Buy it if you like
- Story: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 69 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 7k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Story is just the perfect amount of weird, all classes feel better, multiple mechanics got improved and the new enemies are awesome.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Other than that I didn't have a single crash in my 53 hours of gameplay time.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All together this is still the EDF I grew up with and love; it's a silly action packed coop that (I never thought I would feel this way) was worth the wait.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Earth Defense Force series fills a void in the gaming industry by letting us fight as a soldier in large battles against a unique roster of enemies.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story77 reviews
Gameplay62 reviews
Co-op44 reviews
Characters18 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Combat72% still recommend
Multiplayer50% still recommend
Difficulty75% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking40% still recommend
Crashes30% still recommend
Graphics67% still recommend
Audio86% still recommend
Performance54% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$26.39$59.99−56%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
8 points recordedtoday · $26.39
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