Terminator: Survivors, an ambitious open-world game set in the aftermath of Judgment Day, has been indefinitely delayed.
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Terminator: Survivors was first announced back in 2022 and had originally been set to launch last year before its Early Access release was delayed to 2025. However, with just a few weeks left of the year, developers Nancon have confirmed that Terminator: Survivors has been delayed once more.
A new release date has yet to be confirmed, and the game will no longer be launching in Early Access. “We want your first steps into the wasteland to be a complete and polished experience. You might have guessed already, but that means Terminator: Survivors won’t be launching in 2025,” explained a blog post.
Hello Survivors! An essential update on Terminator: Survivors is here.
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— Terminator: Survivors (@SurviveTheT800) December 16, 2025
Terminator: Survivors’ co-op multiplayer mode has also been scrapped completely. “After months of internal testing, discussions with players and fans of the license, we came to the conclusion that to give you an authentic Terminator experience with the best possible shooting and exploration gameplay, we would have to put aside the cooperative multiplayer. We know this may come as a disappointment, but we believe it is the right creative direction for an uncompromising vision of the world after Judgment Day,” said creative director Marco Ponte.
Terminator: Survivors features an original story that builds on the events of the official films. Set in 2009, after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, players will be “immersed in a bleak story where every machine patrolling the open world is a lethal threat, and the chilling sight of a T-800’s red eyes on the horizon means you run, you hide, or you die…”
“This isn’t just another shooter. It’s a fight for the survival of all humanity from the moment you step out of the rubble. The start of the resistance against the machines, as seen through your eyes,” reads an official description.
“Our aim with Terminator: Survivors has always been to bring you an authentic and immersive open-world Terminator experience that recreates the harsh reality of Skynet’s uprising, and the resilience of humanity in spite of it,” he continued. “We know expectations are high, and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on. For now, I can only thank you for sticking with us as we do our absolute best to create a game worthy of the Terminator legacy.”
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