EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 15h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 50% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 10,616 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 16.6h for positive, 11.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (50.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (51)
story milestone ending side
- Higher and Higher Reached a height of 200 meters. 100%
- Professional Hero Rescued 5 other players in co-op play. 93%
- This is My Rifle, This is My Gun Obtained 10% of all available weapons. 90%
- You're Gonna Be Okay, Son Healed another player in co-op play. 41%
- Just Doing My Job Rescued 50 other players in co-op play. 39%
- Certified Diver Wing Diver's health has reached 550. 24%
- Ranger Regimen Ranger's health has reached 1000. 22%
- Breathe Deeply Air Raider's health has reached 1000. 17%
- Do You Have a Permit for That? Obtained 50% of all available weapons. 16%
- Ravager-Proof Fencer Fencer's health has reached 1250. 13%
- I Just Really Hate Tunnels Destroyed 200 underground tunnel exits. 13%
- Deroys Destroyed Defeated 200 Deroys. 12%
- Ant Repellant Defeated 20,000 ant-type bugs. 12%
- Dragon Fall Defeated 2400 Dragons. 12%
- More Like Dead Queens Defeated 24 death queens. 9.9%
- Let Them Eat Cake Defeated 24 queens. 9.7%
- Shields Yield Defeated 120 shield bearers. 8.7%
- Achilles Approves Destroyed 900 Hectors. 8.3%
- Reaving the Nest Destroyed 6 flying-type bug nests. 7.7%
- Dent-ified Flying Objects Destroyed 2000 flying vehicles. 7.7%
- Does Whatever a Spider Can't Defeated 12,000 spider-type bugs. 7.3%
- Got the Bees! Got the Bees! Defeated 4000 flying-type bugs. 7.1%
- A Walk in the Park Cleared all stages on Normal difficulty as a Ranger. 6.3%
- Call a Taxidermist, I Have an Idea Destroyed 30 Erginuses. 6.1%
- I Got a Permit For This One Obtained all available weapons. 5.5%
- Jumping Ship Destroyed 200 large transport ships. 4.8%
- Kings are Dropping Like Flies Defeated 40 king spiders. 4.8%
- Winging It Cleared all stages on Normal difficulty as a Wing Diver. 4.6%
- Net Loss Defeated 360 Retiarii. 4.4%
- Drones Pwned Destroyed 5000 flying drones. 3.8%
- Wait Till Your Fathership Gets Home Destroyed 6 motherships. 3.2%
- Ranger Danger Cleared all stages on Hard difficulty as a Ranger. 3.2%
- Countless Screaming Argonauts Destroyed 20 Argos. 3.0%
- Clearing the Air Cleared all stages on Normal difficulty as an Air Raider. 2.8%
- The Brains in Pain Fall Mainly for Your Gain Destroyed 6 Brains. 2.6%
- Fencing Scholar Cleared all stages on Normal difficulty as a Fencer. 2.6%
- Quadrupeds Quelled Destroyed 12 quadruped fortresses. 2.6%
- Wing of Truth Cleared all stages on Hard difficulty as a Wing Diver. 2.6%
- Red Dead Robotics Destroyed 150 red drones. 2.0%
- The Air Up There Cleared all stages on Hard difficulty as an Air Raider. 1.8%
- Thou Hast Done Well Defeated 20 Greater Wild Dragons. 1.8%
- Fencing Free Scholar Cleared all stages on Hard difficulty as a Fencer. 1.6%
- Rangers Lead the Way Cleared all stages on Inferno difficulty as a Ranger. 1.6%
- Lord of the Wings Cleared all stages on Inferno difficulty as a Wing Diver. 1.6%
- Ranger Power Cleared all stages on Hardest difficulty as a Ranger. 1.4%
- Incoming Trophy Cleared all stages on Inferno difficulty as an Air Raider. 1.2%
- Carrier Harrier Destroyed 500 carriers. 1.2%
- Wingmaster Cleared all stages on Hardest difficulty as a Wing Diver. 1.2%
- Air to the Throne Cleared all stages on Hardest difficulty as an Air Raider. 1.0%
- Fencing Provost Cleared all stages on Hardest difficulty as a Fencer. 1.0%
- Fencing Master Cleared all stages on Inferno difficulty as a Fencer. 1.0%