If Hell divers 2 doesn’t provide enough bug stomping for your taste, you might want to give it a try Humble’s EDF United Bundle. It combines the value of the past nine years Earth Defense Force games and their downloadable content in one package for $18. While this bundle does not include the most recent installment of the franchise, Earth Defense Force 6Here you will find all other games launched since 2015, including Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair.
The highlight of this collection is Earth Defense Force 5, allowing for 4-player online play or 2-player local co-op. You will find too Earth Defense Force: Iron RainAnd Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair, along with the 18 DLC packs that contain new weapons and cosmetics to complete your arsenal. If you just want to play Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New DespairHumble offers that on its own for just $1.
The EDF United Bundle also includes a few interesting spin-offs from the franchise, including the vertically scrolling shooter, wing diver, And Earth Defense Force: World Brotherswhich takes the established gameplay and replaces the realistic graphics with a solid voxel art style.
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Like Helldivers, Earth Defense Force pits you and up to three friends against endless hordes of giant insects, and equips you with plenty of heavy firepower to get the job done. But like Helldivers, friendly fire can quickly lead to collateral damage for your friends if you’re not careful. This becomes particularly dangerous when you consider that many of the games in the Earth Defense Force franchise support local co-op.
Humble’s bundles always reserve part of their turnover for the benefit of a non-profit organization. This specific bundle benefits Oceana. You can adjust how much of your purchase goes to the charity, the developers and to Humble by using the ‘customize donation’ option on the right side of the page and selecting a custom amount.