The Defiant – a new single-player shooter about China's resistance against Japan

Developer Hoothanes and publisher 4Divinity announced The Defiant – a single-player first-person shooter about China's War of Resistance against Japanese invaders during World War II.

The Defiant aims to break away from typical WWII shooter templates. According to the developers, missions will fluidly shift between stealth infiltration, close-quarters firefights, sniping, urban espionage, code-breaking operations, vehicular combat, and sudden large-scale assaults.

Creators of The Defiant emphasize their reverence for history. They noted that weapons in the game are treated as historical artefacts, and the campaign "aims to reframe how the FPS genre approaches history, offering a perspective rarely seen in interactive entertainment."

Action unfolds across occupied villages, frozen forests, fortified supply routes, and enemy-controlled urban zones. Every environment is shaped by the realities of guerrilla warfare and survival behind enemy lines.

The Defiant can already be added to your wishlist on Steam. Specific release dates have not been revealed yet.