Earth Defense Force 6
- Developer
- Sandlot
- Publisher
- D3Publisher
- Released
- 25 August 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: shooter
Earth Defense Force 6 is the sixth main entry in the Earth Defense Force series and the direct sequel to Earth Defense Force 5, picking up three years after that game left off. EDF 6 is set on a dying Earth where the alien Primer civilization invades once again.
Best gaming PC for Earth Defense Force 6 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Earth Defense Force 6 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by D3Publisher on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 / Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 3770, AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i7 8700K, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56 |
| Storage | 45 GB | 45 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Earth Defense Force 6?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 8700K, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.