Earth Defense Force 5

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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.

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Developer:
Sandlot
Publisher:
D3 Publisher
Release date:
11 July 2019
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (40)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (5617)

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Description

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.

Make way for the series' first humanoid aliens.

Just what is this intelligent, extraterrestrial civilization that has attacked our own, known only as the Primers? Matching their intelligence, they bring the series' first humanoid alien foes. Battling against these intelligent foes will bring you to the depths of yet-unknown despair, and the heights of joy.
Face the enemy with wisdom and courage!

The most jam-packed entry yet, with online co-op play!

This entry has more missions and weapons than any before it. On top of that, all missions support online co-op of up to 4 players, as well as local split-screen. Control the 4 classes and play with EDF soldiers all over the world.

STORY

This is no training exercise.
This is the living nightmare we'd all feared.

It all started in Japan, 2022. An immense fleet of starships laid siege to an EDF base located in the rough city outskirts in the Kanto region.

This was an enemy humanity had never encountered, the Primers. Even worse, enormous insects attack the EDF base built even further underground. The EDF fights back.

Even more realistic battles
Armor will peel off where you shoot enemies, and their fluids will spill out onto buildings and floors, making you feel like you're truly on the EDF's battlefield.


4 EDF classes powered up like never before
As the player, take on missions with one of four classes. Finish missions to unlock new ones and advance the story. You can switch classes before missions as many times as you'd like.

Recommended system requirements

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

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
Processor:
Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz/AMD Ryzen5 1400 3.20GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB
DirectX:
Version 11
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
30 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 11 sound device
Additional Notes:
XInput Controller

User reviews

Obey the Fist!
Not recommended | 05 Jul 2026
12.1h played

"EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5" is a 9 year old Playstation 4 game that was dumped onto PC as nothing but a cash grab as far as I can see... okay, yes, there is a game here, but the developer is charging an insane, full AAA $60

Helpful: 6
spizzayy
Recommended | 14 Jun 2026
49.4h played

played 4.1 and 5 a ♥♥♥♥ ton when i had a playstation, they were two of the three games i owned on that console. now that i have both on pc, and a friend to play 5 with its been a constant good time. 110 levels of the

Helpful: 2
Ancient Elculous
Recommended | 07 Jun 2026
267h played

Yes.. WIth a caveat. While yes, the game is fun for those who like the creative freedom the game offers in a combat environment, there are also several missions in between the easier ones that are considerably harder

Helpful: 1
UltraDoom
Not recommended | 12 Jun 2026
5.3h played

The skimpy wing-diver and bad localization with a bunch of unnecessary profanity kind of ruined it for me, 4.1 and 2025 did that too and it was super annoying. EDF 2017 is one of my favorite games to play with my kids,

Helpful: 3
Patcheresu
Recommended | 03 Jul 2026
146h played

Earth Defense Force 5 is one of the greatest values one can get for $60. It is massive, replayable, strategic, fun, varied, and dedicated to upholding a firm foundation of quality in a long running series built atop

Helpful: 0
Takano
Recommended | 13 Jul 2026
41.6h played

EDF 5 feels like a cheesy, low quality anime dub from the early 2000s but in all the best ways. Its so incredibly dumb and campy yet I can't help but find it endearing. Visually and mechanically, these games are years

Helpful: 0