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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

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.

Released Jul 11, 2019 Developer SANDLOT Publisher D3PUBLISHER Platforms Windows ActionOnline Co-OpThird-Person ShooterCo-opMechs
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (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.

94.5%positive10,763 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“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,…”

— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Most aspects of the game are bad..... HOWEVER, big explosions, absurdity, and the will of humanity to fight bugs make it a joy.”

— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“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…”

— a player, Steam review · 94 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

549playing at last check
54724-hour peak
8,362all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 3.7k avg · Jul 2019

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.

39achievements
2.9%median completion
1.4%rarest: Conquest 98%
51.6% of players 50.3% of players 36.2% of players 30.4% of players 30.0% of players 27.1% of players 26.3% of players 24.5% of players 23.5% of players 21.5% of players 11.1% of players 7.9% of players 6.2% of players 5.2% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 51.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
51.6%Rescue — Rescued 5 other players in co-op play.
50.3%Conquest 5% — Main Story Total Completion Rate has reached 5%.
36.2%Conquest 10% — Main Story Total Completion Rate has reached 10%.
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Conquest 98% — Main Story Total Completion Rate has reached 98%.
1.4%Conquest 96% — Main Story Total Completion Rate has reached 96%.
1.4%Conquest 100% — Main Story Total Completion Rate has reached 100%.

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.

$59.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$59.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US59.99 USD
EU49.99 EUR
UK46.49 GBP
Australia84.95 AUD
Canada68.99 CAD
Japan5,980 JPY
Brazil109.99 BRL
China163.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$22 China Japan Canada EU Australia US UK≈$62

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

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Online Co-Op · Third-Person Shooter · Co-op · Mechs · Aliens · Shooter · Local Co-Op · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Split Screen · Funny (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese * , Traditional Chinese * , Korean * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.d3p.co.jp/edf5/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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