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Defiance

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First release
Apr 02, 2013
Publisher
Trion Worlds
Engine
Gamebryo
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Shooter, Strategy · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Defiance is the first multi-platform massive online shooter video game that is also a ground-breaking entertainment experience, interconnecting with a global television program on Syfy. The game combines the intense action of a third-person shooter, with the persistence and scale of a massive online game, while its TV counterpart exudes the scope, story, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic.

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 02, 2013
PlayStation 3
Apr 02, 2013
Xbox 360
Apr 02, 2013
All 9 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 21, 2021
PlayStation 3
Apr 21, 2021
Xbox 360
Apr 21, 2021
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 18, 2025
PlayStation 3
Apr 18, 2025
Xbox 360
Apr 18, 2025
Age ratings
ESRB M
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Co-operative, Multiplayer
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
post-apocalyptic, based on - tv show, achievements, online, artificial intelligence
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71
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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 12,614 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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