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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

SANDLOT · D3PUBLISHER · 2016-07-18

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazon

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 02, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jul 18, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is a $19.99 Action game released in 2016, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 10,548 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

85
playing now
95%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
42
Nexus mods (33k downloads)
4.61★
PlayStation Store rating (7,335 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

85 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

"2013 was the first year we spotted them. We had no way of knowing what they were back then; just blips and warbles on the scanners, far out in space, slowly heading our way. Some of us hoped they were elder beings, coming to share their wisdom or take us to a better place. We all hoped that, really, but some of us had the foresight to plan for other possibilities, and that's how Earth Defense Force was born. It took four years to corral the world's militaries into assembling and equipping a joint task force. By the time all the petty politics were out of the way, we scarcely had time to trai(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair trailer thumbnail

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair TRAILER 【EDF Super Scout News】

≈155,477 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 85 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 226 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 264k–633k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,548 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at WinGameStore (2025-04-07) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 50 of 80 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37537520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

236542026-09-15 12:00 — 134 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 54 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 76 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 124 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 138 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 110 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 117 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 81 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 134 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 189 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 152 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 79 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 63 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 196 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 103 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 86 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 201 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 79 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 75 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 212 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 110 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 82 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 75 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 85 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.2k81Jul 2016Aug 2026Jul 2016 — avg 2,191 · peak 5,931Nov 2016 — avg 271 · peak 691Mar 2017 — avg 307 · peak 841Jul 2017 — avg 544 · peak 1,419Nov 2017 — avg 234 · peak 794Mar 2018 — avg 172 · peak 383Jul 2018 — avg 530 · peak 1,214Nov 2018 — avg 211 · peak 447Mar 2019 — avg 507 · peak 1,115Jul 2019 — avg 438 · peak 899Nov 2019 — avg 112 · peak 233Mar 2020 — avg 204 · peak 464Jul 2020 — avg 139 · peak 260Nov 2020 — avg 98 · peak 182Mar 2021 — avg 185 · peak 548Jul 2021 — avg 145 · peak 306Nov 2021 — avg 101 · peak 237Mar 2022 — avg 107 · peak 313Jul 2022 — avg 109 · peak 207Nov 2022 — avg 270 · peak 733Mar 2023 — avg 181 · peak 419Jul 2023 — avg 169 · peak 301Nov 2023 — avg 180 · peak 475Mar 2024 — avg 158 · peak 324Jul 2024 — avg 135 · peak 254Nov 2024 — avg 86 · peak 217Mar 2025 — avg 112 · peak 223Jul 2025 — avg 102 · peak 216Nov 2025 — avg 91 · peak 256Mar 2026 — avg 90 · peak 203Jul 2026 — avg 110 · peak 283Aug 2026 — avg 109 · peak 270
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$5.642016-07-192026-08-242016-07-19 — best price $34.992016-11-29 — best price $49.992017-05-11 — best price $31.492018-01-04 — best price $49.992018-07-25 — best price $19.992019-01-24 — best price $19.992019-07-09 — best price $19.992019-12-19 — best price $9.992020-03-12 — best price $9.992020-09-24 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-07-19 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $9.992022-03-24 — best price $8.992022-09-14 — best price $8.992022-12-02 — best price $19.992023-04-24 — best price $19.992023-08-18 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-28 — best price $19.992024-09-20 — best price $19.992024-10-24 — best price $7.992025-01-06 — best price $18.992025-02-03 — best price $7.522025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-01 — best price $8.002025-07-10 — best price $16.212025-09-01 — best price $19.992025-10-05 — best price $6.672025-10-29 — best price $18.012025-11-26 — best price $6.732025-12-12 — best price $16.792026-02-05 — best price $7.992026-03-12 — best price $7.992026-04-25 — best price $17.882026-05-26 — best price $16.342026-08-10 — best price $8.992026-08-24 — best price $7.98
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
50.4%
earned "Higher and Higher"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet18 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 18 DLC released, first 2016-07-19, latest 2016-08-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,3061%51
PS4 (PlayStation)5,4924%52

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

AnimeCo-opFunnyMechsActionAliensRobotsSci-fiShooterDestruction

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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