Satisfying, brutal combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“combat feels so good, the wartime design still holds up pretty well”
Steam review · 33.6 h played ↗
Gears 5
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 72%Mostly Positive · 72%The Coalition2019Third-Person Shooter · Action · Adventure
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A polished, great-looking cover shooter with strong combat, co-op and Horde, held back by a weak story, dull open-world skiff sections and a mandatory Microsoft login. Skip it if you hate account hassles.
Great for
Co-op players and Horde fans wanting punchy cover-shooter action, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Forced Microsoft login and campaign bugs or crashes can block you; story and open-world padding disappoint
What players love
Great Horde and multiplayer modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Horde is probably the best we've ever had in this series”
Steam review · 95.7 h played ↗
Stunning visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This is visually one of the best games ever released, even 7 years later.”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
Excellent optimization and performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Incredible performance. Ultra preset 144fps all the way through.”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
Fun co-op, including split screen
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“for a discount it's a really good time with friends”
Steam review · 23.1 h played ↗
Jack the robot adds depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“the extra abilities with your robot sidekick Jack added some depth to all the shooting and things blowing up”
Steam review · 23 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak story and annoying characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Kait might just be the most annoying character in the entire series, ended up playing the game on mute and without subtitles”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and soft-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Legitimately breaks in Act 2 Chapter 4. Graphical glitches and then game breaking bug where you can't progress”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Forced Microsoft/Xbox account login
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Needs a Microsoft account to play. Why? The ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game is on my computer.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Clunky controls and weak gunplay feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The shooting in particular did absolutely nothing for me. It feels stiff and just... kind of lifeless.”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
Boring, empty open-world skiff sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The skiff sections are vast open empty semi-open-world sections with absolutely nothing to do in them”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Co-op and online connection problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Apparently THERE IS NO 3 player co-op.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable80 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD FX-6000 series | Intel i3 Skylake
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Windows 7)
Storage80 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660ti (Windows 7)
Storage80 GB available space
OSWindows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD FX-6000 series | Intel i3 Skylake
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Windows 7)
Storage80 GB available space
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