{"data":{"slug":"earth-defense-force-5","name":"EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5","aliases":["EDF 5","EDF5"],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/earth-defense-force-5","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/earth-defense-force-5","facts":{"online_coop":true,"max_players_online":4,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":2,"local_screen":"split_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","playstation_4","playstation_5","nintendo_switch_2"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"playable","release_status":"released","release_date":"2017-12-07","genres":["action","shooter"],"steam_app_id":1007040,"wikidata_qid":"Q48754715"},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.d3p.co.jp/edf5/","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","local_coop","max_players_local","platforms","release_date","genres"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The player count line lists online 4-player co-op.","max_players_online":"The player count line says online co-op for 4.","local_coop":"The player count line lists offline play for 1 to 2 players. 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It has no free-to-play option and no demo.","platforms":"The page lists Windows only.","release_status":"The page shows July 11, 2019 for Steam and no Early Access badge.","genres":"The text calls it an arcade shooter, and the Steam genre is Action."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=1007040&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","free_to_play","platforms","release_status"],"notes":{"steam_app_id":"App 1007040 is EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5.","free_to_play":"is_free is false and the price is 59.99 US dollars.","platforms":"windows is true, mac and linux are false.","release_status":"coming_soon is false."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=1007040&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/222995","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","local_coop","max_players_local","platforms","free_to_play","release_date"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The text says all missions can be played in online co-op.","max_players_online":"The page says up to 4 online players with PS Plus.","local_coop":"The text says the two-player co-op mode can be played on a single screen. The page lists 1 to 2 players.","max_players_local":"The page lists 1 to 2 players.","platforms":"The PS4 version is listed and the page says it is playable on PS5, with some PS4 features possibly missing.","free_to_play":"The PS4 version costs 59.99 US dollars. Access through a PS Plus catalog subscription is separate.","release_date":"The page shows December 11, 2018 for the PS4 release outside Japan. The maker's earlier Japan date is used."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/earth-defense-force5-for-nintendo-switch-2-switch-2/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","local_coop","max_players_local","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The tags include Online co-op, and the page lists online play for 1 to 4.","max_players_online":"The page lists online play for 1 to 4.","local_coop":"The page lists single system play for 1 to 2, and its tags include Play together on one console.","max_players_local":"Single system play is 1 to 2. 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