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Defiance
Join the futuristic online open-world shooter where thousands of players scour a transformed Earth competing for alien technology.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.
“I love this game but it is difficult to recommend. Here's my longest review ever. First, a description. Defiance is an MMO with a strong single-player plot to get you through quite a few hours. The story is interesting enough and the voice acting is great! This plot acts as an…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,456 hrs played“In short, now that it is F2P it's totally worth at least trying. If you like it, then drop a few bucks to upgrade your account. It's still a solid game and you will most likely enjoy it for what it is. Don't worry about the DLC packs right away. It also uses Rifts F2P model…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,025 hrs played“Edit (8/17/2022): Before you read this review, please understand I loved this game. I'm sad to have had to leave such a negative review, but I did it in hopes the devs would listen and change the game for the better. RIP Defiance.…”
— a player, Steam review · 254 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Looter Shooter · Open World · Action · Massively Multiplayer · Multiplayer · Third-Person Shooter · RPG · Shooter · Co-op · Sci-fi · Survival (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · Co-op · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * * |
| Official site | http://www.trionworlds.com/defiance/en/?affiliateId=steamdefiance |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz CPU or better Memory: 2 GB System RAM Graphics: 512MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600, ATI Radeon HD 2900, or Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics or better) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 15 GB free hard drive space Sound: DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card Internet: Broadband internet connection