# Games like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

> The closest matches to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5: EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6, Serious Sam 3: BFE, Gears 5, and Lost Planet® 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair](https://imho.run/games/410320/earth-defense-force-4-1-the-shadow-of-new-despair) — Also Mechs and Split Screen, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 5,855 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410320/)
2. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6](https://imho.run/games/2291060/earth-defense-force-6) — Shares difficulty scaling with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 3,919 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291060/)
3. [Serious Sam 3: BFE](https://imho.run/games/41070/serious-sam-3-bfe) — Also Split Screen and Aliens, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 5,833 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41070/)
4. [Gears 5](https://imho.run/games/1097840/gears-5) — Also Split Screen and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 8,300 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/)
5. [Lost Planet® 2](https://imho.run/games/45750/lost-planet-2) — Also Mechs and Aliens, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 1,580 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45750/)
6. [Alien Swarm](https://imho.run/games/630/alien-swarm) — Shares weapon progression with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 10,259 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630/)
7. [Risk of Rain 2](https://imho.run/games/632360/risk-of-rain-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 160,098 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632360/)
8. [Broforce](https://imho.run/games/274190/broforce) — Same comedic mood as EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 20,429 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274190/)
9. [Heroes of Valor](https://imho.run/games/2504090/heroes-of-valor) — Shares class selection with EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 671 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2504090/)
10. [Vanquish](https://imho.run/games/460810/vanquish) — Also Mechs and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 3,926 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460810/)
11. [Earthfall](https://imho.run/games/415590/earthfall) — Also Aliens, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 755 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415590/)
12. [HELLDIVERS™ 2](https://imho.run/games/553850/helldivers-2) — A frequent pick in EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 players' libraries, and another Action. 622,369 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/)
13. [War Tech Fighters](https://imho.run/games/630030/war-tech-fighters) — Also Mechs and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 145 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630030/)
14. [Iron Brigade](https://imho.run/games/115120/iron-brigade) — Also Mechs and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 688 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115120/)
15. [HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed](https://imho.run/games/523660/hypercharge-unboxed) — Also Split Screen and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 3,036 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523660/)
16. [STAR WARS™ Battlefront](https://imho.run/games/1237980/star-wars-battlefront) — Also Split Screen and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 2,575 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237980/)
17. [DAEMON X MACHINA](https://imho.run/games/1167450/daemon-x-machina) — Also Mechs and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 2,299 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167450/)
18. [Deep Rock Galactic](https://imho.run/games/548430/deep-rock-galactic) — Also Class-Based, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 169,164 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/)
19. [Saints Row IV: Re-Elected](https://imho.run/games/206420/saints-row-iv-re-elected) — Also Aliens and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 23,347 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206420/)
20. [Front Mission Evolved](https://imho.run/games/43000/front-mission-evolved) — Also Mechs and Third-Person Shooter, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 459 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43000/)
21. [It came from space and ate our brains](https://imho.run/games/342620/it-came-from-space-and-ate-our-brains) — Also Split Screen and Aliens, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 97 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/342620/)
22. [Evolve Stage 2](https://imho.run/games/273350/evolve-stage-2) — Also Class-Based and Aliens, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 5,108 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273350/)
23. [Renegade Ops](https://imho.run/games/99300/renegade-ops) — Also Split Screen, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 531 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/99300/)
24. [Titanfall® 2](https://imho.run/games/1237970/titanfall-2) — Also Mechs, like EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5. 93,771 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237970/)

## Machine-readable

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## About EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is a third-person action shooter developed by SANDLOT and published by D3PUBLISHER, released in 2019 at $59.99. Players select from distinct classes and battle massive alien and insect invasions across sci-fi environments, with gameplay centered on co-op survival against overwhelming odds. The experience features vehicle sections, persistent weapon upgrades earned through drops, and brutal difficulty that scales as battles intensify. Players describe the action as both epic and comedic, with chaotic explosions delivering endlessly satisfying moments while each class offers genuinely unique combat styles. The cooperative mode transforms otherwise impossible encounters into survivable challenges, and reviewers highlight the absurdly swarming enemy proportions as a defining hook. The game holds a 96% positive rating from over 5,500 Steam reviews and runs in playable state on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1007040
- **Developer:** SANDLOT
- **Publisher:** D3PUBLISHER
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jul 11, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows

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