Terminator: Survivors Gets First Trailer Showing Off Open-World Co-Op Survival Concept

Rahul Majumdar
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It has been over four years since the release of a new Terminator game, but French publisher, and now developer, Nacon is about to change that. First announced in 2022, Terminator: Survivors is an open-world survival game set a few years after Judgement Day, and it's coming out later this year.

The game's new trailer doesn't reveal much, only showing a group of Resistance members exploring and looting a run-down warehouse as a Terminator sets its sights on them. A previous announcement trailer showed the same T-800 model hunting someone in an abandoned warehouse. However, there is one issue with both trailers - none of them include any real gameplay footage. We know that relying on CG/polished in-engine footage can be tricky, so we'll just have to wait for an actual gameplay trailer to pass a verdict.

The last major game in the franchise was Terminator: Resistance, which received mixed reviews upon release. Players do seem to have come around to liking it, as it currently sits with over 11,000 "Very Positive" reviews on Steam. Survivors, like Resistance, will also be a first-person shooter, so maybe that's a good thing if it iterates on those ideas.

Game director Marco Ponte explained more about the upcoming title in a behind-the-scenes video after the trailer was published. He confirmed that the game will take place after the first two films, and feature base management mechanics.

"The game starts with you, a survivor, facing the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world and trying to cope with the threats posed by other human beings, machines, and the Terminator," he said.

The game's description reads:

Terminator: Survivors is an open-world survival game set in the world of the famous sci-fi franchise Terminator, created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd in 1984. In this original story taking place after the first two films, you take control of a group of survivors of Judgment Day, in solo or co-op mode, faced with a multitude of lethal hazards in this post-apocalyptic world. But you’re not alone. Skynet’s machines will hound you relentlessly and rival human factions will fight for the same resources you desperately need.

Terminator Survivors releases early access for PC on October 24, 2024. The game will also release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S later.