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 (31)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (5592)

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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

Hazedheart
Recommended | 23 Apr 2026
56.7h played

1. MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE IF YOU WANT TO RELAX 2. Has multiple difficulties you can run if you want a challenge or just an easy mission 3. Ragdolls in this game are hilarious Would definitly recommend to anyone

Helpful: 3
RenWren
Not recommended | 01 May 2026
23.7h played

If this is your first EDF game I'm sure you would enjoy this game but I played EDF 4.1 first and this game feels like a copy and paste of EDF 4.1 but with a couple of new mobs. Can't say I really enjoyed this game as

Helpful: 2
Fihrst
Recommended | 07 May 2026
6.2h played

If helldivers 2 was focused around epic battles, insane amounts of enemies, customization, wild and crazy armament and supports, funny voice lines and player fun it would be a mid game in the EDF series.

Helpful: 12
Lopinger
Recommended | 08 May 2026
212h played

Being a soldier is awsome! You can get a pension~ btw, are you a ketchup, or soy sauce person? Oops, gotta go, fighting will begin shortly! Confirm the enemies position with your eyes!

Helpful: 2
Inn
Recommended | 15 May 2026
64.8h played

Skip 6, play this one forever and voila, you've made your own time loop. If you have no idea what up, 6 is basically a worse rehash of 5 with a handful of new enemies sprinkled into tons of old maps, should have been a

Helpful: 1
T.J. Detweiler
Not recommended | 31 May 2026
35.2h played

Game fails to load into a lobby and crashes to desktop. According to the community hub, it's because a random user is playing on a custum mission which results in literally everyone else being unable to play the game. I

Helpful: 0