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Terminator: Resistance

Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose…

51 14 November 2019

Terminator: Resistance is an adventure developed by Teyon, released 14 November 2019 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 20 hrs to finish.

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What Terminator: Resistance is

Terminator: Resistance is an adventure game developed by Teyon and released in 2019. It was published by Reef Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 36 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Terminator series

Terminator: Resistance is the 41st of 50 entries we hold in the Terminator series. The next entry was Terminator: Resistance Enhanced in 2021. Its critic score of 51 is 12 points below the series average of 63. The highest-rated entry is The Terminator: Future Shock at 84.

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How it was received

Terminator: Resistance holds a critic score of 51 out of 100. That places it above 10% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 18 points below the year average. Players rate it 61, 10 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 20 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 4160 @ 3.6GHz/AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0GHz or better, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1050/AMD RX 560 or better. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 32GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Terminator: Resistance launched on 14 November 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds and Persona 5 Royal. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds, Persona 5 Royal.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Terminator: Resistance yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Terminator: Resistance — frequently asked questions

When did Terminator: Resistance come out?
Terminator: Resistance was released on 14 November 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Terminator: Resistance?
At minimum, Terminator: Resistance needs Intel Core i3 4160 @ 3.6GHz/AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0GHz or better, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1050/AMD RX 560 or better graphics, 32 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Terminator: Resistance?
The main story of Terminator: Resistance takes around 20 hrs.
How many GB is Terminator: Resistance?
The PC version needs about 32 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("32 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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