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Defiance is an online shooter set on a transformed Earth where players search for alien technology. You can venture out alone or alongside other players. Explore the open world, take on missions, and fight enemies in large battles. The shooting supports different approaches, including close-range attacks and long-distance sniping. Build your character by improving skills and leveling up, then unlock more powerful weapons to face tougher fights. The game combines shooter combat with role-playing progression.

Explore a transformed Earth, hunt alien technology, and level up in an online shooter to unlock more powerful weapons.

Released 04 Jun 2014

77%positive of
12k player reviews
Free
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Hunt Alien Technology

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Explore a Changed Earth

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Snipe or Backstab

Join the futuristic online open-world shooter where thousands of players scour a transformed Earth competing for alien technology.

Developed by Trion Worlds · Published by Trion Worlds

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Login Problems
  2. Unavailable Service
77%
positive of 12k player reviews
64/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Age ratings
  • ESRB M — Blood Drug Reference Sexual Themes Strong Language Violence
  • PEGI 18 — Bad Language Violence Online Gameplay
  • USK 18
  • NZOFLC R16 — Contains Violence
  • OFLC MA15 — Strong Violence Online Content Variable
Players From 1 (maximum not specified)
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op campaign
  • MMO
  • Persistent world
  • Drop-in/drop-out
Other modes
  • Open-world shared-world play
  • Public dynamic events
  • Arkfalls
  • Sieges
  • Incursions
  • Expeditions
  • Co-op missions
  • Instances
  • PvP instances
  • Shadow War PvP
  • PvP arenas
  • Duels
  • Clan play
  • Daily and weekly missions
Multiplayer Defiance is an online-only open-world MMO shooter built around shared-world multiplayer. Players can play solo, group with friends, join cooperative missions and public world events, and access PvP instances and modes. Marketing states that thousands of players share the world, while reviews describe Arkfalls and major events with dozens of players and instances that support cooperative or PvP play.
Multiplayer & mods No multiplayer mod support or multiplayer-related modding details are provided.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
Content notices
  • Blood
  • Drug Reference
  • Sexual Themes
  • Strong Language
  • Violence
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 64/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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