EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
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.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:7/19/2016
- Franchise:EARTH DEFENSE FORCE SERIES
- Developer:SANDLOT
- Publisher:D3PUBLISHER
- Last Updated:4/9/2025
- Steam App Id:410320
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair has 111 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 76% lower than its previous all-time peak of 460 players achieved on 11/19/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair. It has received a total of 9,996 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 92 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair and its growth over time. It currently has 43,663 followers on its community page.
About EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is an Action game developed by SANDLOT. On 7/19/2016, it was released on the Steam Store by D3PUBLISHER.
Players have rated EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 9,996 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 9,497 positive reviews and 499 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating. Additionally, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair has earned a metascore of 79 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. It can also be purchased through EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER Bundle which gives a discount off its base price. The game also has a total of 18 DLC add-ons including: Gleipnir, Gigantus DCC-Gogo. Marking, and Spark Lancer available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair supports the following features:
- Co-op
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Multi-player
- Full controller support
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Split Screen
- Difficult
- Multiplayer
- Destruction
- Aliens
- Third-Person Shooter
- Shooter
- Co-op
- Comedy
- Gore
- Mechs
- Funny
- Sci-fi
- Anime
- Local Co-Op
- Online Co-Op
- Robots
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Memes
Media & Sceenshots
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DLC & Related Apps
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is referenced by 18 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gleipnir | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Gigantus DCC-Gogo. Marking | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Spark Lancer | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Mission Pack 2: Extreme Battle | DLC | 8/22/2016 | View |
 | BM03 Vegalta Gold | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Sting Shot | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Gigantus DCC-Zero Marking | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Gigantus Tank, EDF IFPS Markings | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Blood Storm | DLC | 7/18/2016 | View |
 | Mission Pack 1: Time of the Mutants | DLC | 8/9/2016 | View |
Related Bundles
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER Bundle | 2 | 2 | $37.98 | View |
Related Packages
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair | $9.99 | View |
Supported Languages
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair is available in 2 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 9). EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/410320
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 9). EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/410320
- Metacritic. (2025, April 9). EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/earth-defense-force-41-the-shadow-of-new-despair
- SANDLOT. (2023, July 8). EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair. http://www.d3p.co.jp/edf4.1_pc/