Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Buy87%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. · Action · Dec 14, 2011

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$6.99−30%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is beloved by its fans for its fun, frantic gameplay, the ridiculous scale of many of the battles, the ludicrous variety of weapons and the endearingly camp tone of its story and presentation.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The only Earth Defence Force game I've played, Insect Armageddon is a great 3rd Person shooter with some class types and over the top weapons.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The co-op adds so much more fun and I loved the survival mode.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Like I said in the beginning, the gritty art style is a somewhat welcome change but it also quickly gets extremely cringey because they cranked up the edgyness in this game to eleven.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The four different classes that you can play as all feel fairly distinct from one another and helps pad out the replayability of the otherwise criminally rushed campaign.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Coupled with the unusually high difficulty this game has (I'll get to that right after this), it's a pretty good combo.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay81 reviews
Combat71 reviews
Co-op56 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Characters34 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
80% still recommend
Multiplayer
69% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend
Crashes
60% 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
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$6.99$9.99−30%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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