
The game starts with Darius Mason and the rest of the Red Faction racing for the Terraformer before cult leader Adam Hale destroys it. You play as Darius Mason, the grandson of Alec Mason and Samanya, the protagonists of Guerrilla and the Demons of the Badlands DLC, respectively. Red Faction: Armageddon is set on Mars, fifty years after the events of Red Faction: Guerrilla.

The game was released June 7th, 2011 in the US and June 10th, 2011 in the UK. The game features a variety of weapons to cause destruction as well as a score attack mode (Ruin) where you can destroy entire levels and Extermination, a horde type mode that can be played online. It retains the emphasis on destruction, using Geo-Mod 2.0 to make objects crumble in realistic ways.

Red Faction: Armageddon is a direct sequel to Red Faction: Guerrilla, taking place on Mars fifty years after the first game.
