Games like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
If Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is your kind of game, the closest matches are EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 and Lost Planet® 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its ai squadmates resurrect players, linear mission structure and dark. 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 →About Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon: Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
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Shares an intense mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Top pick for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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 5
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Shares an intense mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Second-strongest match for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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.
Lost Planet® 2
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Shares an intense mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Third-strongest match for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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!
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
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Ranked #4 for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.
Iron Brigade
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Ranked #5 for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
Strike Suit Zero
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Shares an intense mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Ranked #6 for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
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Shares a grim mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Ranked #7 for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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.
Vanquish
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Shares an intense mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Ranked #8 for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
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Shares an intense mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Reviewers of Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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.
Saints Row
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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.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
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Shares a grim mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Reviewers of Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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: WORLD BROTHERS
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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A new EDF adventure begins! Only this time, the action unfolds in a parallel world where the Earth is made of digital blocks. This world has befallen into chaos, as the once peaceful square Earth has been shattered into pieces. Shape aside, it is an Earth nonetheless which needs to be defended.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~55% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
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.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~50% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~90% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
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Priced ~50% under Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
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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: Insect Armageddon.
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: Insect Armageddon.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
Counter-Strike 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Dota 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
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Frequently asked about Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
- Is Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon cost?
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon are EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5, Lost Planet® 2.
- Who developed Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon?
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon was developed by Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. and published by D3Publisher of America, Inc..
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