Terminator Video Game Delayed — And Fans Will Actually Love Why

Terminator: Survivors just hit the brakes. Nacon and its Milan studio are reshaping the game in a big way, which kills their old timeline and early access plan. The short version: co-op is out, it’s now single-player only, and you should stop expecting it in 2025.

So what changed?

Nacon Studio Milan says internal playtests and fan feedback pushed them to re-evaluate the whole thing. Creative director Marco Ponte explains they’re dropping cooperative multiplayer to keep the tone and pacing locked to a more faithful, no-compromise take on life after Judgment Day. In other words: one survivor, one story, no teammate safety net.

'We’ve also had to overhaul our release plans, instead of launching in early access, we want your first steps into the wasteland to be a complete and polished experience. You might have guessed already, but that means Terminator: Survivors won’t be launching in 2025. We don’t have a new date locked in, but we’ll let you know when we’re ready to share a new release date.'

The pivot, in a nutshell

• Co-op has been cut; Terminator: Survivors is now a strictly single-player survival game.
• The early access rollout is canceled in favor of a full, finished launch.
• It’s not coming in 2025 anymore, and there’s no new date yet.
• Closed playtests are coming, with multiple chances to try it early and give feedback. Sign-ups are open via the game’s official channels.

What kind of Terminator game is this, exactly?

It’s a survival game set in the Terminator film universe, post-Judgment Day. The pitch is pretty brutal: the open world is crawling with machines that can actually end you, and if you spot a T-800’s red eyes on the horizon, the smart move is to run or hide unless you’re feeling lucky. You’ll scavenge, explore, and tangle with some of Skynet’s earliest prototypes while helping the Resistance claw its way out of the rubble. The studio keeps stressing that this isn’t just another shooter; it’s the early days of the human fightback, seen through your character’s eyes.

When can you play?

Nacon isn’t giving a window now that 2025 is off the table. The upside: they want the first public version to feel like a finished game, not a work-in-progress. If you want to influence that version, the closed playtests are your shot.

Big delay, bigger swing. If they nail the solo survival vibe, it might be worth the wait. I’ll update when a new date lands.