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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A definite upgrade from its older relative, EDF 4.1. More content and and it's clear there was a lot more care put into this. Also it mogs EDF 6 by a mile. helldivers if helldivers wasnt full of fat chuds who say 'face…”
“The gameplay itself is incredible but gathering armor and weapons, especially during harder missions and with npcs, is infuriating because you'll miss out on 90% of the things that will make it possible to progress…”
“Better then helldivers 2.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Unless you have friends willing to go the distance and play through the difficulties with you or you're ok with playing with randoms online, I would not recommend this to the casual player. Although it does allow you to…”
“Probably the most stupid story I've ever witnessed. I've never quite experienced something like having to pause after every single piece of dialouge to think "why would they write that?" And honestly? I can't get enough…”
“Really fun game, especially with some friends. Watch out for those humanoid aliens, I've heard they have two eyes and two legs just like us!”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Awesome game. The sheer scale it offers from the get-go is incredible, and it only gets more ridiculous from there. Even if you don't like a class at first, give it time, it could be a few weapon unlocks away from…”
“Probably the most stupid story I've ever witnessed. I've never quite experienced something like having to pause after every single piece of dialouge to think "why would they write that?" And honestly? I can't get enough…”
“I used to think this series was a meme. Then I played (and listened to) it, and I realized I was right... But, what I didn't know was how good of a freaking game it also is. Fill to the brimm with levels, weapons,…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Awesome game. The sheer scale it offers from the get-go is incredible, and it only gets more ridiculous from there. Even if you don't like a class at first, give it time, it could be a few weapon unlocks away from…”
“Game terbaik yang pernah saya mainkan. Memang saya cuman baru 180 jam main game ini tapi saya merasa lebih menghargai usaha yang dilakukan. Saya di game lain sudah rank 999 dan playtime lebih dari seribu jam dan armor…”
“This game is so awesome. There's an absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of content -- base game alone gets you 111 missions, along with 4 classes, each of whom play completely differently and have several dozen weapons that also work…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Awesome game. The sheer scale it offers from the get-go is incredible, and it only gets more ridiculous from there. Even if you don't like a class at first, give it time, it could be a few weapon unlocks away from…”
“Game terbaik yang pernah saya mainkan. Memang saya cuman baru 180 jam main game ini tapi saya merasa lebih menghargai usaha yang dilakukan. Saya di game lain sudah rank 999 dan playtime lebih dari seribu jam dan armor…”
“Me and my group are almost halfway through the campaign and im still getting suprised by the new enemies and twists. great campaign.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is so ridiculous, janky and overal ass to play, that I am genuinely certain, you need some form of Stockholm Syndrome to actually come back to this literal ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ after the first time. I feel like the…”
“Unless you have friends willing to go the distance and play through the difficulties with you or you're ok with playing with randoms online, I would not recommend this to the casual player. Although it does allow you to…”
“how the ♥♥♥♥ is this supposed to be fun, this game makes me want to commit crimes. Somebody pls help, there is no way we suck this bad, every mission takes 2 hours. I'm going back to killing ladybugs in my sink”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The gameplay itself is incredible but gathering armor and weapons, especially during harder missions and with npcs, is infuriating because you'll miss out on 90% of the things that will make it possible to progress…”
“You know, a few flaws here and there couldn't hurt; some of the weapons arsenal don't usually mean much but they can be fun for what they can offer; or something I'd wish there's a Self Propelled AA over here but that's…”
“It's a weird game. Very grindy, challenging, but it provides a game experience that's singularly unique in the modern era - and on top of that, parodies and is a loving tribute to, bad monster movies.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“this is such a basic ps2 style of game and i absolutely love it”
“honestly this game isnt bad. if this is your first edf game youll probably like it. If your coming to this game from edf 4.1 youll probablyy dislike the design and style alot (at least in the campaign). however the main…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Unless you have friends willing to go the distance and play through the difficulties with you or you're ok with playing with randoms online, I would not recommend this to the casual player. Although it does allow you to…”
“how the ♥♥♥♥ is this supposed to be fun, this game makes me want to commit crimes. Somebody pls help, there is no way we suck this bad, every mission takes 2 hours. I'm going back to killing ladybugs in my sink”
“This game is so awesome. There's an absolute ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of content -- base game alone gets you 111 missions, along with 4 classes, each of whom play completely differently and have several dozen weapons that also work…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Online Co-Op · Third-Person Shooter · Co-op · Mechs · Aliens · Shooter · Local Co-Op · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Split Screen · Funny (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen |
| Languages | English * , Japanese * , Traditional Chinese * , Korean * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 39 |
| Official site | https://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