Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 artwork

Earth Defense Force Games in Order

This list covers 15 released Earth Defense Force games, from Monster Attack (2003) to Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 (2024). 7 have a critic score on CriticDB.

Earth Defense Force quick answers

How many Earth Defense Force games are there?: 15 Earth Defense Force games have been released so far.
What was the first Earth Defense Force game?: Monster Attack, released in 2003.
What is the newest Earth Defense Force game?: Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, released May 23, 2024.
What is the best Earth Defense Force game?: Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, with a critic score of 80.

Updated October 2026

Every Earth Defense Force game in release order

1
Monster Attack
2003
Not yet rated
2
Global Defence Force
2005
Not yet rated
3
Earth Defense Force 2017
2006
Not yet rated
4
Global Defence Force: Tactics
2007
Not yet rated
5
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
2011PCPS3Xbox 360Xbox One
Not yet rated
6
Earth Defense Force 2025
2013PS3Xbox 360
71
7
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
2014
Not yet rated
8
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
2015PCPS4
66
9
Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wing Diver the Shooter
2017
Not yet rated
10
Earth Defense Force 5
2017PCPS4Switch 2
71
11
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain
2019PCPS4
70
12
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers
2020PCPS4Switch
76
13
Earth Defense Force 6
2022PCPS4PS5Switch 2
74
14
Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch
2022
Not yet rated
15
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2
2024PCPS4SwitchPS5
80

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