EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

    Fight giant alien insects together across more than 80 missions as one of four classes.

    SANDLOT, Sandlot · published by D3PUBLISHER, XSEED Games, PQube, D3 Publisher

    Playing together

    Online co-op
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    Players in online co-op
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    Local co-op
    1 source
    Free to play
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    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the 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.
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 95% positive from 10,583 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 66/100 from 10 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 10050Total negative: 533Total reviews: 10583{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":10050,"total_negative":533,"total_reviews":10583}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 11002Name: Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New DespairUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/earth-defense-force-4-dot-1-the-shadow-of-new-despairCreated at: 1433631697First release date: 1427932800Total rating: 65.93538198380995Total rating count: 29Aggregated rating: 65.8Aggregated rating count: 10Release dates: [{"id":53668,"date":1427932800,"human":"Apr 02, 2015"},{"id":53667,"date":1468800000,"human":"Jul 18, 2016"},{"id":53665,"date":1449878400,"human":"Dec 12, 2015"},{"id":53666,"date":1455235200,"human":"Feb 12, 2016"}]Game type: {"id":10,"type":"Expanded Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":2187,"name":"XSEED Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":2481,"name":"Sandlot"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":4091,"name":"PQube"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":449,"name":"D3 Publisher"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":11002,"name":"Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/earth-defense-force-4-dot-1-the-shadow-of-new-despair","created_at":1433631697,"first_release_date":1427932800,"total_rating":65.93538198380995,"total_rating_count":29,"aggregated_rating":65.8,"aggregated_rating_count":10,"release_dates":[{"id":53668,"date":1427932800,"human":"Apr 02, 2015"},{"id":53667,"date":1468800000,"human":"Jul 18, 2016"},{"id":53665,"date":1449878400,"human":"Dec 12, 2015"},{"id":53666,"date":1455235200,"human":"Feb 12, 2016"}],"game_type":{"id":10,"type":"Expanded Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":2187,"name":"XSEED Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":2481,"name":"Sandlot"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":4091,"name":"PQube"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":449,"name":"D3 Publisher"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.