece with hammers, explosives and vehicles while you liberate one sector of the map after another.

Developer: Reactor Zero, Volition
Released: 2009
Best version: The Steam Edition is no longer sold on its own and now comes bundled with the 2018 Re-Mars-tered remaster, which keeps the same game with updated lighting and textures, so either works and the remaster is the one on sale.
Genre: Action

Reception

Critics in 2009 praised the destruction as the best yet seen and found the campaign full of content, giving the PC version a Metascore of 82, while faulting the thin story and repetitive side tasks. The Steam Edition is no longer sold separately, but its owners still rate it Very Positive on Steam and single out the building demolition as unmatched. Later reviews of the remaster repeat the old complaints: limited checkpoints, weak gunplay, floaty vehicles and missions that grow repetitive.

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Playability today

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Runs today

4/5

Not sold or given away today by any official source
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The Steam Edition is no longer sold on its own and comes only with the Re-Mars-tered remaster; for owners, Steamworks replaced Games for Windows Live in 2014, so multiplayer and the DLC still work (Steam, PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen and ultrawide resolutions are supported natively in the Steam version (PCGamingWiki).
Full controller support or remappable controls
Full controller support with matching button prompts (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists only a map scrolling speed quirk as unresolved; startup and crash issues have known fixes (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

3.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Full controller support and remappable mouse and keyboard controls are included, with button prompts that follow the chosen input; vehicles handle loosely. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, destructoid.com.
Menus, text and interface are clear on today's screens
The Steam version supports widescreen and ultrawide resolutions natively; the interface is scaled up at 4K and stretched only on ultrawide and multi-monitor setups. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is harsh: few saves or checkpoints, progress gets lost
Missions have few checkpoints and no automatic restart after failure, so a failed or crashed mission sends the player back to the last autosave. Source: destructoid.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
PC Gamer UK judged the difficulty curve pitch perfect, and on-screen button prompts match the chosen input device. Source: metacritic.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Liberating each sector means repeating the same kinds of guerrilla actions and side tasks, which reviews from GameWatcher in 2009 to Destructoid on the remaster call repetitive. Source: metacritic.com, destructoid.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
The over-the-shoulder camera behaves well in combat, and the field of view can be set from 45 to 85 degrees in single-player. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.