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Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This is by far the best gears of war game since gears 3 in my opinion”
Steam review · 16.2 h played ↗
Gears of War: E-Day
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 78%Mostly Positive · 78%The CoalitionShooter · Third-Person Shooter · Action
The verdict
A gorgeous, brutal return to classic Gears with great gunplay, Horde Siege and co-op, but crashes, UE5 performance issues and a divisive story hurt it. Skip it if stability or story matter most.
Great for
Gears fans who want brutal gunplay, co-op campaign and Horde Siege, and can tolerate early stability issues
Main risk
Frequent crashes and memory leaks that can wipe progress, plus a campaign many find poorly written
What players love
Strong campaign with good co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The campaign is Top 3 for me, on par with Gears 1 and 2.”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
Stunning graphics and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I have not seen real-time rendering look this good in ANY game before, and the use of UE5 Megalights is one to behold.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Best Gears gunplay and movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The movement overhaul is amazing and I hope it stays from now on in future gears games. Guns feel great and nothing seems to be weak or useless.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Fun Horde Siege and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Horde Mode is now a Helldivers 2-esk Mission/extraction, which is a ton of fun and the highlight of the game.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Works well for many players
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Also runs incredibly well. 120-144 FPS on Ultra settings, no DLSS or upscaling on a RTX 4080.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak writing and forced messaging
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“They dont understand brotherhood.”
Steam review · 22.8 h played ↗
Marcus and Dom sidelined by new characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Instead its feels like the story revolves around everyone except them a good 70-80% of the time.”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Frequent crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Hoard Siege is currently unplayable with the number of crashes, which have not improved since the beta.”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗
Poor PC optimization and stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“performance for this game is so bad i cannot get a reliable framerate around nor above 60FPS.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Missing features and mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The game doesn't support private matches, it's new take on horde mode is abysmal”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Multiplayer netcode and hit registration
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Hit box is terrible, sometimes you'll shoot someone close quarters head on with minimal damage done”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support115 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit 22H 19045.7291
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i7‑6850K / i5‑10400
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Ray Tracing capable GPU is required. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Radeon RX 9060
Storage115 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 64bit (25H2) or newer
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5600 / Intel i5-11600K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / Radeon RX 9060 XT
Storage115 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit 22H 19045.7291
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i7‑6850K / i5‑10400
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Ray Tracing capable GPU is required. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Radeon RX 9060
Storage115 GB available space
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