Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 29.9-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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BANGER · Shooter · 2019
BUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $24.59.
about 29.9h$24.59 (~)
Better value than 100% of Shooter games
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 scores 90/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1007040/earth-defense-force-5<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1007040/earth-defense-force-5"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/1007040" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1007040/earth-defense-force-5)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 5h ago.
Low $14.99High $59.99Now $24.5959% off high
Price line + bands by tier:BANGERPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $14.99, set in September 2024. It has been discounted 55 times in the 7 years tracked here, typically at 60 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales. Today's $24.59 at 59 percent off still sits 64 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair ($7.99, scores 92) beats it on value, while it beats EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 ($59.99, scores 16).
Steam's global achievement data says about 1 percent of players ever finish it. On a 29.9-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.
Peak 153Low 153Latest 153
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.