Lifting together: How Warframe became one of the world's best multiplayer games

In 2013, Warframe launched to a middling 64 on Metacritic. "Instantly forgettable," "nobody would pay money for something so scrappy and generic." The reviews are tough; bluntly, so was ours. In 2026, however, it boasts a 'very positive' Steam lifetime review of 91%, as well as a stable player count that sits anywhere between 60k [...]