Can I Run EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN?
Released in 2019, EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN is an action game built by YUKE'S. Publishing duties went to D3PUBLISHER. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Its Metacritic score stands at 65. Completionists have 44 achievements to work through. It is localised into 8 languages according to the store listing. The game ships for Windows alone. With more than 1 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. At 7 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. It keeps shared screen play alive, so a second player needs only a second controller.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti/ Radeon HD 7790 2GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 24 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770/AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R9 280 3GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 24 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through combat arenas. There are 16 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R9 280 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN at the floor and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN at the recommended tier are not the same experience. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN needs only 8 GB of RAM. The install is small at roughly 24 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN?
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti/ Radeon HD 7790 2GB, 8 GB RAM, about 24 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 3.15x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.77x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.79x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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: IRON RAIN'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: IRON RAIN?
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What are the minimum system requirements for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-8100; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti/ Radeon HD 7790 2GB; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN need?
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN needs about 24 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN?
The RTX 3060 runs EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN is the GPU.