Earth Defense Force 5
- Developer
- Sandlot
- Publisher
- D3 Go!
- Released
- 07 December 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £46.49
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC
Genres: shooter
Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
Best gaming PC for Earth Defense Force 5 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Earth Defense Force 5 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by D3 Go! on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit | Windows 7 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz/AMD A10-7850K 3.70GHz | Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz/AMD Ryzen5 1400 3.20GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Earth Defense Force 5?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz/AMD Ryzen5 1400 3.20GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.