List of Terminator video games#The Terminator (1992 video game)

Several video games titled The Terminator were released, each of them based on the 1984 film of the same name. By 1988, Danish company Robtek had acquired the license to create games based on the film, but it subsequently went into receivership before any game could be released.{{cite magazine |date=March 1989 |title=Pics, Pecs & Pixels |magazine=The One |page=101 |quote=Danish software house cum hardware manufacturer Robtek acquired the licence to interpret Terminator and Terminator II over a year ago, but sadly went into receivership before anything saw the light of day.}}

By mid-1989, development was underway by Sunsoft on a Terminator game, which would be released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).{{cite magazine|magazine=Nintendo Power |volume=7|date=July–August 1989|title=Pak Watch - Terminator|page=86}} However, Sunsoft lost the license and eventually published the game as Journey to Silius in 1990. Sunsoft reportedly lost the Terminator license because the game did not follow the plot of the film, instead focusing solely on Kyle Reese as he battles Skynet's machines in the future.{{cite web |last=Fahey |first=Mike |title=Here's What The Unreleased Terminator NES Game Looked Like |url=https://kotaku.com/heres-what-the-unreleased-terminator-nes-game-looked-li-1836185677 |website=Kotaku |access-date=August 21, 2021 |date=July 8, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Fingas |first=Jon |title=1989 promo shows the 'Terminator' NES game that never was |url=https://www.engadget.com/2019-07-08-sunsoft-unreleased-terminator-game.html |website=Engadget |access-date=August 21, 2021 |date=July 8, 2019}} Gameplay footage had been shown at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in 1989, and the footage would resurface 30 years later.{{cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |title=Someone Found Footage Of Sunsoft's "The Terminator" NES Game |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/someone-found-footage-of-sunsofts-the-terminator-nes-game/ |website=Bleeding Cool |access-date=August 21, 2021 |date=July 8, 2019}}

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The Terminator is a DOS action-adventure game based on the first movie. In mid-1990, Bethesda Softworks announced a deal with the Hemdale Film Corporation to create computer video games based on The Terminator.{{cite news|last=Kevelson|first=Morton A.|title=Show Reports: Games|url=https://archive.org/stream/info_Issue_32_1990-09.info_Publications_US#page/n60/mode/1up/|access-date=February 7, 2018|work=.info|date=September 1990|page=61}} Bethesda Softworks developed and published the game in July 1991.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/terminator|title=The Terminator for DOS (1991)|website=MobyGames|access-date=January 18, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Decoster |first1=Jeane |last2=Crook |first2=David |title=Riding Arnold's Coattails |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-27-ca-248-story.html |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=July 27, 1991}} It was the first game based on the Terminator film series.{{cite magazine|last=Threadgill|first=Todd|title=The Terminator: Robot Rampage in L.A.|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_88#page/n117/mode/2up/|access-date=February 7, 2018|magazine=Computer Gaming World|date=November 1991|pages=118–119}}

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A shoot 'em up game, titled The Terminator, was developed by Probe Software and published by Virgin Games. It was released in 1992, for several Sega consoles: the Mega Drive/Genesis, the Master System, and the Game Gear.{{cite magazine |date=June 1992 |title=The Terminator |magazine=Sega Pro |location=United Kingdom |pages=32–34}}{{cite magazine |date=December 1992 |title=The Terminator |magazine=Mean Machines |location=United Kingdom |page=120}}

Another shoot 'em up game, also titled The Terminator, was released for the Sega CD. It was developed and published by Virgin Games in 1993. The graphics and music took advantage of the Sega CD's capabilities, and the game includes the use of full motion video from the film.{{cite magazine |date=July 1993 |title=Terminator CD |magazine=Sega Power |location=United Kingdom |pages=16–17}}

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A side-scrolling action game titled The Terminator was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in December 1992.{{cite web |title=NES Games |url=http://www.nintendo.com:80/consumer/gameslist/manuals/nes_games.pdf |publisher=Nintendo |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921015524/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |page=13}} Gameplay consists of platforming and driving stages, with Kyle Reese as the player character. It was sublicensed by Bethesda Softworks, developed by Radical Entertainment, and published by Mindscape.{{cite magazine |date=January 1993 |title=The Terminator |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |location=United States |volume=6 |issue=1 |page=228}} Gary Whitta of Computer and Video Games (CVG) was critical of the graphics, and considered the gameplay outdated with no originality. He rated it 61 out of 100,{{cite magazine |last=Whitta |first=Gary |date=May 1993 |title=Terminator |magazine=Computer and Video Games |location=United Kingdom |issue=138 |page=92}} while MegaFun rated it 55 out of 100.{{cite magazine |date=May 1993 |title=Test Nintendo: Terminator |magazine=MegaFun |location=Germany |language=German |page=92}}

Another side-scrolling action game, also titled The Terminator, was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).{{cite magazine |date=June 1993 |title=The Terminator |magazine=Nintendo Power |location=United States |volume=49 |pages=102–103}} It was developed by Gray MatterThe Terminator (SNES) end credits. and published by Mindscape in April 1993.{{cite web |title=Super NES Games |url=http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf |website=Nintendo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614155658/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 14, 2011 |page=13}} The SNES version also puts the player in control of Kyle Reese. It features levels based on the film, including the future war in 2029, and the police station and nightclub in Los Angeles 1984. It also includes several driving levels.{{cite magazine |last=Powell |first=Phil |date=August 1993 |title=The Terminator |magazine=Game Players |location=United States |volume=6 |issue=8 |pages=98–99}}{{cite web |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |title=The Terminator - Overview |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=144 |website=AllGame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115075247/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=144 |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}

CVG rated the SNES version 70 out of 100. The magazine criticized the graphics, stating that they resembled an 8-bit game rather than the 16-bit capability of the SNES. CVG also criticized the difficulty, stating that checkpoints are placed too far apart.{{cite magazine |last1=Whitta |first1=Gary |last2=Keen |first2=Steve |date=May 1993 |title=Terminator |magazine=Computer and Video Games |location=United Kingdom |issue=138 |pages=40–41}} N-Force found the gameplay boring and exceedingly difficult, rating the game 55 out of 100.{{cite magazine |date=May 1993 |title=Terminator |magazine=N-Force |location=United Kingdom |issue=11 |pages=28–30}} Nintendo Power considered the game an improvement over Mindscape's NES version. The magazine praised the graphics and music, while MegaFun found the graphics dreary and the sound monotonous, rating the game 58 out of 100.{{cite magazine |date=June 1993 |title=Test Super Nintendo: Terminator |magazine=MegaFun |location=Germany |language=German |page=85}} Reviewers for GameFan were critical of the game but praised its driving levels.{{cite web |title=The Terminator (SNES) |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_1_Issue_05/page/n14 |website=GameFan |access-date=November 17, 2018 |pages=15, 48 |date=April 1993}}

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A mobile game, The Terminator, was released in 2003. It is a shoot 'em up developed and published by In-Fusio.{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Levi |title=The Terminator |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/07/22/the-terminator |website=IGN |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=July 21, 2003}}

Several video games based on Terminator 2: Judgment Day were released between 1991 and 1993.

• Terminator 2 (computer game), an action game with side-scrolling and top-down perspective levels. Published by Ocean Software and developed by Dementia.{{cite web |url= https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Power_Issue_06_1991-10_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n25/mode/2up|title= Terminator 2 review|last= Campbell|first= Colin|date= October 1991|work= Amiga Power|access-date= September 6, 2015|pages= 26–27}} It was first released in August 1991 for the ZX Spectrum.{{cite magazine |last=Ide |first=Andy |date=September 1991 |title=Terminator 2: Judgment Day preview |magazine=Your Sinclair |location=United Kingdom |pages=52–55}} It was subsequently published for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS.{{cite web |last=Cundy |first=Matt |title=Every Christmas Top 10 from the last 20 years |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/every-christmas-top-10-from-the-last-20-years/9/ |website=GamesRadar |access-date=August 31, 2021 |date=December 25, 2007}}
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (arcade), a shooter game produced by Midway Manufacturing Company for arcades and released in October 1991.
• Terminator 2 (Game Boy video game), an action-adventure game developed by Bits Studios for the Game Boy. It was published by LJN in November 1991, and includes six levels.{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Brett Alan |title=T2: Judgment Day - Overview |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13827 |website=AllGame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115030604/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13827 |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}{{cite magazine |date=December 1991 |title=Game Boy Pro Review: Terminator 2 |magazine=GamePro |location=United States |issue=29 |page=114}}
• Terminator 2 (8-bit video game), a side-scrolling action game. Originally released on NES in 1992, it was ported to the Sega Game Gear and Master System in 1993. It was developed by Software Creations and published by LJN on NES and by Flying Edge on Sega systems. The NES version consists of five levels, including a motorcycle level which is omitted from the Sega versions.{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Christopher Michael |title=T2: Judgment Day - Overview |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13826&tab=overview |website=AllGame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116160354/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13826&tab=overview |archive-date=November 16, 2014}}{{cite magazine |date=December 1993 |title=Terminator 2: Judgment Day |magazine=Sega Master Force |location=United Kingdom |issue=6 |pages=24–25}}{{cite magazine |date=January 1994 |title=Game Gear ProReview: Terminator 2 |magazine=GamePro |location=United States |issue=54 |page=198}}
• Terminator 2 (16-bit video game), an action-adventure game developed by Bits Studios for the Sega Genesis and Super NES. Both versions were released in 1993; the Genesis version was published by Flying Edge, while the Super NES version was published by LJN. The game includes a mix of side-scrolling levels and driving levels, the latter viewed from an overhead perspective.{{cite web |url= http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12343&tab=review|title= T2: Judgment Day (Super NES) Review|last= Weiss|first= Brett Alan|website= AllGame|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141117000339/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12343&tab=review|archive-date=November 17, 2014 }}{{cite web |url= http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12538&tab=review|title= T2: Judgment Day (Genesis) Review|last= Weiss|first= Brett Alan|website= AllGame|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141116110152/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12538&tab=review|archive-date=November 16, 2014 }}
• Terminator 2D: No Fate, a game developed by Bitmap Bureau and published by Reef Entertainment for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC, scheduled for release on September 5, 2025. The game will feature multiple playable characters across a variety of gameplay styles, including shooting, beat 'em up, and stealth.https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/side-scrolling-action-game-terminator-2d-no-fate-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc

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A pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics in 1991.{{cite web |title=Terminator 2 Judgment Day |url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10076 |website=Arcade-Museum.com |access-date=August 31, 2021}}{{cite news |last=Raymer |first=Miles |title=For the love of pinball |url=https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/for-the-love-of-pinball/ |access-date=August 31, 2021 |work=Chicago Reader |date=February 23, 2012}}

A chess game developed by IntraCorp and published by Capstone Software for MS-DOS in 1993.{{cite magazine |date=April 1993 |title=PC Zone Magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/PC_Zone_Issue_001_1993-04_Dennis_Publishing_GB#page/n9 |magazine=PC Zone |issue=1 |page=11 |access-date=July 5, 2017}} Characters from Terminator 2: Judgment Day act as chess pieces. White is the "human" side, with the T-800 as king, Sarah Connor as queen, two John Connors as bishops, two Miles Dysons as knights, and soldiers in green uniforms as rooks and pawns. Black is the "machines" side: gray-colored robots with metal skeletons, without the T-1000. The pieces are not taken on the chess board but in futuristic battlefield settings resembling the scenes of the man-machine war from the movie. The player can choose from several game types and difficulty settings. The game rates the player in accordance with the United States Chess Federation scale.

Computer Gaming World stated in 1994 that Chess Wars was one of "a host of imitations and look-alikes" of Battle Chess. The magazine reported that it crashed so often that the chess engine could not be evaluated because no game was completed, the SVGA graphics were "unimpressive", transitioning between the board and battles was "painfully slow" and the pieces were poorly animated, and falsely claimed to have 4500 chess openings when it lacked an opening library. Computer Gaming World concluded that T2 Chess Wars and Star Wars Chess "are examples of marketing at its best (or worst, depending on your point of view)".{{Cite magazine |last=Kee |first=Jay |date=March 1994 |title=Darth Vader vs. The Terminator |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=116 |magazine=Computer Gaming World |pages=90–94}}

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Developed by Isle of Man-based betting software developer Microgaming and released in June 2014, this video slot game is a 5-reel online slot machine with a free spins bonus feature and a T-1000 theme. Microgaming CEO Roger Raatgever said, "We've taken the core elements of the iconic Terminator 2 film to create an online slot that does the brand justice. Visually it is stunning and it has a fitting game mechanic that is completely unique to the online gaming market. Our operators and their players will be awestruck by our creation; we are incredibly excited about the game launch today."{{cite news|url=http://casinonewsauthority.com/microgamings-terminator-2-slot-goes-live/|title=Microgaming's Terminator 2 Slot Goes Live|publisher=casinonewsauthority.com|date=June 4, 2014|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190630/http://casinonewsauthority.com/microgamings-terminator-2-slot-goes-live/|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}

Several games are based on Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The first game, titled after the film, was released in 2003. It is a first-person shooter game with elements of hand-to-hand combat in the third-person perspective. It was developed by Black Ops and published by Atari for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |title=Terminator 3 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/terminator-3-review/1900-6083860/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=November 18, 2003}}{{cite web |title=Come with me if you want to live |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34335-t3-rise-of-the-machines-review |website=GameRevolution |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=December 1, 2003}}

Another first-person shooter game, Terminator 3: War of the Machines, was also released in 2003, for Microsoft Windows.{{cite web |last=Madigan |first=James |title=Terminator 3: War of the Machines |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/terminator-3-war-of-the-machines/6504p1.html |work=GameSpy |date=December 28, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050212005738/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/terminator-3-war-of-the-machines/6504p1.html |archive-date=February 12, 2005}} In 2004, Terminator 3: The Redemption was released for several consoles.{{cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alex |title=Terminator 3: The Redemption Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/terminator-3-the-redemption/reviews/terminator-3-the-redemption-review-6106842/ |website=GameSpot |date=September 7, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705075816/http://www.gamespot.com/terminator-3-the-redemption/reviews/terminator-3-the-redemption-review-6106842/ |archive-date=July 5, 2013}}

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A pinball game was also manufactured by Stern Pinball for release in 2003. It was designed by Steve Ritchie and includes voice acting by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. It is similar to the pinball game Terminator 2: Judgment Day, also by Ritchie.{{cite web |title=Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13609 |website=Arcade-Museum.com |access-date=August 31, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Burt |first=Preston |title=11 Pinball Machines Better Than the Movies They're Based On |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/10-pinball-machines-better-than-the-movies-theyre/ |website=Paste |access-date=August 31, 2021 |date=March 5, 2015}}

A third-person shooter action game titled Terminator Salvation, based on the film of the same name, was released in 2009.{{cite web |last=Watters |first=Chris |title=Terminator Salvation Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/terminator-salvation-review/1900-6209899/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=August 30, 2021 |date=May 19, 2009}}

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An arcade game based on the film, developed by Play Mechanix and published by Raw Thrills, was released in 2010.{{cite web|title=Terminator Salvation|url=http://rawthrills.com/games/terminator-salvation/|website=Raw Thrills|access-date=June 17, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Terminator Salvation |url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=18574 |website=Arcade-Museum.com |access-date=August 30, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Caoili |first=Eric |title=Terminator Returns To Arcades |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/06/terminator_returns_to_arcades.php |website=GameSetWatch |access-date=August 30, 2021 |date=June 23, 2009 |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830173829/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/06/terminator_returns_to_arcades.php |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Towell |first=Justin |title=The best arcade games that never got ported to consoles |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-arcade-games-never-got-ported-consoles/ |website=GamesRadar |access-date=August 30, 2021 |date=February 19, 2014}} It is a light gun game featuring next-generation graphics. Two players can cooperate simultaneously using machine gun-styled light guns to blast terminators, drones, and other enemies while pushing a button on the magazine well of the gun in order to reload.

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For the 2015 film Terminator Genisys, two mobile games were released.

Terminator Genisys: Revolution,{{cite web |last=Jager |first=Chris |title=Free Games Friday: Terminator Genisys, Slingshot Racing, Dark Parables |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/06/free-games-friday-terminator-genisys-slingshot-racing-dark-parables/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607235533/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/06/free-games-friday-terminator-genisys-slingshot-racing-dark-parables/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2015 |website=Kotaku |date=June 5, 2015 |access-date=September 1, 2021}} also called Terminator Genisys: Guardian,{{cite web |title=Terminator Genisys: Guardian |url=https://toucharcade.com/games/terminator-genisys-guardian |website=TouchArcade |access-date=September 1, 2021}} was developed and published by Glu Games, and released in June 2015.{{cite web |last=Priestman |first=Chris |title=Movie tie-in shooter Terminator Genisys: Revolution has naked metal robots and explosions, out on Android |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/065714/movie-tie-in-shooter-terminator-genisys-revolution-has-naked-metal-robots-and-explosions-out-on-android/ |website=Pocket Gamer |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=June 4, 2015}} It is a free-to-play third-person shooter with micro-transactions that include new characters and weapons.{{cite web |last=Mundy |first=Jon |title=Terminator Genisys: Revolution - Just a case of history repeating |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/065771/terminator-genisys-revolution-just-a-case-of-history-repeating/ |website=Pocket Gamer |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=June 10, 2015}}{{cite web |last=Valdes |first=Giancarlo |title=Mad Max, Jurassic World, and more: Grading this summer's movie-based games |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/09/15/summer-movie-games-2015/2/ |website=VentureBeat |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=September 15, 2015}} Jon Mundy of Pocket Gamer called it "another shallow movie tie-in, high on action, spectacle, and (especially) IAPS, but low on depth and content". A game, based on Terminator Genisys: Revolution, was also shown in select theaters prior to the showing of the film, with viewers aiming their mobile phones at the screen to shoot Terminators.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Nicole |title=Shoot cyborgs in 'Terminator Genisys' game before the movie starts |url=https://www.engadget.com/2015-06-26-terminator-genisys-game-movie.html |website=Engadget |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=June 26, 2015}}

In June 2016, Skydance Media granted Plarium the rights to develop a new mobile game based on the film.{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title='Terminator Genisys' Multiplayer Game Coming in 2017 |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/terminator-genisys-multiplayer-game-plarium-1201804446/ |website=Variety |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=June 28, 2016}}{{cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |title=Plarium teams with Skydance to create Terminator Genisys mobile game |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/28/plarium-teams-with-skydance-to-create-terminator-genisys-mobile-game/ |website=VentureBeat |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=June 28, 2016}} The game, Terminator Genisys: Future War, was released in May 2017. It is an MMO strategy video game, set during the future war between humans and Skynet.{{cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |title=Plarium brings Skynet upon us with Terminator Genisys mobile game |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/18/plarium-brings-skynet-upon-us-with-terminator-genisys-mobile-game/ |website=VentureBeat |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=May 18, 2017}} Jessica Famularo of Pocket Gamer criticized the grinding gameplay and minimal storyline, and called it the "Terminator game you neither wanted nor asked for".{{cite web |last=Famularo |first=Jessica |title=Terminator Genisys: Future War review - A belated tie-in |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/074055/terminator-genisys-future-war-review-a-belated-tie-in/ |website=Pocket Gamer |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=May 22, 2017}}

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Terminator: Dark Fate – The Game is an MMO strategy video game developed by Firefly Games and the China-based Camel Games for Android and iOS. It is based on the 2019 film of the same name. Firefly Games began working on the game in 2017, after being contacted by the film's production company, Skydance Media.{{cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |title=Terminator: Dark Fate The Game coming to mobile from Skydance and Firefly Games |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/27/terminator-dark-fate-the-game-coming-to-mobile-from-skydance-and-firefly-games/ |website=VentureBeat |access-date=October 1, 2019 |date=September 27, 2019}} The game was released on October 18, 2019,{{cite web |title=Terminator: Dark Fate |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FirNJidvQpY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/FirNJidvQpY |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|website=Firefly Games |date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019}}{{cbignore}} and a global release occurred on November 8, 2019.{{cite web |title=Terminator: Dark Fate, the mobile game, is now available globally! |url=https://twitter.com/TDF_Game/status/1192917235104276481 |website=Terminator Dark Fate Game |publisher=Twitter |date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019}}

In the game, the player commands a group of Resistance fighters who must defend against machine attacks. The player can expand the group's Resistance base and can also form alliances with other players. The player is guided by characters from the film. The game is free-to-play but utilizes in-app purchases in exchange for various resources.

Terminator: Guardian of Fate, a virtual reality game by VRstudios, was also launched in November 2019, as a tie-in to Dark Fate. The game is exclusive to the Dave & Buster's chain, debuting at 130 locations across the U.S. It uses HTC Vive headsets and supports up to four players. Like the film, it features the return of Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, though in a voice-over role. In the game, Connor and players travel together in a vehicle to evade a terminator.{{cite web |last=Roettgers |first=Janko |title=VRstudios Launches 'Terminator' VR Experience at Dave & Buster's |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/dave-busters-terminator-vr-vrstudios-1203398349/ |website=Variety |access-date=October 12, 2023 |date=November 8, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Harry |title=Terminator: Guardian of Fate arrives at Dave & Buster's |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/terminator-guardian-of-fate-arrives-at-dave-busters/ |website=VentureBeat |access-date=October 12, 2023 |date=November 16, 2019}}

Another game, Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance, was released on PC on February 21, 2024.{{cite web |last=Dedmon |first=Tanner |title=Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance Release Date Delayed |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/terminator-dark-fate-defiance-release-date/ |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=December 2, 2023 |date=November 30, 2023}} It is a real-time strategy game that takes place after Judgment Day, during the war between humans and the A.I. known as Legion.{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joe |title=A Terminator RTS strategy game is coming that tasks you with winning Judgement Day |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/terminator-dark-fate-defiance/rts-game |website=PCGamesN |access-date=December 25, 2021 |date=December 14, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Reeves |first=Brianna |title=Terminator: Dark Fate's Universe Continues In New RTS, Defiance |url=https://screenrant.com/terminator-dark-fate-defiance-rts-game-revealed/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=December 25, 2021 |date=December 16, 2021}} The player assumes the role of a commander in the Founders, a group consisting of ex-U.S. military personnel. A multiplayer mode also features two additional teams: the human resistance and Legion. Slitherine Software is the game's developer and publisher,{{cite web |title=Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839950/Terminator_Dark_Fate__Defiance/ |website=Steam |access-date=December 2, 2023}} in collaboration with Skydance.{{cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |title=Terminator Dark Fate: Defiance Brings The Terminator to the RTS Genre |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/terminator-dark-fate-defiance-rts-genre |website=IGN |access-date=December 25, 2021 |date=December 15, 2021}} The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to Metacritic, with a score of 72 out of 100.{{cite web |title=Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/terminator-dark-fate-defiance/ |website=Metacritic |access-date=March 1, 2024}} Alex Avard of Empire found the quality of Terminator games to be inconsistent, but wrote that Dark Fate – Defiance, with its "tightly designed" gameplay, "may have just helped to raise that historically low bar a little bit higher."{{cite web |last=Avard |first=Alex |title=Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance |url=https://www.empireonline.com/gaming/reviews/terminator-dark-fate-defiance/ |website=Empire |access-date=March 1, 2024 |date=February 21, 2024}} Jon Bolding of IGN criticized the game's difficulty.{{cite web |last=Bolding |first=Jon |title=Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/terminator-dark-fate-defiance-review |website=IGN |access-date=March 1, 2024 |date=February 29, 2024}}

Several games, not based on any particular film, have been released since 1992.

• The Terminator 2029 is a DOS action-adventure game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks in 1992.
• RoboCop Versus The Terminator was released for a number of platforms beginning in 1993. It is based on the comic book series of the same name.{{cite web |last=Weiss |first=Brett Alan |title=RoboCop vs. The Terminator - Overview |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2587 |website=AllGame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115075216/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2587 |archive-date=November 15, 2014}}{{cite web |last=Mason |first=Graeme |title="We wanted as much gore and blood as possible": The Making of Robocop Versus The Terminator |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/we-wanted-as-much-gore-and-blood-as-possible-the-making-of-robocop-versus-the-terminator/ |website=GamesRadar |access-date=September 1, 2021 |date=December 31, 2020}}
• The Terminator: Rampage is a first-person shooter game released for the PC by Bethesda Softworks in 1993. It is the third Terminator game made by Bethesda, following The Terminator and The Terminator 2029.{{cite magazine |title=Terminator: Future Shock|page=75|magazine=PC Zone |date=February 1996|issue=35}}
• The Terminator: Future Shock is a first-person shooter game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks in 1995.{{cite web |url= http://www.cdmag.com/articles/018/151/terminatorfs_review.html |title=Terminator: Future Shock review|last= Bedard|first= Phil|date= December 17, 1997|work= Computer Games Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030524212227/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/018/151/terminatorfs_review.html|archive-date= May 24, 2003}}
• Skynet is a computer game, initially intended as a multiplayer patch for The Terminator: Future Shock, before being adapted into a standalone product. The game was developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1996.{{cite web |last=Goble |first=Gordon |title=SkyNet |url=http://gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-489,00.html |website=Gamecenter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001210113700/http://gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-489,00.html |archive-date=December 10, 2000 |date=January 28, 1997}}{{cite magazine |last=Nguyen |first=Thierry |date=March 1997 |title=Review: SkyNET |magazine=Computer Gaming World |location=United States |issue=152 |pages=116–119}}{{cite web |last=Bauman |first=Steve |title=SkyNET: A slightly improved Future Shock |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/001/079/skynet_review.html |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704201718/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/001/079/skynet_review.html |archive-date=July 4, 2003 |date=1997}}
• The Terminator: Dawn of Fate was developed by Paradigm Entertainment and published by Infogrames in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19708.htm|title=The Terminator: Dawn of Fate Review - Xbox|last=Zacarias|first=Eduardo|publisher=GameZone|date=October 11, 2002|accessdate=February 27, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203093854/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19708.htm|archivedate=February 3, 2008|url-status=dead}}
• {{visible anchor|The Terminator: I'm Back!}} is a shoot 'em up mobile phone game developed and published by In-Fusio in 2004.{{cite web |title=Terminator: I'm Back |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/04/terminator-im-back-2 |website=IGN |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=December 4, 2004}}{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Levi |title=Terminator: I'm Back |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/21/terminator-im-back |website=IGN |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=December 21, 2004}}{{cite web |title=He's Back On The Mobile. IN-FUSIO Launches The Second Instalment Of The Terminator(tm) Mobile Games Series |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/hes-back-on-the-mobile-in-fusio-launches-the-second-instalment-of-the-terminatortm-mobile-games-series |website=GamesIndustry.biz |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=March 2, 2005}}{{cite web |last=Score |first=Avery |title=Terminator: I'm Back |url=http://www.gamespot.com/mobile/action/terminatorimback/review.html |website=GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427011327/http://www.gamespot.com/mobile/action/terminatorimback/review.html |archive-date=April 27, 2006 |date=June 8, 2005}}
• {{visible anchor|Terminator Revenge}} is a mobile phone platform game developed by Kiloo and published by In-Fusio in 2006. The game takes place in the year 2020. The player assumes the role of a Terminator. The objective of the game is to prevent scientists from using leftover Terminator parts in their experiments.{{cite web |last=Roush |first=George |title=Terminator Revenge Review |url=https://ign.com/articles/2007/12/04/terminator-revenge-review |website=IGN |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=December 3, 2007}}
• Terminator: Resistance is a first-person shooter action video game released in November 2019. The game primarily focuses on the original future war that is depicted in The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.{{cite web |last=Potter |first=Aaron |title=What the Terminator: Resistance game gets right |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/what-the-terminator-resistance-game-gets-right/ |website=Den of Geek |access-date=August 30, 2021 |date=December 3, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Sheridan |first=Connor |title=Terminator: Resistance - Enhanced brings better visuals and balance updates to PS5 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/terminator-resistance-enhanced-is-coming-to-ps5-this-march/ |website=GamesRadar |access-date=August 30, 2021 |date=December 16, 2020}}
• A survival game, titled Terminator: Survivors, was announced in July 2022 and is in development by Nacon.{{cite web |last=Purslow |first=Matt |title=Open-World Terminator Survival Game In Development at Nacon |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/terminator-open-world-survival-game-nacon-announced |website=IGN |access-date=August 29, 2023 |date=July 7, 2022}}{{cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |title=New Terminator survival game tasks you with surviving Judgment Day |url=https://www.polygon.com/23198875/terminator-survival-game-project-teaser |website=Polygon |access-date=August 29, 2023 |date=July 7, 2022}} It is scheduled to release as an early access PC game via Steam on October 24, 2024, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the first film.{{cite web |last=McCarter |first=Reid |title=Back 4 Blood meets Rust in upcoming new Terminator survival game |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/terminator-survivors/new-terminator-survival-game |website=PCGamesN |access-date=March 1, 2024 |date=February 29, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy |title=The open-world Terminator survival game is headed to Steam in October |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/the-open-world-terminator-survival-game-is-headed-to-steam-in-october/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=March 1, 2024 |date=February 29, 2024}} It is also scheduled to release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S at a later point. The game is set after the first two films, featuring an original story that takes place after Judgment Day and before the rise of John Connor's human resistance.{{cite web |last=Cripe |first=Michael |title=Terminator: Survivors First Details Reveal a Survival Game Set Just After Judgment Day |url=https://nordic.ign.com/the-terminator/79472/news/terminator-survivors-first-details-reveal-a-survival-game-set-just-after-judgment-day |website=IGN Nordic |access-date=March 1, 2024 |date=February 29, 2024}} The game is set in an open world and will focus on salvaging supplies and resources to manage and improve a base of operations, while fighting off Skynet's machines and other humans. It will include single-player and cooperative game modes.{{cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |title=The Terminator open-world survival game launches this fall |url=https://www.polygon.com/24086601/terminator-survivors-survival-game-release-date-nacon |website=Polygon |access-date=March 1, 2024 |date=February 29, 2024}}

Terminator characters have also made appearances in non-Terminator games.

• The Terminator appears in Mortal Kombat 11 as a guest playable character voiced by Chris Cox, with his default appearance based on the "Carl" unit in Terminator: Dark Fate. The character became available as downloadable content in 2019, either through an individual purchase or the Kombat Pack 1 bundle.{{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/mortal-kombat-11-terminator-voice-actor-chris-cox/ |title=Mortal Kombat 11 Reveals Terminator Voice Actor |last=Parks |first=William |date=October 4, 2019 |website=GameRant |access-date=March 10, 2021}}
• Sarah Connor and the Terminator are featured in the 2019 video game Gears 5 as playable characters in the multiplayer portion of the game.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/xbox/2019/6/9/18658939/gears-5-terminator-trailer-microsoft-xbox-e3-2019-game-pass |title=Gears of War 5 will let you play as the Terminator |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=June 9, 2019 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=March 10, 2021}}{{cite web |last=Leane |first=Rob |title=Gears 5: How Terminator 2 Inspired Sarah Connor's Gameplay |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/gears-5-how-terminator-2-inspired-sarah-connors-gameplay/ |website=Den of Geek |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=August 23, 2019 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828170131/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/gears-5-how-terminator-2-inspired-sarah-connors-gameplay/ |url-status=dead }}
• A Terminator endoskeleton was featured as a hunter in the asymmetrical online shooter game, Deathgarden, as downloadable content following its 2019 relaunch as Deathgarden: Blood Harvest.{{cite web |url=https://www.theterminatorfans.com/deathgarden-bloodharvest-terminator-skin-dlc/ |title=Deathgarden: Bloodharvest – The Terminator Skin/DLC |author= |date=May 31, 2019 |website=The Terminator Fans |access-date=March 10, 2021}}
• In 2020, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint released an online crossover game event featuring missions and enemies from the original Terminator film.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Austin |title=Can Fighting The Terminator Save Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint? |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/tom-clancy-s-ghost-recon/terminator-ghost-recon-breakpoint/ |website=Paste |access-date=September 17, 2021 |date=January 28, 2020}}{{cite web |last=Makedonski |first=Brett |title=Ghost Recon Breakpoint has a Terminator, and you really don't stand a chance |url=https://www.destructoid.com/ghost-recon-breakpoint-has-a-terminator-and-you-really-dont-stand-a-chance/ |website=Destructoid |access-date=September 17, 2021 |date=January 27, 2020}}
• In 2021, the Terminator and Sarah Connor became playable characters in the online game Fortnite.{{cite web |last=Knoop |first=Joseph |title=The Terminator and Sarah Connor are in Fortnite now |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-terminator-skin/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=August 28, 2021 |date=January 21, 2021}}
• In 2022, the Terminator and T-1000 were added to Call of Duty: Warzone as operator skins.{{cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |title=The Terminator will be back (in Call of Duty: Warzone) |url=https://www.polygon.com/23177114/call-of-duty-warzone-terminator-season-4-battle-pass |website=Polygon |access-date=October 30, 2022 |date=June 21, 2022}}
• The T-1000 appears as a guest playable character in Mortal Kombat 1, releasing in March 2025 as downloadable content.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-29 |title=Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns DLC announced; Animalities, T-1000, Conan, and Scream's Ghostface all on the way |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/mortal-kombat-1-khaos-reigns-dlc-announced-animalities-t-1000-conan-and-screams-ghostface-all-on-the-way |access-date=2024-08-16 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}https://www.gematsu.com/2025/02/mortal-kombat-1-dlc-character-t-1000-launches-march-18-for-kombat-pack-2-owners-march-25-for-all

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