In an announcement that came out of the blue, a new Terminator 2 game is in development called Terminator 2D: NO FATE. It’s not a big AAA offering either, but a throwback, retro-style game that looks like it came straight from the arcades of the 1990s. Or as Mike Tucker, the Design Director and Programmer for developer Bitmap Bureau says ‘We feel like it’s the T2 game we should’ve had back in our youth.”

Amen to that. If this trailer is any judge of the final product, Terminator 2D will be adhering very closely to the film, with a mixture of gameplay types (run-and-gun, racing, beat-em-up, etc.), plus sequences from the future war with the machines that we only see flashes of. Also, it sounds like the code is very portable, so it’s possible Terminator 2D will be on as many systems as they can bring it to.

Terminator 2D: NO FATE will be released for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 5, 2025. Check out the announcement and developer overview videos below:

 

Terminator 2D: NO FATE is an upcoming officially licensed 2D action side-scroller published by Reef Entertainment and developed by Bitmap Bureau, launching on PS5®, PS4®, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC (via Steam® and the Epic Games Store) on September 5th, 2025.

Play as Sarah Connor and the T-800 through a variety of thrilling missions as they take on the T-1000 and try to put a stop to Skynet’s plans before the human race is annihilated. Lead the Resistance as John Connor in the future, fighting on the front lines as mankind’s only hope in the War Against the Machines. In this unique story blending iconic scenes from ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.

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