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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Most players never reach the end. On a 22.4-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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BANGER · Shooter · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableBUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $7.99.
about 22.4h$7.99 (~)
Better value than 100% of Shooter games
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair scores 92/100 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/410320/earth-defense-force-4-1-the-shadow-of-new-despair<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/410320/earth-defense-force-4-1-the-shadow-of-new-despair"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/410320" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/410320/earth-defense-force-4-1-the-shadow-of-new-despair)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 1h ago.
Peak 71Low 71Latest 71
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
The lowest price on record is $7.99, set in November 2022. It has been discounted 70 times in the 10 years tracked here, typically at 50 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales. Today's $7.99 at 60 percent off matches that floor. It does not get cheaper than this.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 ($24.59, scores 90) and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 ($59.99, scores 16).
Steam's global achievement data says about under 1 percent of players ever finish it. On a 22.4-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.
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