Warframe (2013)
Date: March 25, 2013
Platform: PC / Xbox One / PlayStation 4 / Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S
Developer: Digital Extremes / Panic Button
Publisher: Digital Extremes
Genre: Action / Role-Playing / Shooter
Theme: Sci-Fi
Adaptation: Inspiration
Summary:
Warframe is a free-to-play sci-fi fantasy third-person shooter developed and released by Digital Extremes for the PC on March 25, 2013. It was later ported to the PlayStation 4 (on November 15, 2013), Xbox One (on September 2, 2014), and Nintendo Switch (ported by Panic Button on November 20, 2018).
Built on the original concept for the studio’s earlier 2008 game Dark Sector, Warframe is set in a far future where the universe is dominated between three factions: the Grineer (a militaristic empire of human clones), the Corpus (a highly-technological merchant cult), and the Infested (those mutated by techno-organic parasites). Players control a member of the Tenno: descendants of an ancient civilization that have awaken from cryostasis to a hostile universe.
Under guidance from a mysterious figure known as The Lotus, players are outfitted with an advanced exo-armor system (known as a Warframe) that give them superhuman mobility, regenerative shields, and a unique set of supernatural abilities (similar to Heroes in MOBAs). While the game is usually played in a four-player co-operative setting, later updates added competitive PvP matchmaking support (with up to eight players in a single match).
Since its original closed beta release (on October 25, 2012), the game has been under continuous development, with over 20 major content updates (each with numerous smaller updates) that added new gameplay systems, Warframes, weapons, enemies, cosmetics, and other content. The game is supported with a microtransaction system (where players purchase an in-game currency known as Platinum).
