Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Overview

Legacy of Kain: Defiance is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows. It is the fifth and final chronological game in the Legacy of Kain series.

Defiance continues the journey of the Vampire lord Kain and his lieutenant-turned-wraith Raziel. After having Raziel killed to be revived by the Elder God as a wraith during the events of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Kain travels backwards through time and is followed by Raziel into Nosgoth's past, uncovering the conspiratorial events that led to the land being doomed to an eternity of corruption. After establishing his free will by refusing to kill Kain when prophesied, Raziel discovers that Moebius the Time Streamer had originally manipulated Kain into igniting a genocidal war against Vampires until he was the last of his kind. In manipulating Raziel who has free will and thus whose decisions and actions cannot be foreseen by Moebius, Kain hopes to find a way to undo the consequences of his actions and restore Nosgoth to its former glory.

The emulated PlayStation 2 version of the game was released digitally in the PlayStation Store as part of the classics program for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on September 16, 2025. It launched as part of the game catalogue of the Premium tier of PlayStation Plus.

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Game details

Genres

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Publisher

Crystal Dynamics

Series

Legacy of Kain

Platforms

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

ESRB

M

PEGI

18

Release dates

Subscription history

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Credits

Region

US