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2017 PCPlayStationNintendo Switch −59 % 49.99 € 20.49 € 7 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
  • Lots of humour
  • Co-op or multiplayer
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The closest matches for Earth Defense Force 5 are Contra: Rogue Corps, Fuse and Lost Planet 2. 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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Contra: Rogue Corps

95 %

2019 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 39.99 € 👍 43 % Mixed, 273 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Lots of humour

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.

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Fuse

Sci-fi setting

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.

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.

Serious Sam 4

Lots of humour

A over-the-top first-person shooter where you mow down enormous alien hordes with an absurdly large arsenal as Sam Stone. Playable solo or in co-op, it favors speed, spectacle and humor over depth.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Linear, curated structure

A linear third-person shooter tied to the movie, where you play as Autobots or Decepticons and switch between robot, vehicle and the new Stealth Force hybrid mode. Multiplayer battles are included.

Alien Swarm

Sci-fi setting

A free top-down co-op shooter from Valve where a squad of four marines with distinct classes fights through hordes of aliens. Teamwork, loadouts and unlockable weapons drive frantic, tactical firefights.

Future Cop: LAPD

Linear, curated structure

You pilot a transforming LAPD combat mech through a futuristic Los Angeles in fast arcade-style missions. The blend of straightforward shooting and light strategic elements, especially in its multiplayer mode, is what sets it apart.

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