Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance

Buy83%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Slitherine Ltd. · Strategy · Feb 21, 2024

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$23.99−40%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
80
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign introduces new mechanics that really sell the idea that the machines are everywhere and overwhelming.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Terminator: Dark Fate is closer to its ancestor Warfare (2004): a well-paced, engaging story that keeps pushing you from one mission to the next without making you want to murder every character you talk to.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is probably one of my favorite game's of all time now as far as RTS games go, with the combat and army management systems being some of the most engaging and strategic components in terms of modularity.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is straight-up phenomenal—from immersive background scores to the bone-rattling crunch of heavy tank treads and panicked unit voice lines that scream pure survival.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere is very Tiberium sun style of music and lighting + shadows ( the story is good with a lot of choices to be made between factions)

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay101 reviews
Story95 reviews
Combat59 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Crashes
43% still recommend
Bugs
31% still recommend
Optimization
36% still recommend
Interface
73% still recommend
Performance
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$23.99$39.99−40%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $23.99

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