Can I Run EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5?
SANDLOT released EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 in 2019. It is an action game, published by D3PUBLISHER. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Its Steam review count passes 9 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Its 7 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Its Metacritic score stands at 76. Cloud saves are enabled. Split screen on one PC is supported, a feature most releases have quietly dropped. There are 39 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz/AMD A10-7850K 3.70GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz/AMD Ryzen5 1400 3.20GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a science fiction setting. Play is structured around combat arenas. Play is presented from a third person view. The publisher supplies 6 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is demanding
The graphics requirement for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is enough, so EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 runs on machines never bought for gaming. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 scales hard with the hardware you give it. The install is small at roughly 30 GB. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5?
Older hardware holds up here: EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.98x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.11x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.49x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5?
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What are the minimum system requirements for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz/AMD A10-7850K 3.70GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 need?
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 needs about 30 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5?
The RTX 3060 runs EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is the GPU.