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Warframe

You play as a Tenno, piloting a powerful Warframe through the Origin System and fighting its warring factions. Story quests follow your awakening and uncover the setting’s history. Missions combine fast third-person gunplay, melee attacks, and Warframe abilities with parkour movement. Play solo or in squads, explore open-world areas, and take on spacecraft battles. Earn resources and blueprints from missions to craft and level Warframes, weapons, and other gear. Mods let you shape equipment builds, while additional Warframes and extensive cosmetic options offer more ways to customize your loadout.

Control a bio-metal Warframe across the Origin System, chaining parkour, guns, melee, and powers through co-op missions.

Released 25 Mar 2013

88%positive of
679k player reviews

Free

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Parkour Through Missions

Mix Guns, Melee, Powers

Build Custom Warframes

Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

Developed by Digital Extremes · Published by Digital Extremes

Warframe Accidentally Became the Best Free-to-Play Game

Fastest Warframe Credit Farm IN THE GAME!

When Did Warframe Turn Into A Horror Game!?!?

Players Praise Most

Fluid Parkour Combat
Distinct Warframe Builds
Cinematic Story Quests
Helpful Player Community

Common Player Critiques

Heavy Resource Grind
Confusing Early Systems
Repetitive Mission Loops
Low Drop Rates

88%

positive of 679k player reviews

69/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Confront warring factions throughout a sprawling interplanetary system as you follow the guidance of the mysterious Lotus and level up your Warframe, build an Arsenal of destructive firepower, and realize your true potential across massive open worlds in this thrilling, genre-defining third-person combat experience.

BECOME A POWERFUL WARRIOR

Enter your Warframe: a bio-metal suit of untold power. Unleash its Abilities and wield a vast array of devastating weaponry to effortlessly annihilate hordes of enemies on sight. And when the slaughter is over, you can earn or instantly unlock 60+ different Warframes - each with a unique suite of powers - to re-experience the mayhem any way you want.

BATTLE ALONGSIDE FRIENDS

Form a Squad with your friends and earn valuable bonus Rewards when you complete Missions together via highly collaborative, co-op gameplay. Utilize your Warframe’s Abilities to heal allies, redirect enemy fire, and achieve your objectives. Stuck on a particular challenge? In-game matchmaking makes it easy to connect with friendly Tenno whenever you need an extra hand.

EXPLORE A MASSIVE SYSTEM

Deftly maneuver through ground-based Missions with your Warframe’s mesmerizing parkour skills, or take to the stars and engage in massive ship-to-ship battles in your very own customizable spacecraft. Lose yourself within mysterious open-world landscapes and discover a system teeming with fascinating lifeforms - both friendly and hostile.

DISCOVER AN EPIC STORY

Marvel at the sweeping history of the Origin System as you experience Warframe’s massive cinematic narrative spanning 5 separate expansions and 30+ story-based Quests. Discover the power within and experience your first taste of invincibility with one of three original Warframes before you begin your journey, develop your skills and seek out the truth behind your awakening.

MASTER YOUR ARSENAL

Your starter Weapons are just the beginning. Craft hundreds of destructive armaments, plus vehicles, Companions and more. Level them up and experiment until you find the right combination of gear that suits your unique playstyle. Fashion your weaponry for a fearsome look to compliment your custom-designed loadout.

CUSTOMIZE ENDLESSLY

Entering the Origin System means joining legions of friendly Tenno, each with their own personalized Warframes, Weapons and gear. With a staggering number of Customization options available to enhance your Loadout, designing the perfect look for your Warframe makes for an endlessly rewarding challenge for you and your Squad.

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Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	193
Age ratings	ESRB M — Violence Blood and Gore Language PEGI 18 — Violence, Online Gameplay USK 16 ClassInd (Brazil) 18 — Violence, Legal Drugs, Inappropriate Language IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Kekerasan KGRB 18 — Violence Steam (Germany) 18 — Drastische Gewalt
Players	1–4
Play modes	Online co-op Online PvP MMO
Other modes	Single-player solo mode Public online matchmaking Friend squad co-op Cross-platform multiplayer Open-world shared areas Space/ship-to-ship battles PvP mode Clan/Dojo social features Player trading
Multiplayer	Warframe supports solo play and online cooperative multiplayer. Most missions are playable with up to 4 players total, including matchmaking, friend squads, and cross-platform multiplayer. The provided information describes the game as primarily PvE co-op; PvP exists but is repeatedly described as minor or not worth mentioning.
Multiplayer & mods	Steam Workshop is listed as a feature, but the provided information does not state how mods or Workshop content affect multiplayer.
Controller support	PlayStation, Xbox
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	18 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA	Requires 3rd-Party Account: Warframe Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Content notices	Violence Blood and Gore Language Interactive Elements In-Game Purchases Users Interact Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	69/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website