XDefiant
•Initial Release: May 20, 2024
•ESRB: Teen •Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 5 PC IGN Rating
6.6
160 Ratings
HowLongToBeat
13 hrs
Main Story
23 hrs
Story + Sides
32 hrs
Everything
27 hrs
All Styles
Images & Screenshots
XDefiant Review
good
The fundamentals of XDefiant are good, but conflicting ideas and mechanics stop it from standing above a crowded shooter field.
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XDefiant is a free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter that combines intense gunplay with personalized loadouts and specialized factions, as teams of gunfighters -- called Defiants -- battle for domination.
Content Rating
ESRB: Teen Mild Language, Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
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Initial Release
May 20, 2024
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Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 5 PC Genres
XDefiant News
XDefiant Reportedly Began as a New Splinter Cell Game by the Dispatch Developers
Nov 14, 2025
XDefiant Reportedly Began as a New Splinter Cell Game by the Dispatch DevelopersNov 14, 2025 - At least Dispatch is really good!
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Tom Clancy Studio Ubisoft Red Storm Lays Off 19
Jul 8, 2025
Tom Clancy Studio Ubisoft Red Storm Lays Off 19Jul 8, 2025 - No other studios were affected, per Ubisoft.
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XDefiant Chief Quits Industry Entirely, Claims Ubisoft's Doomed Call of Duty Rival Had 'Very Little Marketing' or 'The Right Resources to Make Content'
Jun 5, 2025
XDefiant Chief Quits Industry Entirely, Claims Ubisoft's Doomed Call of Duty Rival Had 'Very Little Marketing' or 'The Right Resources to Make Content'Jun 5, 2025 - Retreat.
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Ubisoft Call of Duty Rival XDefiant Gets Hefty Final Update Ahead of Shutdown Next Year
Dec 18, 2024
Ubisoft Call of Duty Rival XDefiant Gets Hefty Final Update Ahead of Shutdown Next YearDec 18, 2024 - One shot, one kill.
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XDefiant - Official Season 3 Gameplay Overview Video
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Dec 18, 2024
XDefiant - Official Season 3 Gameplay Overview VideoDec 18, 2024 - Assassin's Creed comes to XDefiant's final season.
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Days After Shutting XDefiant and Laying Off Hundreds of Staff, Ubisoft Is Reportedly Considering How to Structure a Tencent Buyout Without the Guillemot Family Losing Control
Dec 6, 2024
Days After Shutting XDefiant and Laying Off Hundreds of Staff, Ubisoft Is Reportedly Considering How to Structure a Tencent Buyout Without the Guillemot Family Losing ControlDec 6, 2024 - Outlaws.
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Ubisoft's Xdefiant Will Shut Down in 2025, Along With 2 Entire Studios - IGN Daily Fix
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Dec 4, 2024
Ubisoft's Xdefiant Will Shut Down in 2025, Along With 2 Entire Studios - IGN Daily FixDec 4, 2024
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Ubisoft Is Discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, San Francisco and Osaka Studios Shutting Down Amid Major Layoffs
Dec 3, 2024
Ubisoft Is Discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, San Francisco and Osaka Studios Shutting Down Amid Major LayoffsDec 3, 2024 - Ubisoft promises refunds and says it wasn't able to compete in the first-person shooter market.
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XDefiant Dev Says ‘We Have Done Very Little Marketing So Yes Our Numbers Are Down,’ Denies Support Could End After Season 4 if Player Count Doesn’t Improve
Oct 16, 2024
XDefiant Dev Says ‘We Have Done Very Little Marketing So Yes Our Numbers Are Down,’ Denies Support Could End After Season 4 if Player Count Doesn’t ImproveOct 16, 2024 - Soldier on.
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Ubisoft’s Founding Guillemot Family and Tencent Reportedly Considering Taking the Company Private Amid High-Profile Flops and Share Price Collapse
Oct 4, 2024
Ubisoft’s Founding Guillemot Family and Tencent Reportedly Considering Taking the Company Private Amid High-Profile Flops and Share Price CollapseOct 4, 2024 - UPDATE: Ubisoft responds.
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