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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

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.

Released Jul 18, 2016 Developer SANDLOT Publisher D3PUBLISHER Platforms Windows ActionThird-Person ShooterCo-opOnline Co-OpAliens
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

95.0%positive10,054 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Top 10 best coop experiences I ever had in my life. People think Helldivers 2 is good because they've never played EDF. Don't get me wrong: Helldivers is super fun. But EDF is divine.”

— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“great father son game. my boy loves it. splitscreen 2p co op”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“Don't let the graphics fool you, this is one of the greatest games of all time”

— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:28 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

185playing at last check
20924-hour peak
5,931all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2.2k avg · Jul 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

51achievements
2.4%median completion
0.5%rarest: Fencing Master
50.5% of players 46.8% of players 45.1% of players 20.8% of players 19.8% of players 11.9% of players 11.2% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 50.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
50.5%Higher and Higher — Reached a height of 200 meters.
46.8%Professional Hero — Rescued 5 other players in co-op play.
45.1%This is My Rifle, This is My Gun — Obtained 10% of all available weapons.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Fencing Master — Cleared all stages on Inferno difficulty as a Fencer.
0.5%Fencing Provost — Cleared all stages on Hardest difficulty as a Fencer.
0.5%Air to the Throne — Cleared all stages on Hardest difficulty as an Air Raider.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,189 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Third-Person Shooter · Co-op · Online Co-Op · Aliens · Mechs · Sci-fi · Local Co-Op · Anime · Split Screen · Funny · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements51
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.d3p.co.jp/edf4.1_pc/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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