EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN

Released Oct 2019

Save the world without hope. Year 2040. An action TPS where you will become one of the EDF soldiers and fight against the invaders from outer space which ruined the world. In the world settings which differs from the original "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE" series, more than 50 missions in five difficulties await for your challenge.

58% positive · 1,530 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN launched on October 15, 2019. All 35 DLC items listed on the store — including cosmetics, weapons, currency packs, and the only mission DLC ("Golden Storm," released October 30, 2019) — were released at or very shortly after launch. No DLC remains unreleased. The developer's news feed for this game's Steam page has been used primarily to announce other D3PUBLISHER/YUKE'S titles in the EDF series and related games (EDF6, EDF World Brothers 2, Full Metal Schoolgirl). None of the 41 posts scanned contain any developer communication about new content, updates, or continued development for Iron Rain itself. There are zero development status posts, zero feature patches, and only two bug fix posts in the game's history. The six posts tagged as major content all refer to entirely separate games. The last content released for Iron Rain was the "Golden Storm" mission DLC on October 30, 2019. There has been no developer communication about further content for this title since then, and no update pattern of any kind has been established beyond the launch window. The game launched as a complete product and received its small batch of DLC at or near release — this represents the full scope of its post-launch content support.
Evidence
The only mission DLC, 'Golden Storm,' was released on October 30, 2019 — the last piece of content released for the game.
dlc listing · Oct 30, 2019 source content shipped
high
All 35 DLC items are marked as released, with the vast majority released on the game's launch date of October 15, 2019. No unreleased DLC exists.
dlc listing · Oct 15, 2019 content shipped
high

Content

35 of 35 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
D3PUBLISHER
Achievements
44
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game


Save the world without hope.
Year 2040. An action TPS where you will become one of the EDF soldiers and fight against the invaders from outer space which ruined the world. In the world settings which differs from the original "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE" series, more than 50 missions in five difficulties await for your challenge.



●50+ Missions in Five Difficulties
The furious battle against the invader Aggressors is full of chaos. Includes 50+ severe missions, where you must fight against gigantic enemy creatures and huge invader weapons in 5 different difficulties.

●4 Mobile Soldiers and Weapons
You will become the legendary mobile soldier which controls 4 different PA Gears, several hundreds weapons, arms and items. Regain hope to human beings.

●Bring Personality to the Battlefield
Includes character creation mode. You can select your favorite gender, face, hair style, weight, voice and outfit. You can also change the personality of yourself.

●Enriched Off-Line and On-Line Mode
When playing the off-line mode, the split-screen will be supported. Also, when playing the on-line mode, you can co-op with other EDF members around the world.
Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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