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Games like Terminator: Resistance

If Terminator: Resistance is your kind of game, the closest matches are Auctus, Humanity Lost and Fallout: New Vegas — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, writing quality is exceptional and atmospheric. 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.

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Terminator: Resistance is an action RPG that casts players into the "Future War" timeline of the Terminator franchise, set in 2029 against the machines. The game combines first-person shooting with choice-consequence mechanics, linear level design, stealth systems, and a weapon upgrade system. Players navigate a post-apocalyptic setting where tactical positioning matters during combat encounters. Reviewers highlight the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with players finding it to be a nostalgic homage to the original Terminator films. Released in 2019 by Teyon and published by Reef Entertainment, the solo-only game is priced at $39.99 USD and holds a 91% positive rating from over 9,400 Steam reviews.

About 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, but at what cost?

2019ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDWindowsby Teyon
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Players who liked Terminator: Resistance also play

Steam players who put hours into Terminator: Resistance also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Auctus

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Auctus is a deep sci-fi RPG where your body is a cybernetically enhanced tool of destruction. Talk your way out of danger, sneak past enemies, or shoot your way through. Soar above danger with jet-augmented legs and blast enemies with arm-integrated rockets. Level up, gear up, and solve quests.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Humanity Lost

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Second-strongest match for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Third-strongest match for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mars: War Logs

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Ranked #4 for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.

    2013ActionRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Ranked #5 for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

    2016ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. RoboCop: Rogue City

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Ranked #6 for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.

    2023ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Fallout 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Ranked #7 for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Ranked #8 for Terminator: Resistance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Edition includes the full base game plus the Zombies Chronicles content expansion.

    2015ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Terminator: Resistance

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. RoboCop: Rogue City

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.

    2023ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Metro Exodus

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mass Effect (2007)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

    2008ActionRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.

    2011ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Wolfenstein: The New Order

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Metro: Last Light Redux

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Reviewers of Terminator: Resistance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Terminator: Resistance at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Terminator: Resistance.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Terminator: Resistance on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Teyon

Other recommendable Steam games by Teyon, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. RoboCop: Rogue City

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.

    2023ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Action and Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Unfinished Business is a new standalone adventure of RoboCop: Rogue City. OmniTower is their fortress, violence their language. Face elite mercenaries all the way to the top of the tower and enforce the law amidst the chaos!

    2025ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Rambo The Video Game + Baker Team DLC

    WHY THIS

    Shares weapon upgrade system and a dark mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    RAMBO ® THE VIDEO GAME is a rail-shooter that puts the player in John Rambo’s combat boots, and takes them on an action packed journey through the iconic combat sequences and story-arcs of FIRST BLOOD ™, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II ™ & RAMBO III ™.

    2014ActionSteam ↗
  4. Paranormal State: Poison Spring

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Adventure with Terminator: Resistance.

    Thrills abound as the ghost-hunters from the hit TV show “Paranormal State” race to solve a terrifying Civil War haunting!

    2014IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  5. Heavy Fire: Afghanistan

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    Heavy Fire: Afghanistan is a super fast playing on-rails shooter set in modern-day Afghanistan featuring tanks, assault vehicles and helicopters. The game offers 60 awards, one machine co-op for up to four, Steam Cloud, Leaderboards and Trading Cards.

    2014Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Monster Truck Championship

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Terminator: Resistance.

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    A true Monster Truck simulation! A unique and challenging motor racing experience where local or online victory depends solely on your driving skills. 16 customizable trucks, 25 arenas and 3 leagues to win to become champion!

    2020ActionSportsSimulation39.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    Iran has nuclear weapons and one is sitting on a fully fueled ICBM going through its final launch checklist. Fight your way through Afghanistan, make it over the Iranian border, infiltrate the missile base and permanently stop the countdown in this super fast, high intensity on-rails shooter.

    2015Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Urban Trial Playground

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Teyon, the studio behind Terminator: Resistance. Shares Action with Terminator: Resistance.

    This new instalment of the stunt bike racing series is moving the action from city streets, straight to the sunny and colorful beaches of California, mixing in even crazier tricks, flips and combos than ever before. It’s a game of speed, balance and style!

    2019ActionSportsIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Terminator: Resistance

Does Terminator: Resistance work on Steam Deck?
Terminator: Resistance is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Terminator: Resistance cost?
Terminator: Resistance is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Terminator: Resistance?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Terminator: Resistance are Auctus, Humanity Lost, Fallout: New Vegas.
Who developed Terminator: Resistance?
Terminator: Resistance was developed by Teyon and published by Reef Entertainment.

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