Terminator: Survivors may have been delayed to 2025, but that hasn't stopped me from quietly hoping that Nacon is able to deliver something special here. The studio is putting forward an original story set between Judgment Day and the rise of John Connor's resistance movement, an open world survival game where you'll join forces with other humans to scavenge resources and betray each other once the machines show up.
With single-player and co-operative modes available, Terminator Survivors is quickly becoming one of my most anticipated upcoming PC games for 2025. Nacon is also working hard at a PS5 and Xbox Series X version, but is looking towards a Steam Early Access release first – giving the community a chance to stress test the resource management and base-building elements. While we wait for more info, keep reading to find everything we know about Terminator Survivors so far.
Terminator: Survivors release date
The Terminator Survivors release date has been delayed to 2025. Developer Nacon Studio Milan was originally set to launch into Steam Early Access on October 24, 2024, but was pushed back so that the development team has the time to "build a post-apocalyptic world that lives up to the franchise, and to provide an experience that fully meets the players’ expectations."
Terminator: Survivors platforms
Terminator Survivors will launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. The publisher is yet to confirm when exactly the title will launch on console but it's expected to arrive after Terminator Survivors' entrance onto Steam Early Access in 2025. The game will not be coming to PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch.
Terminator: Survivors development
Terminator Survivors was first teased back in 2022, following the announcement that Nacon had opened a new development label – Nacon Studio Milan. The studio has set out to create 'state-of-the-art video games', bringing in industry veterans from all over the world to support the creation of this new survival experience. Nacon Studio Milan also includes developers from RaceWard, best known for delivering realistic simulators like Rims Racing and TT Isle of Man 3.
Terminator: Survivors trailer
The debut Terminator Survivors trailer was released on February 29, 2024, during the Nacon Connect 2024 presentation. The cinematic trailer doesn't feature any gameplay but does set the tone for this near-future survival experience where members of the resistance will attempt to survive a crumbling world and circumvent the deadly T-800. Watch the first Terminator Survivors trailer above.
Terminator: Survivors gameplay details
Terminator Survivors is an open-world survival game where you'll need to fight smartly to survive the threats of a post-apocalyptic world. While details are still light right now, Nacon Studio Milan says that the Terminator Survivors gameplay experience will see you battling against the threats posed by other humans, machines, and the Terminator. Creative director Marco Ponte says you'll be able to "join forces with other survivors" if you want to for four-player cooperative multiplayer, although the entire game can be played solo.
Terminator Survivors will also feature base-building elements, where you and other FBS resistance fighters can establish stronger bases of operations to better understand the threat posed by Skynet. "You'll explore a wide open world, scavenging for resources that aren't just for your own survival but also for managing and improving your base," says Ponte. Little else is known about the game right now, but released concept art shows a focus on modular firearms for first-person combat, stealth systems, evolving bases, and the presence of key resources like food and gasoline.
Terminator: Survivors setting
Terminator Survivors is set in 2009, just a few short years after Judgment Day – the day that Skynet became self-aware and launched a nuclear war against the world's superpowers. Creative director Marco Ponte says that Terminator Survivors will be confined to the events that occurred in the first two movies, although the game will ultimately be its own thing. "This takes place in a yet unexplored timeline of the Terminator universe. With a completely original storyline that includes famous characters and new ones, where you'll learn about the beginnings of John Connor's resistance."
While we wait for more information on Terminator Survivors, why not go back and watch T1 and T2: Judgment Day. They are, after all, two of the best action movies of all-time.
