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Track what is confirmed about The Defiant: its Coming soon release status, PC/PS5/Xbox platforms, four-chapter campaign, historical setting and official trailers.

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Release date

Check the current Coming soon status and what has—and has not—been announced.

Four chapters

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Weapons and characters

See named period weapons and the current disclosure status for playable characters.

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co-op

The Defiant Co-op and Multiplayer: What Is Confirmed

Steam lists online co-op and LAN co-op as supported features. Player counts, maps and rules are unpublished, and the campaign is still single-player.

system-requirements

The Defiant System Requirements: Only RAM and Storage So Far

Steam lists 8 GB minimum and 16 GB recommended RAM, plus 100 GB of storage. OS, CPU and GPU are still TBD.

chapters

The Defiant Chapters and Story: Four-Chapter Chinese Front

The Defiant plans four main chapters set during China’s War of Resistance. Chapter titles, order and protagonists are still unannounced.

gameplay

The Defiant Gameplay: Confirmed Campaign and Combat

The Defiant is built around a single-player story campaign with four distinct mission styles: frontline firefights, Shanghai stealth, and railway sabotage.

platforms

The Defiant Platforms: PC, PS5 and Xbox Series

The Defiant is confirmed for Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. See each platform’s current store status plus the features and languages Steam already lists.

release-date

The Defiant Release Date: Current Official Status

The Defiant has no release date yet. Steam says Coming soon, the platforms are confirmed, and neither a date nor a price has been announced.

Release date

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The Defiant Release Date: Current Official Status

The Defiant has no release date yet. Steam says Coming soon, the platforms are confirmed, and neither a date nor a price has been announced.

Platforms

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The Defiant Platforms: PC, PS5 and Xbox Series

The Defiant is confirmed for Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. See each platform’s current store status plus the features and languages Steam already lists.

PC specs

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Official The Defiant screenshot of a lit building at night, shown for the game’s visual fidelity

The Defiant System Requirements: Only RAM and Storage So Far

Steam lists 8 GB minimum and 16 GB recommended RAM, plus 100 GB of storage. OS, CPU and GPU are still TBD.

Gameplay

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Official The Defiant screenshot from a railway sabotage mission

The Defiant Gameplay: Confirmed Campaign and Combat

The Defiant is built around a single-player story campaign with four distinct mission styles: frontline firefights, Shanghai stealth, and railway sabotage.

Co-op

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Official The Defiant screenshot of an occupied city street at night with several armed figures

The Defiant Co-op and Multiplayer: What Is Confirmed

Steam lists online co-op and LAN co-op as supported features. Player counts, maps and rules are unpublished, and the campaign is still single-player.

Chapters

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Official The Defiant screenshot of resistance fighters beside a stone wall in the Taihang Mountains

The Defiant Chapters and Story: Four-Chapter Chinese Front

The Defiant plans four main chapters set during China’s War of Resistance. Chapter titles, order and protagonists are still unannounced.

Intel

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Official The Defiant ensemble art of campaign figures, used for the disclosure list

The Defiant Weapons and Characters: Disclosed Intel

The weapons The Defiant has named so far, plus the current state of playable character information. No character names have been published yet.

News

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Frame from The Defiant’s 2026 Opening Night Live trailer

The Defiant News and Trailers: Release Updates Timeline

A dated timeline of The Defiant trailers, the platform announcement, hands-on coverage and store-page changes — each entry states what it added and what it did not.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about The Defiant.

What is The Defiant?

The Defiant is a story-driven World War II first-person shooter by Hoothanes, published by 4Divinity and Hoothanes. It is set during China's War of Resistance against Japan and is still listed as Coming soon.

Which platforms are confirmed?

PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S are confirmed. PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Steam Deck support have not been announced.

How many chapters does the campaign have?

IGN has confirmed four main chapters. Each uses a different fictional soldier, setting and gameplay style, but chapter titles and numbering have not been published.

What is the current release date?

There is no official release date or release window. Steam currently says Coming soon, so retailer placeholders and estimates should not be treated as confirmed.

Where can I follow updates?

Use the Steam product page and news hub, the 4Divinity game page, and official event announcements. This wiki dates each update and records what remains unconfirmed.

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