# Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Summer DB entity ID: a5937d55\-5e01\-4712\-aabc\-70c9afba9d73

Steam App ID: 23530

Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them\. Defend the city of New Detroit against an infestation bigger and meaner than ever before\. Destroy these monsters at all costs, even if it means turning entire city blocks into rubble\!  				Enjoy raw arcade shooter satisfaction on a gigantic modern scale\.  Collect over 300 weapons: assault rifles, rocket launchers, energy weapons, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and more\! Play with 4 upgradeable armor types: Jetpack, Battle, Tactical, and Trooper\. Experience  Massive replayability through arcade style scoring, tons of weapons to collect, and multiple difficulty levels in every game mode\!  				In addition, the game also features a six player Survival mode that pits a human squad against a nonstop onslaught of the largest enemies the aliens have to offer\.  New Detroit’s giant bug problem is unavoidable, and mankind’s last hope lies with the Earth Defense Force\.  Defend the world from the insect invasion, even if it means blowing up the entire city as part of the extermination process\.  				Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon and the soldiers are equipped better than ever in the latest cult classic iteration that follows in the footsteps of Earth Defense Force 2017 \(Japanese Title “Earth Defense Force 3” developed by Sandlot\), and Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon continues the rich history and hardcore fun of the series\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Vicious Cycle Software, Inc\.

- Publisher: D3PUBLISHER

- Release date: Dec 14, 2011

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Co\-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Stats, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/23530/ss\_3b08f1efbfe5ebc9b740832f00e53481ad32bd41\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1782192845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/23530/ss\_21fe734f00c605f5d4cf2b5378b04c228f996e38\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1782192845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/23530/ss\_cb2a53d6f820e80e57e93c8de3bc0631e919c08d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1782192845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/23530/ss\_3fde1c946af594c3d090096fe70ecae6e39ced5a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1782192845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/23530/ss\_58b13d39ea5d95712cfb81a1b730010116b13b9b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1782192845

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 4

- Steam review count: 1156

- Steam positive reviews: 1011

- Steam negative reviews: 145

- Steam positive percentage: 87.4567474048443%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/a5937d55-5e01-4712-aabc-70c9afba9d73/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/a5937d55-5e01-4712-aabc-70c9afba9d73/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:11:11\.041214\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:11:12\.391747\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-28T18:11:12\.060457\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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