Games like The Defiant
If The Defiant is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sniper Elite: Resistance, Commandos: Origins and Holdfast: Nations At War — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Defiant: Heroic stories from the Chinese battlefields of World War II will be brought to life in the form of a FPS game.
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Sniper Elite: Resistance
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Top pick for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Defiant.
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
Commandos: Origins
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Second-strongest match for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Holdfast: Nations At War
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Third-strongest match for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Defiant.
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Airships: Conquer the Skies
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Ranked #4 for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Defiant.
Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
War Thunder
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Ranked #5 for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Defiant.
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
Day of Defeat: Source
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Ranked #6 for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Defiant.
Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.
Verdun
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Ranked #7 for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Defiant.
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
Day of Infamy
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Ranked #8 for The Defiant fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Defiant.
Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Defiant.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Defiant.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Defiant.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Defiant.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Defiant.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Defiant.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Defiant.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Sniper Elite: Resistance
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Defiant.
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
Holdfast: Nations At War
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with The Defiant.
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
War Thunder
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with The Defiant.
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
Frequently asked about The Defiant
- Does The Defiant have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Defiant supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The Defiant?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Defiant are Sniper Elite: Resistance, Commandos: Origins, Holdfast: Nations At War.
- Who developed The Defiant?
- The Defiant was developed by 浩汤科技 and published by 4Divinity, 浩汤科技.
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