Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
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| Developers | |
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| Cats Who Play[Note 1] | |
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| Slitherine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 21, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 72 |
| OpenCritic | 77 |
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| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select, Multiple select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Dark, Post-apocalyptic |
| Series | The Terminator |
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Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the The Terminator series.
General information
Availability
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| DLC | A DLC with new missions, units and expanded mechanics is available. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | None |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| We Are Legion | |
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| Uprising | |
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| Evolution | |
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Use the SkipLauncher command line argument[2]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terminator Dark Fate\profiles\<user-id>\gameoptions.xml %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terminator Dark Fate\profiles\<user-id>\hotkeys.json |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1839950/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terminator Dark Fate\profiles\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1839950/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings
General settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is always borderless. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
WASD control preset
Classic control preset
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | X axis rotation can also be inverted. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Ambient, Sound Effects, Speech | |
| Surround sound | 7.1 Surround[3] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | 11 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 25 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB of VRAM |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ While not mentioned by name, the credits match the studio's staff.[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1839950/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1839950) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance credits (Windows, 2024) - MobyGames - last accessed on 2025-07-29
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-09-30
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2024-10-01
- Tested in 7.1 using Special K.