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Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Released: 4/11/2019

●50+ Missions in Five Difficulties The furious battle against the invader Aggressors is full of chaos. Includes 50+ severe missions, where you must fight against gigantic enemy creatures and huge invader weapons in 5 different difficulties. ●4 Mobile Soldiers and Weapons You will become the legendary mobile soldier which controls 4 different PA Gears, several hundreds weapons, arms and items. Regain hope to human beings. ●Bring Personality to the Battlefield Includes character creation mode. You can select your favorite gender, face, hair style, weight, voice and outfit. You can also change the personality of yourself. ●Enriched Offline and Online Mode When playing the off-line mode, the split-screen will be supported. Also, when playing the on-line mode, you can co-op with other EDF members around the world.

●50+ Missions in Five Difficulties The furious battle against the invader Aggressors is full of chaos. Includes 50+ severe missions, where you must fight against gigantic enemy creatures and huge invader weapons in 5 different difficulties. ●4 Mobile Soldiers and Weapons You will become the legendary mobile soldier which controls 4 different PA Gears, several hundreds weapons, arms and items. Regain hope to human beings. ●Bring Personality to the Battlefield Includes character creation mode. You can select your favorite gender, face, hair style, weight, voice and outfit. You can also change the personality of yourself. ●Enriched Offline and Online Mode When playing the off-line mode, the split-screen will be supported. Also, when playing the on-line mode, you can co-op with other EDF members around the world.

●50+ Missions in Five Difficulties The furious battle against the invader Aggressors is full of chaos. Includes 50+ severe missions, where you must fight against gigantic enemy creatures and huge invader weapons in 5 different difficulties. ●4 Mobile Soldiers and Weapons You will become the legendary mobile soldier which controls 4 different PA Gears, several hundreds weapons, arms and items. Regain hope to human beings. ●Bring Personality to the Battlefield Includes character creation mode. You can select your favorite gender, face, hair style, weight, voice and outfit. You can also change the personality of yourself. ●Enriched Offline and Online Mode When playing the off-line mode, the split-screen will be supported. Also, when playing the on-line mode, you can co-op with other EDF members around the world.

Critics
69
Steam
59
Metacritic
54

Score Breakdown

68.8

Critic Average

66 reviews

59

Steam User Score

1,498 reviews

54

Metacritic User Score

47 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+9.8
Metacritic Disparity
+14.8
Combined Disparity
+12.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (6%)51 launch window (77%)11 late (17%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 66 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 68.8/100. Critics score this game 9.8 points higher than Steam users and 14.8 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 66)+
  1. Marcela GrázováviaGaming Professors
    Jan 25, 2021·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 59.0/100 · +1.1 ptsMetacritic 54/100 · +6.0 pts
  2. Richard YorkviaChalgyr's Game Room
    Nov 14, 2019·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 59.0/100 · +6.0 ptsMetacritic 54/100 · +11.0 pts
  3. Travis BrunoviaCapsule Computers
    Nov 6, 2019·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 59.0/100 · +6.0 ptsMetacritic 54/100 · +11.0 pts
  4. Garland PanviaDarkstation
    Oct 28, 2019·Late review
    40/100View review
    Steam 59.0/100 · -18.9 ptsMetacritic 54/100 · -14.0 pts
  5. GameGrin StaffviaGameGrin
    Oct 25, 2019·Late review
    50/100View review
    Steam 59.0/100 · -8.9 ptsMetacritic 54/100 · -4.0 pts