PCGame

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

Real-time tactics with persistent troops and scarce battlefield resources

Slitherine Ltd. · Released Feb 21, 2024

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 4,468
Recent reviews
Very Positive
86% of 22 in 30 days
Playing now
577
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
10 months ago
Oct 24, 2025

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance?

A real-time strategy game set during humanity's war against Legion's machine network. In the campaign, you command the Founders across large mission maps, positioning infantry and vehicles, managing equipment and ammunition, and carrying surviving forces into later battles. Skirmish and online PvP include the Founders, Movement, and Legion.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy difficult battles with detailed unit management
  • +you value campaign decisions that affect later missions
  • +you want both a solo campaign and online PvP

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer forgiving strategy games with easily replaced units
  • −you dislike heavy micromanagement of squads and vehicles

What players say

83% of 4,468 reviews are positive · 86% of 22 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tactical combat, army and supply management, unit variety, and consequential campaign choices. Common complaints include poor pathfinding and unit AI, bugs, uneven performance, abrupt difficulty spikes, and scripted surprises that encourage frequent reloading.

Screenshots and trailer

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 or equivalent
Graphics
Geforce GTX 750 (2GB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i7 or equivalent
Graphics
Geforce GTX 1060 (6Gb)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
93
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Tags

Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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