Single-player games like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
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.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Live the future of despair.The year is 2024 AD. The survivors fought against the remaining threats while trying their best to continue their recovery.Three years passed in the year 2027. In a new world without hope, the time has come to once again resist the fate of the Earth.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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Gears 5
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
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Lost Planet® 2
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Lost Planet 2, the sequel to Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition, the landmark third-person shooter that sold over 2.3 million units worldwide, is now available on Steam!
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Alien Swarm
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Broforce
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
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Prototype™
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
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Saints Row
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
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Titanfall® 2
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.