EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is a action, third-person shooter and co-op game developed by SANDLOT and published by D3PUBLISHER.
Released on July 18th 2016 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: English and Japanese.

It has received 10,054 reviews of which 9,554 were positive and 500 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on G2A.

The Steam community has classified EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair into these genres:

Action Third-Person Shooter Co-op Online Co-Op Aliens Mechs Sci-fi Local Co-Op Anime Split Screen Funny Multiplayer Shooter Robots Destruction Comedy Difficult Singleplayer Gore Memes

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
Processor: 3 GHz 2 Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7870 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660　（2GB Model or higher）
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device
Additional Notes: XInput Controller

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2025

I saw this game in a russianbadger video and thought hmm exploding bugs with orbital strikes looks fun and since i got it it has no disappointed i get to call in massive amounts oh air strikes and punch lizards with a giant robot i feel like i am playing helldivers 2 but i am fighting every type of enemy at the same time while getting chomped by giant ants or i am blowing my self up with a rocket launcher or my own air strike overall 10/10 would recommend.

Oct. 2025

itf fun play solo but i want play with friend and dont have

Aug. 2025

i love this game so much. it has such a charm to it. this game revels in the goofy dialogue and mishmash of weaponry you'll have to shoot down giant insects. its just overall extremely fun and difficult. definitely worth the $20, even more worth if its on sale :3

June 2025

This game perfectly encapsulates the average american pest control company's misadventures.

Jan. 2025

big bug. Kill big bug. sing little song. happy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.79€ on Steam.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair received 9,554 positive votes out of a total of 10,054 achieving an impressive rating of 9.22.

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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair was developed by SANDLOT and published by D3PUBLISHER.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is playable and fully supported on Windows.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is not playable on MacOS.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is not playable on Linux.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There are 18 DLCs available for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair. Explore additional content available for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair on Steam.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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