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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
Steam reviews
Very Positive
94% of 11,365 reviews
Critic scores
76
Metacritic
Generally favorable

Aggregated from professional reviewers. OpenCritic and others are on the roadmap.

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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 has 164 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 469 and its all-time peak is 469. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · SANDLOTPUB · D3PUBLISHER2019

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.

Playing now
164
24h peak
469
24h change
▼ 2.4%
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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE
Current
164
24h peak
469
All-time
469
TWITCHLIVE · VIEWERS
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Xbox · PlayStation · Nintendo

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