EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-06
Review summary
  • Enjoyable and fun gameplay
  • Variety of weapons and classes
  • High replayability with many missions
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Control issues
  • High difficulty and armor limitations
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 header

Categories

Third-Person ShooterCooperative MultiplayerHorde ShooterCharacter ProgressionWeapon CustomizationActionSurvivalLocal Co-op

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
11,351
Positive
10,70194.3%
Negative
6505.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
733,062
Estimated revenue
$43,976,389
Game price
$60
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
162.02%
Estimated copies lost
1,033
Estimated revenue lost
$61,970
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
162%
Avg playtime 0.8h
81%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
496.2%
Avg playtime 46.9h
72090.8%
Avg playtime 110h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.3 rev/day
Last 30d1.6 rev/day
Quarterly21.6 rev/qtr
Days covered2,490.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
793 total
Organic purchasers60376.0%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations19024.0%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
793 total
First impression0-2h496.18%
Voted up: 63%
Mid game2-10h16220.4%
Voted up: 90%
Late game10-20h13116.5%
Voted up: 93%
Endgame20h+45156.9%
Voted up: 95%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.88% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
85.7%
Global baseline 91.8%
7 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 11,351 total.