Choose Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
Choose Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition if you want an Adventure game with Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition launched in 2007.
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition vs Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) is 4 years older than Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (2011). Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (78.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Choose Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon if you want the Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 86.9% positive across 657 reviews.
Both Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition |  Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2011 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.7% positive (881 reviews) | 86.9% positive (657 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) is 4 years older than Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (2011).
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon scores higher on Steam reviews (86.9% positive) than Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (78.7% positive).
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon has co-op; Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition does not.
- Steam Deck: Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition is Deck Unsupported, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is Deck Verified.
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition vs Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon — FAQ
- Which is better, Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition or Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon?
- On Steam reviews Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon scores higher (86.9% positive) than Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (78.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition or Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon first?
- If you want chronology, Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition (2007) came out before Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (2011). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition and Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.