| Red Faction | |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter Third-person shooter |
| Developer(s) | Volition |
| Publisher(s) | THQ (2001–2013) THQ Nordic (2013–2020) Deep Silver (2020–present) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, macOS, GameCube, Xbox, N-Gage, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | Red Faction May 22, 2001 |
| Latest release | Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered July 3, 2018 |
Red Faction is a series of shooter video games developed by Volition and owned by Plaion. Originating in 2001, the Red Faction games have spanned Microsoft Windows, macOS and consoles, including the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Original developers Volition have retained the rights to the series since 2020, with no updates provided on whether a future fifth game (since 2011) is in the works or may be so in the future.
The series is known for the struggle of the working people (usually miners) of Mars fighting for independence from off world oppressors. Such as, the foreign corporations that extract their resources/wealth from the planet, the Ultor Corporation (first game) and the collective world government of Earth, the EDF (in Guerilla/3rd game). The second and fourth games differ in story to the aforementioned games, with two being set on Earth fighting a despot with the fourth primarily fighting an alien species as opposed to a human faction.