Earth Defense Force 6
- Developer
- Sandlot
- Publisher
- D3Publisher
- Released
- 25 August 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: shooter
Earth Defense Force 6 is the sixth main entry in the Earth Defense Force series and the direct sequel to Earth Defense Force 5, picking up three years after that game left off. EDF 6 is set on a dying Earth where the alien Primer civilization invades once again.
Best gaming PC for Earth Defense Force 6 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Earth Defense Force 6 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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 D3Publisher 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 10 | Windows 10 / Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 3770, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i7 8700K, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56 |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Earth Defense Force 6?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 8700K, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.