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Warframe

Free-to-play third-person looter shooter with acrobatic space-ninja combat

Digital Extremes · Released Mar 25, 2013

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Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 737K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
86% of 3,226 in 30 days
Players
64K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Oct 7, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
4 GB RAM · 75 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is Warframe?

Warframe is a free-to-play third-person action RPG and looter shooter set across an interplanetary system. You control biomechanical Warframes, using parkour, guns, and suit abilities to fight through missions, open-world areas, and ship battles while following the mysterious Lotus and confronting rival factions. Missions support solo play, matchmaking, and online co-op.

For you if...

  • +you like fast third-person combat built around parkour
  • +you enjoy collecting, crafting, and upgrading large arsenals
  • +you want missions playable solo or in online co-op

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike repeating missions to grind gear and resources
  • −you prefer slow movement and restrained combat
  • −you want simple progression with little customization

What players say

87% of 737,323 reviews are positive · 86% of 3,226 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast parkour, gunplay, broad customization, and amount of free content. Common complaints focus on repetitive resource grinding, systems that overwhelm newcomers, and recent updates that players say weaken the story or disrupt favored endgame strategies.

Players over time

▲ +17% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 83,178 players on Sep 24, 2026.

Show the data
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Nov 7, 202664,311
Nov 6, 202650,448
Nov 5, 202651,202
Nov 4, 202654,987
Nov 3, 202660,736
Nov 2, 202664,356
Nov 1, 202666,340
Oct 31, 202671,098
Oct 30, 202652,628
Oct 29, 202651,449
Oct 28, 202653,375
Oct 27, 202644,458
Oct 27, 202655,097
Oct 26, 202663,299
Oct 25, 202668,800
Oct 24, 202663,384
Oct 23, 202659,969
Oct 22, 202655,781
Oct 21, 202656,693
Oct 20, 202659,500
Oct 19, 202668,163
Oct 18, 202672,600
Oct 17, 202673,572
Oct 16, 202673,328
Oct 15, 202646,221
Oct 14, 202645,674
Oct 13, 202649,180
Oct 12, 202655,920
Oct 11, 202653,525
Oct 10, 202648,644
Oct 9, 202647,708
Oct 8, 202649,276
Oct 7, 202646,000
Oct 6, 202648,628
Oct 5, 202657,662
Oct 4, 202656,309
Oct 3, 202656,426
Oct 2, 202654,557
Oct 1, 202654,064
Sep 30, 202652,840
Sep 29, 202657,684
Sep 28, 202665,172
Sep 27, 202665,296
Sep 26, 202666,264
Sep 25, 202669,803
Sep 24, 202683,178
Sep 23, 202640,527
Sep 23, 202640,867
Sep 22, 202638,319
Sep 21, 202658,366

Screenshots and trailer

Warframe screenshot 1

Warframe system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 75 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64-Bit (32-bit not supported)
Processor
Intel Core i7 860, Intel Core i5 750, or AMD FX-4100 (SSE 4.2 support required)
Graphics
DirectX 11+ capable Graphics Card
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
75 GB available HD space

Does Warframe have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Warframe run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Warframe Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
193
Steam features
Workshop, Trading cards, In-app purchases, HDR
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Thai.

Does Warframe use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

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