EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
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.
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Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is a action, online co-op and third-person shooter game
developed by SANDLOT
and published by D3PUBLISHER.
Released on July 11th 2019 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.
It has received 9,384 reviews of which 8,727 were positive and 657 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.37€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 into these genres:
Action
Online Co-Op
Third-Person Shooter
Co-op
Mechs
Aliens
Shooter
Local Co-Op
Sci-fi
Split Screen
Multiplayer
Funny
Class-Based
Anime
Singleplayer
Difficult
Third Person
Violent
Gore
Hack and Slash
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5:
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz/AMD A10-7850K 3.70GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device
- Additional Notes: XInput Controller
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One of the dumbest best games I've ever played. The camp is rampant, the jank is plenty. But name another game where you are a single soldier participating in a grand battle involving giant robots, bazillion of enemies, and every Sci-Fi trope in the book, while on a gorgeous beach at sunset. Set piece moments like this made EDF a unique experience that, faults and all, cannot be replicated - not even by Serious Sam.
This is basically Japanese Starship Troopers, LOL, Except all battles are on Earth, and its 100X better. After 18 hours of playing, I must say....WOW, this game is addicting. You can't stop playing once you get further into the game. Just shoot everything in sight : insects, frogs, aliens, A SH1T LOAD OF ENEMES at a time, its VERY chaotic. Time flies when playing this game, you keep on wanting more. When one level done, you get one upgrade or two, and sometimes you got some new weapons, which left you wondering : "Hey I got this new weapon, what if I test this gun on the battlefield". Then there you go, you got your classic "one more level before sleep" that actually never happens, that left you keep on playing till morning. You got multiple classes to choose from, ranging from the regular soldier, the flying one, and the one with heavy armor, and lots of weapon choices too. I think this is Helldivers before Helldivers even exist.
The game features truly epic battles and a great sense of progression throughout the campaign on NORMAL difficulty. There is a solid variety of enemies, and weapon types function fundamentally differently even within the same category. You have vehicles and four distinct classes that feel genuinely unique, plus co-op support. There are plenty of missions, and they are quite diverse. It is easily one of the best horde-shooters I’ve ever played. However, not everything is executed perfectly. It’s a shame that such a great concept is wrapped in outdated graphics with clunky animations, and many enemies often get stuck between buildings or rocks. I’m also disappointed that the entire loot and progression system breaks down when moving to higher difficulty levels. On Hard, the game only starts giving you new, better weapons starting from mission 50. On the highest difficulty, new gear only drops from mission 25 onwards, even though the enemies become exponentially stronger right from the start. I don’t understand the logic here; if you're tackling tougher campaign levels, it would be logical to continue player progression by providing upgraded weapon models immediately, starting from the first missions. Furthermore, the difficulty isn't sufficiently balanced by the weapons you receive. Enemies turn into damage sponges, gaining several times more health, while new weapons only provide a 1.5x–2x damage boost (and almost all new weapons are just slightly improved versions of the old ones). By the time I reached Hardest difficulty, I lost my grip on the overall game design. Regular ants deal 500 damage in close combat, and they get close often because you can't control the whole swarm due to insufficient DPS. As a result, the ants scatter and flank you from behind. For example, despite having nearly 2,000 HP, I failed a mission because two elite ants attacked me at close range simultaneously. A 10-minute mission ended in defeat just because I missed two attacks from elite ants. Perhaps this difficulty requires more health, but how much grinding does that take? One full campaign run nets you about +500 HP. It feels like you need at least 10,000 HP to feel somewhat comfortable on Hardest. With my 2,000 HP, does that mean I need to replay the campaign 16 more times before stepping up? Hundreds of hours of grinding? Or do I have to farm a single mission on Easy to get +5 HP per minute, which translates to 27 hours of farming the same map? It all feels excessively padded. That said, the way difficulty scales is conceptually well-done in many aspects. Enemies don't just become tankier and hit harder—they get faster, missions feature new events, and enemies fire more projectiles, making them more accurate. The difficulty is genuinely well-thought-out in terms of changing enemy mechanics. However, the loot system is also flawed because many weapons feel more like a joke than something viable for combat. The same goes for receiving weapons that are impossible to use solo because they require support from another class. Overall, while playing the solo campaign, I began to notice that many levels are designed strictly for co-op, where players can cover different lanes and classes can offset each other's weaknesses. When playing alone, the AI soldiers don't come close to filling the role of human players, turning some missions into a chaotic mess that is barely beatable on high difficulties.
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Frequently Asked Questions
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
No, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.
Yes, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 received 8,727 positive votes out of a total of 9,384 achieving an impressive rating of 9.03.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 was developed by SANDLOT and published by D3PUBLISHER.
Yes, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is not playable on MacOS.
No, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is not playable on Linux.
Yes, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 does not support VR.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there are 20 DLCs available for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. Explore additional content available for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 on Steam.
No, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
125
Developer
SANDLOT
Publisher
D3PUBLISHER
Release
11 Jul 2019
Platforms
Remote Play
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