Under Defeat
 |
|
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Original game | G.rev |
| Original game (HD) | Gulti[1] |
| Zerodiv | |
| TAKE×0FF | |
| Publishers | |
| City Connection | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 6, 2025 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 73 |
| OpenCritic | 81 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Arcade, Shooter |
| Vehicles | Helicopter |
| Art styles | Anime, Realistic |
 |
|
Under Defeat is a top-down view shooter game originally developed and published by G.rev in 2005. Taking place in an alternate history World War II, players assume the role of the German-speaking "Empire" fighting against the English-speaking "Union".
Originally developed for the NAOMI arcade system in 2005 and released for Sega Dreamcast in 2006, a port for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 was later released in 2012 titled Under Defeat HD, with new features and improvements, including New Order Mode, which fills the game to a full a widescreen display and rebalances around it, and downloadable content for additional helicopter units to play as. This version was re-released in arcades as Under Defeat HD+ in 2013 with additional content, including a New Order Mode+ which rearranges New Order Mode further and another new helicopter unit. The HD+ additions were later made available as a free update for the console versions in Japan only.[2]
In 2024, City Connection licensed the title from G.rev with plans to release it for contemporary consoles and PC.[3] This version was developed in conjunction with Zerodiv's then internal TAKE×0FF[Note 1] team, which previously handled the modern ports of Deathsmiles I・II and Akai Katana Shin.[4] It was released for consoles in Japan on December 5, 2024, followed by an overseas release alongside the Windows version globally on February 6, 2025. The 2024 version is a native port of Under Defeat HD which includes all content, including the previously Japan exclusive feature update, and an additional set of new music called "Boosted" provided by SuperSweep, the sound company that produced the previous versions' music.[4]
The store page erroneously claims that a controller is required to play; keyboards are supported as with City Connection's aforementioned ports.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
|
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\UNDER DEFEAT\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2869510/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\UNDER DEFEAT\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2869510/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | New Order Mode features a widescreen display, while Arcade Mode is vertically oriented. Screen rotation for vertical display mode is also supported for Arcade Mode. |
||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Limited to 1280x720, 1920x1080 and 2560x1440. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60 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
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
|---|
| Nintendo controllers |
|---|
| Other controller(s) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement support | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master volume, Sound effects, music, and voices. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | The game's enemy faction occasionally speaks in English across the game. | |||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | The game's player faction occasionally speaks in German across the game. | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | |||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 12 | [5] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6500 | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 DirectX 12 compatible |
|||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ The name TAKE×0FF comes from a combination of Takehiro Eda (game planner) and Zerodiv Fukushima Factory.
- ↑ 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>/2869510/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2869510) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Lesserdescension on 2025-02-06
- While Gulti isn't credited in-game, the PDB file path in the executable mentions Gulti (
F:\zerodiv\gulti\gulti\...) since the porting team were working off source code of the previous version, an unused Gulti startup logo can be found in<path-to-game>\media_win\seq_logo.bin, the HD version's menu layouts bear a striking resemblance to Gulti-developed Mamorukun Curse!'s menus (which was released three years prior to Under Defeat HD) and another string found in the EXE mentions Gulti:
GGX Archive
System. Created
By Osamu Chadani - While Gulti isn't credited in-game, the PDB file path in the executable mentions Gulti (
- ↑ UNDER DEFEAT - last accessed on 2025-02-11
- ↑ Under Defeat coming to PS5, Xbox, Switch, and PC this winter - Gematsu - last accessed on 2025-02-07
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Clear River Games Gets to The Chopper: Arcade Classic Under Defeat Due for Physical and Digital Console Release in Fall of 2024" - Games Press - last accessed on 2025-02-07
- ↑ Verified by User:Lesserdescension on 2025-02-06