- Update v1.9.1223 - Bug Fixes & Quality of Life - 7 October 2026
We've just released a new update focused on bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, mainly for the base game's Skirmish and Multiplayer modes.Check out the full changelog below.v.1.9.1223Added unit stacking to the Skirmish and Multiplayer Army Manager. Identical units are now combined into a single unit card displaying the total count.Fixed a bug that caused units scheduled to spawn in multiplayer to disappear.Fixed several issues causing client disconnections in multiplayer before the game loads.Modified how the multiplayer reinforcement window opens to prevent game freezes when calling in reinforcements.Fixed spawn zone issues on the Oklahoma multiplayer mission.Optimized network traffic handling.Fixed a cause of game crashes when loading multiplayer missions.Fixed a bug that allowed the player to move the camera away in the main menu.
- Update v1.9.1221 - 25 September 2026
With the latest release of the Evolution DLC, a number of players have been experiencing some issues. Some have been introduced by running mods, or installed mods in the past that still have files present. This new update introduces a fix for crashes caused by Mods and additional fixes. If you are running mods that have not been confirmed as compatible with the latest version of the game by their creators, there may still be issues present (as mods alter game elements that the game relies on when running).The new update includes the following:FixesAdded Integrator plasma artillery and a multi-barrel upgrade for it.Expanded augment kit descriptions to clearly show which bonuses a squad receives at each upgrade level (kits of the same type can be upgraded to higher tiers or downgraded to lower tiers if desired).Fixed an issue with unlocking the "People Come First" achievement in Mission 3…
- Game Update & Mod Compatibility Issues - 24 September 2026
Hi everyone,Thank you to everyone who has been playing the new Evolution DLC and sending us your feedback and issues.We’re aware that some players have encountered crashes and other issues since the release of the latest DLC and the update to the base game. We’re currently working through these reports and are preparing an update for release next week, which will address a number of bugs and crashes that have been identified.Importantly, we have also found that a significant number of crashes and issues being reported are being caused by mods that are no longer fully compatible with the latest version of the game. This is for the Evolution DLC and also for all players who have updated to the newer version, and may not have purchased the new Evolution DLC. There are some tweaks and fixes to the main game that may not update correctly if older mods are present.If you are experiencing cras…
- Вышло дополнение Evolution для стратегии Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance - 22 September 2026
Сегодня в Steam состоялся выход Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: Evolution — нового однопользовательского дополнения для стратегии в реальном времени, действие которой разворачивается во вселенной фильма «Терминатор: Темные судьбы». Это дополнение, разработанное и выпущенное компанией Slitherine Games, расширяет основную кампанию восемью новыми миссиями, события которых происходят на заснеженных северных территориях Канады. В Evolution лейтенант Черч ведет отряды Сопротивления на север в поисках новых союзников и ресурсов, пытаясь переломить ход войны против «Легиона». Однако угроза тоже эволюционирует: на горнодобывающих объектах и в экспериментальных исследовательских центрах «Легион» создаёт боевые машины нового поколения. Среди них — модели Rev 6.5, известные бойцам Сопротивления как «Потрошители». Эти юниты предназначены для ближнего боя; они оснащены конечностями с острыми лезв…
- Evolution | Out Now - 22 September 2026
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance: Evolution is out now for 11.99$.The next chapter of the war takes Lieutenant Church and the Resistance into the frozen territories of Canada. As they strike at Legion’s mining operations and research facilities, an uneasy alliance with the Integrators offers a new way to fight back. But Legion is evolving too.Evolution brings a new single-player campaign shaped by a brutal change in battlefield tactics: melee combat. Legion’s new Revs close the distance with speed and bladed limbs, while augmented human soldiers can meet them in close-quarters fights. Command Resistance and Integrator forces, adapt to these new threats and deploy new units including the Leopard C2 MEXAS, LAV-AT, Legion Mini-Rover and Integrator Plasma Multi-Barrel Mortar as the story of Church, Silas, and 1462 continues.To celebrate the launch, Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is 40% of…
- Evolution | Dev Diary #3 - 1 September 2026
The time of Evolution is drawing close!The new Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance DLC is currently in closed beta, with a group of the player community testing the new missions. Bugs, tweaks to gameplay and some final polish is being added prior to the release day.And the release day can be revealed here.The new Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: Evolution DLC will be released on September 22nd.We hope you join the Resistance.And with the release of the DLC, we thought it may be interesting to ‘pull the curtain aside’ for a snippet of development ‘how we do it’ information. Returning Characters, Returning ActorsWith the story told in Evolution following on from what was set in motion in the “We Are Legion” DLC, it meant that we had returning actors coming back too.During the writing process, there was early discussions with the voice over agency to make sure that the actors were still avai…
- Evolution | Out in September + Beta Sign Ups - 22 July 2026
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.In case you missed it you can watch it here:We are also excited to announce that sign-ups for the Beta are now open. Your feedback will be essential in shaping the final version.Sign up for the beta and learn more on the official product page. Evolution - Beta
- Evolution | Dev Diary #2 - 9 June 2026
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 your position. Weapons open fire, desperate to stop them before they reach the line. But they keep coming, weaving through the storm with terrifying speed. As they close in, the sound of their claws cutting through the air becomes unmistakable.Then they hit.In seconds, human fighters are torn apart as the new Legion threat rips through the battlefield.Welcome to the Resistance. The last Dev Diary #1 looked at the story so far, and took a brief look at the upcoming DLC’s story. This Dev Diary is going to look a bit closer at the new melee and augmentation functionality, and give an early look at some of the new units in the game.RippersThe new Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: Evolution DLC…
- Evolution | Dev Diary #1 - 25 February 2026
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 the battlefield to refresh your memory of the story so far. The story so far \The DLC’s that have been released have continued the story on from what was set in the original base game.The base game followed Lieutenant Alex Church from his first command within the Founders, fighting back against Legion, finding himself and his force adrift in the wastelands, and finding allies in the form of the Movement, the civilian militia, that he managed to bring together into a Resistance force. Towards the end of the campaign, a giant Mech, using unknown digital technology was destroyed and that technology, named ‘The Digital Storm’, became a winning tool in the final battle against legion at Galversto…
- Mod Manager - Out Now - 20 January 2026
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 that can occur when new official content is released, as you'll be able to deactivate mods that are not temporary compatible. Mods can be obtained through multiple third-party sources. To help you create and enable them, we've created a Mod Guide, which you can download here: DOWNLOAD
- 4K Wallpapers - Free Download - 17 December 2025
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 without the logo. WITH THE LOGO:WITHOUT THE LOGO:We hope you like them. Enjoy and happy holidays.
- Evolution DLC | Announcement - 9 December 2025
We’re excited to announce Evolution, the next major story expansion for Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance. This DLC pushes the war into the frozen north of Canada, where Legion is developing its most dangerous machine yet.At the heart of the expansion is the Rev 6.5, an advanced close-quarters killer engineered for speed, agility, and precision. Equipped with bladed limbs and rapid-strike systems, the Rev 6.5 introduces a new melee combat mechanic that changes how battles unfold. These units close distance fast, slice through infantry, and punish unprepared armored formations, forcing players to rethink their frontline tactics.Evolution features a 9-mission story campaign where you command both Resistance and Integrator forces. Fight through icy forests, industrial mines, and Legion’s research sites as humanity experiments with augmentation tech of its own, creating the first hybrid sold…
- 25th Anniversary - Free Content Update - 24 October 2025
Hi everyone, To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Slitherine, we are happy to release a new update that includes free maps for Skirmish and Multiplayer, a new time limit option for these modes, a new event and various fixes and balancing changes for Uprising, Changelog v1.08.1158: Slitherine Games 25th Anniversary UpdateNew 25 hour duration Skirmish & Multiplayer duration timer for all Domination missions in Multiplayer and Skirmish games.Technical changes:Network packets queue system has been reworked. Now network adapter buffer overflow shouldn't affect host's game stability. If network connection is not stable, packets will start to store in queue until they'll be sent to clients via network adapter.Loading missions rework. This change will affect all loading mission screens but mostly multiplayer loading mission screen. After the rework you'll be able to see others players loading p…
- Uprising | Update v1.07.1152 - 18 September 2025
Hi everyone, the latest update for Terminator is out now. v1.07.1152Uprising DLC fixes: • Enhanced AI behavior in sectors: 10,11,14,20. • For defense in Domination mode, a preparation stage (120 seconds) has been added in sectors: 2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,20. Do not cross the restriction line at this stage. • Removed ATGM helicopters from regular marauders in Sector 10. • Decreased AI attacker reserves in Sector 4 (Integrators Main Base). • Fixed UI bug that caused unit tooltip texts to slide down. • Fixed bug that caused supply changes on missions not to be applied to strategic map. • Fixed softlock on the strategic map that could occur after completing Movement annexation conditions. • Fixed UI bug with reserves tab in Sector 18.
- Uprising | v1.07.1151 - 22 August 2025
Hi everyone, a new update for the game has been released. v1.07.1151 General fixes: • Visibility system tweaks for cases where enemy is shooting at player's unit and the unit can't see a shooting unit due to landscape. Uprising DLC fixes: • Indicators for additional attacks on Assault defensive missions added. • Experimental AI behavior tweaks on Sectors 2,5,8. • Removed ATGMs from legion turrets in Galveston (Sector 5). • Added Legion turrets destruction after victory conditions met for all Total Elimination missions. • Sector 19 convoys mission balance tweaks. Lower legion attacking forces. Added some vehicles to convoys. • Removed plasma shotgun from Sector rewards in Sector 4. • Expanded navigation area on New Tortuga mission (Sector 21) for attackers spawn. • Added additional spawn for defenders (AI only) on Chihuahua (Sector 22). • Reinforcement slots tweaks for normal and medium…
- Uprising | Hotfix v1.07.1145.2 - 7 August 2025
Hi everyone,a second hotfix for Uprising is here. v1.07.1145.2This hotfix fixes some minor issues and re-balances some of the gameplay on the Uprising DLC only (not main game). Additions to the Uprising DLC • Reduced AI factions aggressiveness on the Strategic map for all difficulty levels and for custom "Normal aggressiveness" option. AI will attack sectors less often, including player sectors. • Added additional supply vehicle slot in one of reinforcements on key sectors' missions (Sector 1, 4, 12, 18, 21, 22). • Balance tweaks on Mount Vernon defense (Sector 1) less MLRS spiders and tanks in first defense battles. • Added attention marks for flank attacks on Mount Vernon defense (Sector 1). • Balance tweaks on Sector 15 for Cartel and The One Sun. Cartel will spawn less Cartel Tanks. The One Sun will use Hydra-70 MD500 upgrade instead of Hellfire. • Added missing Bradley engine boost…
- Uprising | Hotfix v1.07.1145.1 - 1 August 2025
Hi everyone, we just released a hotfix, v1.07.1145.1We have been listening to your feedback on a number of areas on the new Uprising DLC, from save games, game difficulty and balancing and so have an updated hotfix ready for you. This hotfix fixes some minor issues and re-balances some of the gameplay on the Uprising DLC only (not main game). Additions to the Uprising DLC • Time intervals between autosaves were reduced from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. • Enemy "spawn guards" respawn was removed from all sectors due to player feedback. Spawn guards will still be presented but not in first battles on Sectors: 2,3,5,6,7. • Balance tweaks on Sector 2,3,4,5,6,7. • Minor localizations tweaks. • Minor UI tweaks. • More UI scaling fixes for 16:10, 4:3, 5:4 resolutions. • Minor bug fixes in missions scripts for Sector 13 and Sector 14. • English subtitles added for DLC intros and outros. A reminder…
- Uprising | Post-Launch Dev Diary #1 - 31 July 2025
With the release of the new Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance: Uprising Conquest Mode DLC, we wanted to share some facts from ‘under the hood’ of this exciting new mode, as well as update you on the SAVE GAME functionality that was put into the game after taking player feedback. QUICK SAVE AVAILABLEYou can enable Quick Saves (F5–F8) by selecting the Custom difficulty setting.However, for the best experience, we recommend playing on the standard difficulty levels — Normal, Medium, Hard, or Realistic — where Quick Saves are disabled.The campaign is carefully balanced with the intention that manual saving is not available during missions. (Don’t worry — automatic saves occur at least every 20 minutes.)Don’t be afraid to take losses. Sometimes it’s better to skip a day, regroup, and build up resources to repair or improve your army. Study your units, learn the enemy’s capabilities, and check…
- Uprising - Out Now - 29 July 2025
The wait is over. Uprising, the massive new expansion for Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance, is officially out now. This DLC introduces a full sandbox-style, rogue-like campaign that puts you in command of the Resistance across 22 dynamic sectors in the post-apocalyptic United States. With no scripted paths and multiple factions acting on their own, every decision you make, every battle you win or lose, shapes the course of the war. You’ll clash with the unpredictable Marauders, who thrive in chaos and strike when sectors are left isolated. Face off against the relentless war machine of Legion, always expanding and always hunting. Watch for the Cartel, a ruthless paramilitary force with its own agenda. Support the struggling Movement, your last true allies in this war-torn world. And deal with the enigmatic Integrators, whose advanced tech may be the key to turning the tide, if you can g…
- Release Date Revealed - 25 July 2025
Get ready, the war’s about to heat up. Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance: Uprising drops next week on July 29th, and it’s bringing a full-blown sandbox campaign with it. You’ll be leading the Resistance across 22 dynamic sectors, battling Legion, the Cartel, and whoever else gets in your way. Build your army and shape the future, one fight at a time.
