Games like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
If EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 is your kind of game, the closest matches are EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its b movie storytelling, escalating weapon power fantasy and brutal. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 is a third-person action shooter developed by SANDLOT and published by D3PUBLISHER, released in 2024 at $59.99 USD. The game continues the long-running alien invasion series with four distinct classes, extensive weapon progression, and a massive campaign that scales in difficulty. Players can tackle the arcade-style military sci-fi action solo or with friends via online co-op, fighting through overwhelming enemy variety with customizable gear. Reviewers highlight the b-movie storytelling and intense co-op chaos, while players describe the escalating weapon power fantasy as a major draw. The game is playable on Steam Deck and holds a 77% positive rating from over 3,900 Steam reviews. Players also note the strong replayability offered through multiple difficulty settings, with the core appeal being the balance between brutal challenge and genuinely funny moments.
About EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6: 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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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
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Shares difficulty scaling and an epic mood with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Top pick for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
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.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
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Shares a challenging mood with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Second-strongest match for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Save the world without hope. Year 2040. An action TPS where you will become one of the EDF soldiers and fight against the invaders from outer space which ruined the world. In the world settings which differs from the original "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE" series, more than 50 missions in five difficulties await for your challenge.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
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Shares class specialization and an epic mood with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Third-strongest match for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
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.
Arizona Sunshine®
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Sharpen your machete and grab your friends. Arizona Sunshine® brings its award-winning zombie apocalypse to explosive third-person action, featuring online and split-screen co-op, brutal combat, dark humor, and Buddy, your loyal zombie-chomping canine companion.
Gears 5
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Shares a brutal mood with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Ranked #5 for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
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.
Blood: Refreshed Supply™
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Shares arcade style and an intense mood with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Ranked #6 for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
HELLDIVERS™ 2
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Shares an epic mood with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Ranked #7 for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
DOOM II
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Shares difficulty scaling and an epic mood with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Ranked #8 for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
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Prototype™
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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.
Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
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Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...
Mirror's Edge™
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In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
Batman: Arkham City
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Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!
Batman™: Arkham Knight
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Batman™: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion. Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady's uniquely designed version of the Batmobile.
Batman™: Arkham Origins
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As of December 4, 2016, the online services portion of Batman: Arkham Origins has been retired. We thank those that have joined us to battle. The Single player campaign may still be played and enjoyed offline. For any questions relating to Batman: Arkham Origins, please contact WB Games customer service.
Rocket League®
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Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
Attack on Titan 2 - A.O.T.2
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Abandon all fear. Attack on Titan 2 is the gripping sequel to the action game based on the worldwide hit anime series "Attack on Titan."
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~67% under EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 on Steam right now. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~83% under EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 on Steam right now. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~83% under EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 on Steam right now. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
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Priced ~67% under EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 on Steam right now. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~75% under EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 on Steam right now. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
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Priced ~67% under EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 on Steam right now. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
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Priced ~83% under EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 on Steam right now. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Frequently asked about EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
- Does EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 run on Steam Deck?
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 cost?
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 are EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
- Who developed EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6?
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 was developed by SANDLOT and published by D3PUBLISHER.
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