EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER
Skip · Multiplayer · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 15, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 1.1h 18.2h to 100%
- Value
- $18.17/hr
- Reviews
- 66% of 262 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
The story from behind the scenes of EDF 4.1 unravels here. The EDF series is back with new feelings of despair and bug-slaying satisfaction as you fight your way through never-ending swarms of giant insects in a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, AMD Radeon HD 7870 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 （2GB Model or higher）, 1.8 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 65 times in the 8 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 90 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 88 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 75 percent. Among the games that feel like it, After the Fall® ($19.99, scores 45) beats it on value, while it beats Z1 Battle Royale (free, scores 3).
More about EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER
HowLongToBeat players log 1.1 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 18, 17 times as much.
The drop-off
41% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 1, 05:56 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
After finally spending some serious time with the game I definitely came away from it with a positive overall impression. It is not without its issues of course. As is the case with certain shooters with 3D graphics, the bullets / player are pretty chunky and it is very easy to take several hits in succession. You can adjust to this a bit with time and the game gives you some tools to deal with this as well. Most...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER, developed by Clouds and published by D3PUBLISHER, is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up spin-off from the beloved Earth Defense Force (EDF) series. Released on April 25, 2018, this title offers a distinct departure from the mainline EDF games, focusing on fast-paced, arcade-style action rather than large-scale third-person combat. Set against the backdrop of the Ravager...
i love EDF as much as the next guy but this is not a great game and its extremely short. i've played demos that had more content
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Cite this score
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER scores 15/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/574200/earth-defense-force-4-1-wingdiver-the-shooterReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.