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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

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App ID 410320
App Type Game
Store Name EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Developer
Publisher D3PUBLISHER
Franchise EARTH DEFENSE FORCE SERIES
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28973129
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 04:07:38 UTC ()
Release Date 19 July 2016 – 02:42:00 UTC ()
😍 92.18%
10k reviews
132
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer SANDLOT
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metacritic_name Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
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GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/410320/
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ReleaseState released
Publisher D3PUBLISHER
Store Release Date 19 July 2016 – 02:42:58 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 19 July 2016 – 02:42:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 16 November 2022 – 08:06:32 UTC () (1668585992)
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japanese地球防衛軍4.1 THE SHADOW OF NEW DESPAIR
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Detected Technologies (?) CRIWARE SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck for local multiplayer
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not support external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS for local multiplayer
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  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 30 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1271537
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
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First seen on SteamDB 13 October 2015 – 02:50:01 UTC (), in changelist #1353156
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Action 🔫 Third-Person Shooter 🤝 Co-op 👥 Online Co-Op 👽 Aliens 🤖 Mechs 🚀 Sci-fi 👥 Local Co-Op 🌸 Anime 📺 Split Screen 😃 Funny 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 Shooter 🤖 Robots 💥 Destruction 🤡 Comedy 😓 Difficult 👤 Singleplayer 😖 Gore 🤣 Memes

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 132 players right now
  • 173 24-hour peak
  • 5,940 all-time peak 24 July 2016
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Store data

  • 43,622 followers
  • #3652 in top sellers
  • 9,525 positive reviews
  • 502 negative reviews
  • 94.99% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 22 24-hour peak
  • 22,572 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 92.18% SteamDB Rating
  • 9,525 95.0% positive reviews
  • 502 5.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
19 July 2016 – 02:42 Steam Release -
1 February 2019 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: March 2019 Humble Monthly #41 -
20 March 2024 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Earth Defense Force UNITED! -
21 March 2025 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: EARTH DEFENSE FORCE Collection -

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How many players are playing EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 132 players live playing EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair on Steam.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair had an all-time peak of 5940 concurrent players on 24 July 2016.

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