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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair cover art

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

SANDLOT · D3PUBLISHER · 2016-07-18

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

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.

141
playing now
95%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

141 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 141 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 11% of 10,796 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 263k–632k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,529 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.98-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 59 of 97 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

188632026-08-06 21:00 — 64 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 88 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 140 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 74 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 90 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 151 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 78 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 114 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 154 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 112 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 67 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 145 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 93 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 131 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 173 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 93 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 142 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 188 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 104 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 125 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 107 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 89 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 135 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 120 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 97 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 94 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 94 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 118 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 141 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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).

Twitch viewers

3702026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (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

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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