# Games like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

> The closest matches to Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon: EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5, Lost Planet® 2, Front Mission Evolved, and Iron Brigade. 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 Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 5,855 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410320/)
2. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5](https://imho.run/games/1007040/earth-defense-force-5) — Also Mechs and Aliens, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 5,573 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1007040/)
3. [Lost Planet® 2](https://imho.run/games/45750/lost-planet-2) — A frequent pick in Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon players' libraries, and another Action. 1,580 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45750/)
4. [Front Mission Evolved](https://imho.run/games/43000/front-mission-evolved) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 459 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43000/)
5. [Iron Brigade](https://imho.run/games/115120/iron-brigade) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 688 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115120/)
6. [Vanquish](https://imho.run/games/460810/vanquish) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 3,926 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460810/)
7. [Strike Suit Zero](https://imho.run/games/209540/strike-suit-zero) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 889 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209540/)
8. [Gearbits](https://imho.run/games/2506580/gearbits) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 384 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506580/)
9. [Binary Domain](https://imho.run/games/203750/binary-domain) — Also Robots and Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 1,832 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203750/)
10. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
11. [Resident Evil Revelations](https://imho.run/games/222480/resident-evil-revelations) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 4,029 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222480/)
12. [The Haunted: Hells Reach](https://imho.run/games/43190/the-haunted-hells-reach) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 266 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/43190/)
13. [X-COM: Enforcer](https://imho.run/games/7770/x-com-enforcer) — Also Aliens and Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 209 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7770/)
14. [DAEMON X MACHINA](https://imho.run/games/1167450/daemon-x-machina) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 2,299 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167450/)
15. [SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE](https://imho.run/games/824550/sd-gundam-battle-alliance) — A frequent pick in Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,002 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/824550/)
16. [Rogue Trooper](https://imho.run/games/7020/rogue-trooper) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 263 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7020/)
17. [Dark Sector](https://imho.run/games/29900/dark-sector) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 344 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/29900/)
18. [Alien Breed: Impact](https://imho.run/games/22610/alien-breed-impact) — Also Aliens and Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 509 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22610/)
19. [Red Faction®: Armageddon™](https://imho.run/games/55110/red-faction-armageddon) — Also Aliens and Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 1,285 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55110/)
20. [Livelock](https://imho.run/games/251230/livelock) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 314 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251230/)
21. [Scourge: Outbreak](https://imho.run/games/227560/scourge-outbreak) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 117 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227560/)
22. [War Tech Fighters](https://imho.run/games/630030/war-tech-fighters) — Also Mechs and Robots, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 145 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630030/)
23. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)
24. [Dead Space (2008)](https://imho.run/games/17470/dead-space-2008) — Also Aliens and Third-Person Shooter, like Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. 11,870 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17470/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=23530&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=23530&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=23530
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/23530
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 23530
- **Developer:** Vicious Cycle Software, Inc.
- **Publisher:** D3Publisher of America, Inc.
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Dec 14, 2011
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 69
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/23530/)
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