Action · July 25, 2024

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 (2024)

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Live the future of despair. 2022 AD. The sequel to 'EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5' depicts the battle between the EDF and alien life forms that have suddenly attacked the Earth. Players take on the role of an EDF soldier in this third-person shooter in which they must destroy a large number of giant enemies. Story: The year is 2024 AD. Mankind has won the long battle against the unknown invaders. The enemy Primers are now gone and peace has returned to Mother Earth. However, the population has shrunk to 10% and the world was on the verge of collapse. The survivors fought against the remaining threats while trying their best to continue their recovery. Three years passed in the year 2027. In a new world without hope, the time has come to once again resist the fate of the Earth. Save the future of Earth in the new world. The identity of the invader that has long tormented Earth is finally revealed. A chain of deep despair that strikes in a devastated world for the first time in the series...But your presence as a soldier of the EDF will lead humanity to the greatest joy. Now you must face it with courage and wisdom. The largest volume in the history of the series. Supports online co-op play. The largest number of missions and weapons ever included. All missions support online co-op play for up to four players. Take control of four different soldier classes and fight alongside real EDF members from across the country.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.3k Steam reviewsTop 52% in Action
Positive rating67% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 90%
Metacritic79/100Genre average 77 — top 47% of Action titles
Concurrent peak369 playersTop 18% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours65 h averageTop 6% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 87
  • Third-Person Shooter · 63
  • Shooter · 56
  • Online Co-Op · 49
  • 3D · 47
  • Sci-fi · 46
  • PvE · 42
  • Singleplayer · 39
  • Multiplayer · 38
  • Co-op · 33
  • Local Co-Op · 31
  • Local Multiplayer · 26
  • Gore · 25
  • Violent · 24
  • Mechs · 16

Reception Metrics

Steam community

67%Mixed · 6.3k reviews

4.3k positive · 2.1k negative

Metacritic

79/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

5.8k

Peak concurrent players

369

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English volume_up
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Korean volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (5)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

65h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

45h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

8h

Current engagement

Achievements

39

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 25, 2024
DeveloperSANDLOT
PublisherD3PUBLISHER
Base price$26.39 -56%
DLC / Add-ons14 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Content Notes

This game contains gore, bloodshed, violence, and mild abuse.

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Editions & Packages

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