Godzilla Defense Force: X revealed for Android and iOS in 2027

MINTROCKET is bringing Godzilla back to mobile with GODZILLA DEFENSE FORCE: X, a new Android and iOS strategy and management title built around defending Earth Defense Force outposts from kaiju attacks. The reveal lands just months after the original Godzilla Defense Force shut down on February 26, 2026, making this follow-up feel less like a one-off brand tie-in and more like a deliberate second pass at the formula.

The setup is straightforward, and that is what makes it interesting. Players will command the Earth Defense Force and hold locations around the globe against waves of monsters, which suggests a defensive loop built for quick sessions, upgrade paths, and repeat runs rather than a pure action game. For a franchise as enormous as Godzilla, that matters: the pitch is not about one giant monster brawl, but about whether a mobile strategy game can turn the series’ long history into something that feels more structured than spectacle alone.

MINTROCKET says the game is planned for a late-2026 soft launch for testing, followed by a worldwide release in early 2027. That timing puts it squarely in the mobile window where publishers often use a soft launch to tune balance, pacing, and retention before pushing a broader rollout. The business model has not been detailed, but the scale of the reveal, the mobile strategy framing, and the emphasis on defense and management all point to a game that will need to keep players invested beyond the first few monster reveals.

The trailer makes clear where the fan service sits. Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, Destoroyah, Biollante, Rodan, Gigan, Baragon, Gezora, Manda, Anguirus, Orga, and Megalon are all in the mix, alongside settings such as Odo Island and Sydney, Australia. That lineup reaches across more than 70 years of Godzilla history, and it signals a roster-first approach that should appeal to franchise diehards immediately, even if the underlying combat ends up being more management-heavy than tactical.

The original Godzilla Defense Force launched in 2019, and this sequel arrives with a much larger stage and a much bigger cast. If MINTROCKET can balance the Earth Defense Force premise with the kind of monster parade this trailer promises, GODZILLA DEFENSE FORCE: X could land as more than licensed fan service. If not, it risks becoming another collector-driven spectacle that leans on the brand name more than the strategy beneath it.