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2017 PCPlayStationNintendo Switch −59 % 49.99 € 20.49 € 5 days left 👍 94 % Very positive, 10,763 reviews on Steam

A gleefully cheesy third-person arcade shooter where you, alone or in co-op, mow down enormous swarms of giant insects and robots with a huge arsenal. B-movie charm, mass destruction and weapon collecting define the fun.

What defines Earth Defense Force 5:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Lots of humour

The closest matches for Earth Defense Force 5 are Fuse, Contra: Rogue Corps and Killsquad. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Earth Defense Force 5 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Fuse

95 %

2013 PlayStationXbox

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A co-op third-person shooter where four agents, each wielding a unique experimental Fuse weapon, storm enemy strongholds as a team. Exotic weapons and teamwork between the characters are the focus.

Contra: Rogue Corps

Sci-fi setting

A third-person twin-stick shooter that carries the Contra series forward with chaotic firefights, over-the-top violence and irreverent humor. You blast through hordes and huge bosses solo or in co-op with a cast of different characters.

Killsquad

Sci-fi setting

A four-player co-op action game blending twin-stick shooting and hack and slash with loot-driven progression. As bounty hunters you carve through alien hordes and bosses across five planets while upgrading skills and gear.

Lost Planet 2

Sci-fi setting

A third-person shooter built around cooperative battles against giant monsters and piloting mechs across icy, jungle and desert planet environments. It is at its best when played in a team of up to four players.

Livelock

Sci-fi setting

A cooperative top-down shooter where you and up to two friends pilot robot bodies as machine intelligences through frantic firefights in a war of machines. Loot, abilities and teamwork drive the action.

Strike Force Heroes

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast-paced 2D arcade shooter that modernizes the well-known Flash game. It focuses on explosive action with online co-op and PvP battles.

Warside

Sci-fi setting

Warside is a 2D multiplayer sci-fi shooter where you fight as part of a small elite squad. RPG elements add character progression on top of the shooting. Available information about the game is limited.

Second Extinction

Sci-fi setting

A three-player co-op shooter where you fight hordes of mutated dinosaurs as resistance fighters with unique abilities to take back Earth. Team synergies and massive waves of enemies are the focus.

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