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Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.

Released Feb 21, 2024 Developer Slitherine Ltd. Platforms Windows StrategyReal Time TacticsRTSWargame3D
View on Steam ↗ $23.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.7%positive3,353 reviews
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“Great Game, Quick save F5 will be your friend. So many frustrating moments. More sim like than game like. Extremely challenging campaign. Not your typical RTS.”

— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Not a RTS in the traditional sense but more of a RTT with very lite RPG elements. Ran horribly on my older hardware i7 2600K, 16Gb DDR3, GTX 1070. Runs great on new hardware.”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Not recommended · 54 found this helpful

“I really want to like this game. But it's simply too frustrating. I love the detailed united management (fuel, ammo vehicle repairs), crew training. The survival mechanics and the very limited resource management is a great idea. But the game feels way too punishing and random.…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

206playing at last check
20224-hour peak
2,382all-time peak
0 500 1k 2025 2026 697 avg · Mar 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

80achievements
19.2%median completion
1.8%rarest: Junkyard army
76.2% of players 49.7% of players 47.9% of players 46.8% of players 44.5% of players 44.3% of players 44.3% of players 42.8% of players 42.4% of players 41.0% of players 40.1% of players 36.7% of players 35.8% of players 32.5% of players 32.2% of players 31.5% of players 31.2% of players 31.2% of players 30.6% of players 30.3% of players 29.3% of players 28.6% of players 28.2% of players 27.9% of players 27.3% of players 27.0% of players 26.5% of players 25.4% of players 25.2% of players 23.5% of players 22.9% of players 22.9% of players 22.8% of players 21.9% of players 21.1% of players 20.5% of players 20.3% of players 20.1% of players 20.1% of players 19.5% of players 19.2% of players 18.4% of players 18.2% of players 17.1% of players 17.0% of players 16.6% of players 15.4% of players 15.0% of players 14.5% of players 14.2% of players 14.0% of players 13.0% of players 13.0% of players 12.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 11.8% of players 11.3% of players 76.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
76.2%Good beginning — Do not lose any of your squads in Atlanta.
49.7%Don't retreat and don't give up! — Eliminate all Legion's forces in Abiquiu.
47.9%Heroes never die — Calderon and Big Bob must survive while leaving Haven.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Junkyard army — Hidden achievement
2.2%Hell for humans — Hidden achievement
3.5%Make us whole — Hidden achievement

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.

$23.99−40% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99base price
$23.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-22
US23.99 USD−40%
EU23.39 EUR−40%
UK20.10 GBP−40%
Australia35.10 AUD−40%
Canada31.19 CAD−40%
Japan2,700 JPY−40%
Brazil64.79 BRL−40%
China81.60 CNY−40%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$12 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$27

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 22, 2026
Evolution | Out in September + Beta Sign Ups

The Slitherine Next event just ended. We talked about the upcoming Evolution DLC and showcased the first gameplay with the new "Rippers" Revs in action. We also revealed the release window: September.

Jun 09, 2026
Evolution | Dev Diary #2

The blizzard begins to clear. Through the swirling snow, dark shapes emerge at speed. Then they break into a sprint.The new Revs.Their bladed fingers flex as they race across the frozen ground towards

Feb 25, 2026
Evolution | Dev Diary #1

With the new Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: Evolution DLC nearing release, and with it continuing the story of humanity's fight against the Machines, against Legion, we wanted to take you back to t

Jan 20, 2026
Mod Manager - Out Now

Today's update introduces the Mod Manager for the game. This allows you to activate and de-activate your mods inside the game without having to uninstall them. It should also help resolve some issues

Dec 17, 2025
4K Wallpapers - Free Download

Hi everyone, as requested, here they are. We are glad to share with you all the key arts for Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance and its DLCs. You can download them in 4K resolution, both with and withou

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · Real Time Tactics · RTS · Wargame · 3D · Atmospheric · Artificial Intelligence · Alternate History · Dark · Conspiracy · Destruction · Drama (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements80
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.slitherine.com/steam
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 750 (2GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card