New 2D Retro Style Terminator Game Launching September 5th, 2025
Reef Entertainment, the same publisher behind 2019’s Terminator: Resistance, has announced Terminator 2D: No Fate, a side-scrolling action game developed by Bitmap Bureau. Known for creating modern 16-bit style games and supporting classic hardware, Bitmap Bureau will also release the game on retro consoles at a later date with physical cartridges for original 90s platforms.
No Fate But What We Make
Players will take control of Sarah Connor, the T-800 and John Connor across missions set in both the past and future, facing off against the T-1000 and Skynet’s forces. The game blends familiar moments from Terminator 2: Judgment Day along with original scenarios and multiple endings. Terminator 2D: No Fate is set to launch on September 5th, 2025 for PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Game Store. As stated at the top, in addition to all the modern platforms, the game will launch on various classic consoles such as the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis at a later date yet to be announced.
Key Features
- Step into a classic arcade experience that pays homage to the Terminator universe with authentic arcade
gameplay, music and visuals built from the ground up. - Relive iconic moments and forge new paths as Sarah, John and the T-800 in a narrative featuring a mix
of classic Terminator 2: Judgment Day scenes and untold Terminator stories. - Shoot, sneak and escape the T-1000’s blades in a wide array of levels, and lead the Resistance as John
Connor in critical Future War missions. - Battle against the full force of Cyberdyne and Skynet’s arsenal, with multiple enemy types and
adrenaline-pumping boss fights to take on. - See the world of Terminator 2: Judgment Day like never before with detailed 2D sprite artwork of your
favorite characters and scenes. - Enjoy a cinematic soundtrack featuring recrafted music from the legendary Terminator 2: Judgment Day
score and all-new compositions. - Aim for the highest rank in each level to reign supreme on your high score table and achieve arcade
immortality. - Mix things up with multiple different game modes to unlock and choose from: Story Mode, Arcade Mode,
Infinite Mode, Boss Rush, Mother of the Future and Level Training!
My Thoughts
I think I can officially call myself The Gaming Outsider’s go-to “Terminator Guy” on the writing team. My very first written review was for Terminator: Resistance, published all the way back in January of 2020. Not only does the franchise hold a special place in my heart, but it also holds a special place for me on the team. This is surely shaping up to be a big year for Terminator fans, as not only are we getting Terminator 2D: No Fate, but also Nacon‘s survival game Terminator: Survivors. With two vastly different games on the horizon, there’s a good chance they’ll reignite interest in the franchise in a way that recent theatrical attempts haven’t quite managed.
