The Defiant game preview spotlights overlooked Chinese WWII front

The Defiant, a story‑driven single‑player shooter from Chinese developer Hangzhou Hoothanes Entertainment, explores the Second Sino‑Japanese War from the perspective of multiple Chinese soldiers. The game, presented at a BiliBili First Look event in Shanghai, features four chapters set in locations such as neon‑lit Shanghai, the snowy mountains of northeast China, and railway sabotage sites, combining stealth, puzzle‑solving and intense combat. While the characters are fictional, the battles are based on real encounters from the prolonged conflict against the Imperial Japanese Army.

The preview highlighted gameplay elements like a Liao Type 13 bolt‑action rifle and missions that involve gathering intelligence, destroying supply lines and fighting through caves and trenches, aiming to bring a largely untold WWII theater to players.