Now that Earth Defense Force 6 is finally available in English worldwide, PlayStation and Steam players are working their way through the game's 146 missions and five difficulty levels. It took yours truly a solid two weeks and 70 hours or so to complete the game on Hard difficulty, but I've still got the Hardest and Inferno difficulties to tackle. To help players plan their attack, we're providing the full list of missions and a few tips for unlocking missions and difficulty levels.
Unlocking Additional Difficulty Levels
Three difficulty levels are unlocked by default: Easy, Normal, and Hard. To unlock the Hardest and Inferno difficulty levels. the player must complete Mission 147 on any difficulty level.
??? Missions
After unlocking all numbered missions from 1-137 and completing Mission 137, six missions numbered ??? will appear under some previous missions. These ??? missions must be completed in order to unlock Mission 144 and progress towards the final mission.
| ??? Missions | |
|---|---|
| Name | Listed After |
| Unchanging Days II | 40 |
| Maximum Power | 75 |
| The Treacherous Summit I | 118 |
| Town of Darkness | 128 |
| Pursuer | 130 |
| Invasion of the Mechanical Soldiers | 134 |
Mission List
1. Base 251
2. Enemy Invaders
3. Standard Mission
4. Top Priority Extermination Order
5. Unchanging Days
6. Assist the Extermination Team
7. Hive Cleanup Mission
8. Fanged Monsters
9. Visitors
10. The Next Day
11. Machine Men
12. The Colossal Machines
13. The Bog Day
14. Turning Point
15. Extermination
16. Beta Spread
17. Drone Invasion
18. Crash the Ship
19. Operation K6
20. Melee at the Pier
21. The Silver Fleet
22. The Third Machine
23. Arrival of the Dropships
24. Tower of Light
25. Sniper Unit
26. Drifters
27. The Red Machines
28. Death Race
29. Grenadiers
30. Crash the Giant Ship...Again!
31. Mother's Domain
32. Secret of the Hot Springs
33. The Winged Army
34. Tower by the Shore
35. The Crumbling Town
36. Final Resistance
37. Blazing Flames
38. Base 251
39. Standard Mission I
40. Unchanging Days I
???. Unchanging Days II
41. Visitors I
42. The Next Day I
43. World Gone Mad
44. Banquet of the Gods
45. Tunnel #1
46. The Big Day
47. Turning Point I
48. Extermination I
49. Aranea's Mountain
50. The Treacherous Summit
51. Grenade Demolitions Unit
52. Demons Descend
53. Artillery Charge
54. Death Race I
55. Unstoppable Force vs. Immovable Object
56. Dropping Anchor
57. The One-Eyed Giant
58. Investigate the Massive Cave: Top Floor
59. Investigate the Massive Cave: Middle Floor
60. Investigate the Massive Cave: Bottom Floor
61. Bluebird of Terror
62. Multi-Layered Wall
63. Collision on the Plains
64. Rear Guard
65. The Enemies Behind
66. Descending Hostiles
67. Demon City
68. The Shadows of Giants
69. The Machine Stronghold
70. Alien Knights
71. Operation Lead Wall
72. Follow That Fortress
73. The Crumbling Town I
74. Approaching the Fortress
75. Base 251
???. Maximum Power
76. Standard Mission II
77. Visitors II
78. The Next Day I
79. World Gone Mad I
80. Banquet of the Water God
81. Tunnel #2
82. The Big Day
83. Shattered Serenity
84. Unidentified Flying Object
85. Monsters Attack
86. The Spreading Calamity
87. Death Race II
88. Conqueror
89. The Coast Cleanup Plan
90. Sudden Shock
91. The Swarm Surfaces
92. Observe the Fleet
93. The Giant Sleeping Bird
94. Advance of the Machine Army
95. Ambush
96. Operation Bird-Buster
97. Collision on the Plains I
98. Lured by the Shadow Fish
99. The Burning Wharf
100. Attack the Fleet
101. Incandescent Zone
102. The Armored Mountains
103. Exterminate the Monsters
104. Defend the Sub-Carrier
105. Operation Bird-Buster II
106. Diversionary Tactics
107. Base 251
108. Tactical Aircraft Operation
109. Aliens Attack
110. Visitors III
111. The Next Day III
112. World Gone Mad II
113. Banquet of the Wind God
114. Tunnel #3
115. The Big Day
116. Today's Plans
117. Base 228 in Peril
118. Operation Annihilation
???. The Treacherous Summit I
119. Survey the Giant Cave
120. Death Race III
121. Block the Transmission
122. Bogey Raid
123. Destroy the Giant Cave
124. Incubation
125. The Sleeping Fleet
126. Pouring Into Town
127. Assembly Point
128. The Mountain Stronghold
???. Town of Darkness
129. Artillery Exchange
130. Special Vehicle Unit
???. Pursuer
131. A Reckless Gamble
132. Ship #11
133. Base 251
134. The Webbed Castle
???. Invasion of the Mechanical Soldiers
135. Aliens Attack I
136. The Giant God Comes Crashing
137. Visitors IIII
144. The Next Day IIII
145. Operation Ring-Cracker: Part 1
146. Operation Ring-Cracker: Part 2
147. The Scales of Time
D3 Publisher's Earth Defense Force 6 is a third-person shooter that supports 2-player split-screen and 4-player online co-op. For more information, check out our full EDF 6 co-op review and developer interview!
Earth Defense Force 6 is now available on PlayStation and Steam for $59.99. On PlayStation, a deluxe edition is also available for $89.99 that bundles the game with DLC. The Steam version of EDF 6 is fully Steam Deck compatible.