Game profile
Warframe
A free to play title with incredibly fluid parkour movement and ninja like warriors called Warframes. Years of content history offer a massive amount of builds, weapons and loot to collect.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter / RPG, set in a science fiction world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The story matters and gives the mechanics a frame, without taking over. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It is available broadly, on 5 platforms. Getting in costs nothing.
What stands out
- Fast paced parkour movement
- Huge build system
- Free to play
This fits you if
- levelling, looting and optimising a build is your kind of loop
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- you have someone to play with
- you want to try it without spending anything
Look elsewhere if
- you want a game with a clear ending you can reach
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you play alone, this needs other people
- you want either a pure challenge or pure relaxation, not the middle
How long is Warframe?
This one has no finish line. It is built to be played for years, in whatever rhythm suits you.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 73 out of 100, which puts it above 10 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 1151 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 8 points below its own genre. The figure rests on 544 collected ratings.
Released in 2013, which makes it 13 years old. A genuine classic, and worth checking how the version you buy holds up today.
The facts
- Release year
- 2013
- Genres
- Shooter, RPG, Action
- Playtime
- Endless game
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Present and relevant
- Play with
- Co-op
- Setting
- Sci-fi
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Free-to-play
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mobile
- Critic rating
- 73 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warframe | 2013 | Endless game | 73 | Free-to-play |
| Borderlands 3 | 2019 | approx. 32 hrs. | 81 | Mid price |
| Borderlands 4 | 2025 | approx. 45 hrs. | 87 | Full price |
| Destiny: Rising | 2025 | Endless game | 87 | Free-to-play |
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- 71/100 The First Descendant Shared: Shooter, RPG, Sci-fi, shorter
- 75/100 Cyberpunk 2077 Shared: Shooter, RPG, Sci-fi, shorter
- 87/100 Everspace 2 Shared: Shooter, RPG, Sci-fi, shorter