Ubisoft still can't land on any compelling identity for XDefiant, but it remains a genuinely exhilarating F2P shooter I wish was more active.
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XDefiant
2024 Ubisoft Entertainment67Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 25 hours to finish the game.
Playable on
Game modes
- 2–12 players
Details
- First access
- April 13, 2023
- Launch
- May 21, 2024
- Developer
- Ubisoft San Francisco
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Themes
- Genres
Overview
Ubisoft's worlds collide in a free-to-play, first-person arena shooter where you compete to be the best in fast-paced online matches!
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Reception
Press69
Players60
WorthwhileWorthwhile- Metacritic67from 17 reviews
- OpenCritic70from 29 reviews
XDefiant is a solid first-person shooter featuring familiar gameplay elements as other games in the genre but with a twist, including the different factions and their unique abilities. The factions help to keep the gameplay fresh from match to match, and they're all fairly balanced in their ability, though not necessarily their application. Unfortunately,...
XDefiant is unoriginal, and its disparate styles don't quite fit together, but solid gunplay and excellent map design elevate Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter.
XDefiant is off to a good start, but to compete with the likes of Call of Duty or Overwatch, it still needs some tweaks and additional content.
Ubisoft’s attempt to blend two disparate genres together backfires, creating massive balancing issues and diluting both experiences. Its lack of polish on the server side leads to outright aggravating and uneven experiences. Finally, while XDefiant is free-to-play, the fact that there’s little earn and outright unlock leaves little incentive to stick...
