EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
Third-person arcade shooter with huge alien hordes and co-op
SANDLOT · Published by D3PUBLISHER · Released Jul 11, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 20 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 355
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)
What is EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5?
An arcade-style third-person shooter set during an alien invasion of Earth in 2022. You choose one of four soldier classes and fight hordes of giant insects and humanoid aliens in separate missions, unlocking more missions as the story progresses. Missions support solo play, online co-op, and local split-screen co-op.
For you if...
- +you enjoy chaotic fights against oversized alien hordes
- +you like campy science-fiction dialogue and large-scale destruction
- +you want distinct classes and a wide weapon selection
Not for you if...
- −you prefer restrained combat over crowds and constant explosions
- −you want a relaxed solo campaign on higher difficulties
What players say
94% of 11,541 reviews are positive · 95% of 20 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the chaotic co-op battles, varied classes and weapons, progression, and campy dialogue. Common complaints include repetitive grinding, collecting equipment drops before missions end, clumsy movement and collision, and a steep solo difficulty curve. Some recent players also report freezes, crashes, and online lobby or save-creation problems.
Screenshots and trailer
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz/AMD A10-7850K 3.70GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- XInput Controller
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz/AMD Ryzen5 1400 3.20GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- XInput Controller
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 39
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
- Single-player
- Multiplayer
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Split-screen co-op
- Split-screen
- Remote Play Together
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.
Tags
- 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
20 DLC available.
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