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Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

Real-time tactics with persistent troops and scarce battlefield resources

Slitherine Ltd. · Released Feb 21, 2024

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 3,586
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 47 in 30 days
Players
173
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 days ago
Nov 2, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 750
8 GB RAM · 25 GB disk
Full requirements

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

80% of 3,586 reviews are positive · 72% of 47 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.

Players over time

▼ -49% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 577 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Sep 26, 2026440
Sep 25, 2026401
Sep 24, 2026463
Sep 23, 2026577
Sep 23, 2026543
Sep 22, 2026145
Sep 21, 2026165

How many players finish Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance?

23% of Steam players have unlocked «The Final», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance system requirements

Minimum: GTX 750, 8 GB RAM, 25 GB of disk space.

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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

Does Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
93
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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