Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain
- Developer
- Yuke's
- Publisher
- D3 Publisher
- Released
- 11 April 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £46.49
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC
Genres: shooter
The EDF series moves away from its traditional series and into new territory with this new project. Developed by YUKE'S, with a theme song by Takashi Niigaki and creatures designed by Ryu Oyama for an EDF game that has never been seen before. Welcome to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN. Set on planet Earth devastated by war, this new adventure joins the EDF as they continue to battle to save the world.
Best gaming PC for Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain 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 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- 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 D3 Publisher 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 7 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit | Windows 7 64bit / Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-8100 | Intel Core i7-4770/AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti/ Radeon HD 7790 2GB | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R9 280 3GB |
| Storage | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-4770/AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon R9 280 3GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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