Free and better than Warzone
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I played lots of warzone and this is way better”
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Battlefield™ REDSEC
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 42%Mixed · 42%Battlefield Studios2025FPS · Shooter · Action
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A free Battlefield-flavored battle royale plus Gauntlet mode with standout destruction, but hurt by hit-reg, matchmaking, bugs and BR challenges forced into BF6. Skip it if you want classic Conquest or solo play.
Great for
Squad players wanting a free, slower, tactical battle royale with big destruction and the fun Gauntlet mode
Main risk
Poor hit registration, bugs and unfair matchmaking, plus no solo mode and forced BR challenges for BF6 owners
What players love
Tactical, grounded gunplay and pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Gunplay is balanced and it feels punchy. Not too fast, not a crawl.”
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Impressive destruction
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“And the destruction adds a layer that I did not think would be so fun.”
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Fun Gauntlet mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The Gauntlet mode is fantastic and super fun, it needs to be added to multiplayer as well.”
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Good performance and small download
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“It's only 40GB without the hi res pack which is nice”
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Good way to try Battlefield for free
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“you can carry unlocks into BF6 if you get it later.”
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What players complain about
Bad hit registration and netcode
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“shooting a guy 10 times in the back just for him to turn around and kill you with a single shot feels extremely frustrating”
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Wasted resources that hurt the main game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I can guarantee Battlefield 6 would’ve been better if this garbage never existed.”
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Challenges and unlocks tied to BF6
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“"oh, we're gonna force you to play our BR game in order to unlock guns in the paid-base game"”
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Unfair matchmaking and long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I tried playing ranked, i dont have a rank, I get matched with gold IV in team and get spawn-killed by a rank 400 player”
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No solo mode, forced autofill
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“no solo queue and no disable autofill option so you can't even play solo against duos”
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Anti-cheat and Secure Boot hassles
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Game refuses to launch unless Secure Boot is correctly configured in BIOS.”
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System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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