Single-player games like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair, 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 5
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
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.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
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.
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Attack on Steel
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
"Attack of Steel" is a mecha battle game from a third-person perspective. When you pilot an advanced mecha to fight the enemy, you not only be familiar with all weapons, but also need to adapt to the skills of aerial combat and effectively destroy the limbs of the enemy mecha to win more easily.
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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them.
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SilverFrame(纯白星原)
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
This is a 3D space combat game.You will be driving a transformable mecha to perform missions singly or with your partner.There are large fleet, missile barrage, super beam cannon, dog-fighting and other exciting challenges waiting for you.
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Mars Quest
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
Dozens of enemy tanks, robots and mutants are attacking your Mars bases! In the game, you drive a special tank equipped with the latest technologies. You have a choice of many types of tanks, weapons and additional equipment and reinforcements from an orbital station that you can use in the game.
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Iron Brigade
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
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STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.
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The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build, survive, explore. Design your city, manage resource chains and workers, Send ships on expedition, trade with cities, discover mysterious dungeons and uncover secrets of ancients.
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Resident Evil 4
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
Single-player alternative to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair.
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.