Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Third-person co-op shooter defending a city from giant insects

Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. · Published by D3PUBLISHER · Released Dec 14, 2011

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 1,156
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 1; peak 24h 6
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon?

This third-person arcade shooter takes place in New Detroit, where Earth Defense Force soldiers fight an invasion of giant insects and aliens. You shoot through missions, destroy city blocks, collect weapons, and choose from four upgradeable armor types. You can play alone or cooperatively, and a separate Survival mode pits a squad against continuous attacks.

For you if...

+you like collecting weapons and upgrading different armor types
+you want to fight crowds of enemies with friends

Not for you if...

−you prefer free exploration over structured shooting missions

What players say

87% of 1,156 reviews are positive

Players praise the simple, satisfying shooting. The most common complaint is that the campaign ends too soon; players also mention repetitive missions, limited weapon choices, crashes, and poor PC performance.

Screenshots and trailer

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
Processor: 2.0Ghz Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or AMD X2 or better)
Graphics: 512MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 or higher (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 4350 or NVIDIA GeForce 7900)
Memory: 1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
Storage: 6 GB space free