PROS + The campaign is far better than those of Gears 4 and 5 + One of the best visual showcases for Unreal Engine 5 + Gameplay changes add more depth to combat, since you can customize your weapons and gear + The story nails the portrayal of the Locust Horde's brutality and humanity's desperation in the face of this new enemy + The new weapons feel great to use + Bosses are tough and require strategy to defeat + The game now features open areas with secondary objectives and a map CONS - Solo play has some drawbacks, as the squad AI isn't as smart as it should be - There are some technical bugs that need fixing; one related to Frame Generation was patched today at launch - Open areas are much more demanding on performance than linear ones; I recommend enabling Frame Gen when playing in them Overall, it’s a great return for Gears, featuring its best campaign since the original trilogy, which, imo, is still better. I can't comment on multiplayer or Horde mode, as they were unavailable until today.
Gears of War: E-Day
Playing now
Developer / Publisher
The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios
Release date
Oct 6, 2026 (Coming soon)
Genres
Action, Adventure
Russian language
Text only, no voice-over
Price
$69.99
Steam recommendations
996
Tags
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Veterans
10+ hours at review89%
positive · 66 reviews
Newcomers
Under 2 hours at review76%
positive · 156 reviews
Most criticized
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The most helpful review from a veteran (10+ hours at review)If you like stories where: 1. The men are in the backseat dealing with their emotions during war. 2. The women are stable, calm, cool and collected and order you around in almost every leader role. 3. Cheesy over used military lines are a must. 4. The women only like other women. 5. The white old guy is the bad guy, especially during an non-human invasion. Then this game is for you! Gameplay is fun as long as you or your buddy don't crash every 10 mins. (It gets a thumbs down for the crashes. as long as you can laugh it off, it's not a terrible game)
Community reviews
723 matching
Based on the 723 most recent Steam reviews · updated 2 Oct 2026
- English reviews: 692, 1 Oct 2026 – 2 Oct 2026
- Russian reviews: 31, 1 Oct 2026 – 2 Oct 2026
- ▼ Not recommended2.3 h at review2.3 h total2 Oct 2026
Nostalgia bait with a side of bait and switch. The new character "Carter" is the main character, not Marcus or Dom. She's constantly overshadowing them and saves them. Basically the typical girl boss as most modern games have. Also, why do all the women looks trans? I'm so tired of every AAA western game does this.
367 found helpful · 22 found funnyGames owned: 482 · Reviews written: 54On Steam - ▼ Not recommended14 h at review19 h total2 Oct 2026
If you like stories where: 1. The men are in the backseat dealing with their emotions during war. 2. The women are stable, calm, cool and collected and order you around in almost every leader role. 3. Cheesy over used military lines are a must. 4. The women only like other women. 5. The white old guy is the bad guy, especially during an non-human invasion. Then this game is for you! Gameplay is fun as long as you or your buddy don't crash every 10 mins. (It gets a thumbs down for the crashes. as long as you can laugh it off, it's not a terrible game)
234 found helpful · 13 found funnyPerformanceGameplayReviews written: 19On Steam - ▲ Recommended0.9 h at review4.2 h total1 Oct 2026
LAUNCHING GAME FIX: Upgrade your graphics drivers to todays, restart PC if needed PERFORMANCE ISSUES: Dont play with maxed out settings, use frame gen COSMETICS CLAIM: Go to ingame store, press purchase premium edition, THEN BACK OUT, you will get them all. UPVOTE IF HELPFUL. GAME IS GOOD IF YOU LOOK PAST THESE INITIAL PROBLEMS
212 found helpful · 6 found funnyGraphicsReviews written: 7On Steam - ▲ Recommended0.1 h at review1.5 h total1 Oct 2026
F and a moment of silence to my fellow brothers and sisters who could not make it to witness Gears of War's very own Halo Reach moment. We are officially witnessing the rebirth of a franchise we all thought was long gone. We are witnessing peak Gears of War returning to us after many long years and I am more than ready to grab my lancer and go plug up some grub holes! This is the feeling I haven't felt since Gears 3, and it actually feels surreal. Gears Devs, please bring Gears 2-4 and Judgement to Steam so I can complete my collection.
123 found helpful · 8 found funnyReviews written: 236On Steam - ▼ Not recommended11 h at review17 h total2 Oct 2026
Honestly, this game is great. The graphics, the improvements, etc.... The only issue is have is that it is woke. I'm playing a gears of war game, i don't need to know about a random lesbians love story. I only want to know about Marcus and Dom. Some characters try to hard and it does not fit in. If the woke portions were removed from this game, I would give it a 9.5/10. If you personally can handle the wokeness, I think you would enjoy the game. (I cringe in some portions of the game)..
119 found helpful · 5 found funnyGraphicsStoryReviews written: 14On Steam - ▲ Recommended1.2 h at review1.5 h total1 Oct 2026
Everyone take silence for all our fallen COG brothers and sisters that won’t get to experience this gem... The feeling I haven't felt since Gears of War 3 feels actually surreal.. impossible. WE ARE SO BACK. And they went back to "Gears of War" rather than just "Gears" too. This is Gears of War's very own Halo Reach moment. With 14 years set between E-day and the original game, there's so much lore this story can tell. Also, Microsoft, please bring the OG Trilogy to PC. It's been long enough and not all of us still play on consoles anymore.
112 found helpful · 8 found funnyStoryReviews written: 84On Steam - ▲ Recommended0.4 h at review6.5 h total1 Oct 2026
The vibes/gameplay and graphics are all top tier, they actually cooked with this one. They optimized the heck out of this from the beta, runs great on Steam Machine now at 1440p with FSR4
78 found helpful · 4 found funnyPerformanceGraphicsGameplayReviews written: 82On Steam - ▼ Not recommended1.5 h at review1.6 h total1 Oct 2026
The trailers made this look like some badass OG Gears of War shooter, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the dei in this game is insane. Every woman is a she boss clearly written as some forced power fantasy. I have no issue with woman in games, but its so overly done here. Just give me the damn OG Gears Dynamic without every important leader and character being a le hecking super boss.
65 found helpful · 17 found funnyGames owned: 890 · Reviews written: 70On Steam - ▼ Not recommended4.7 h at review4.7 h total2 Oct 2026
This game is being flooded with bots and paid feedback to hide the review bombing this game deserves. some accounts with .4 hours in the game and writing a review on how amazing it is. the game is awful. movement feels clunky, TTK is here and there, audio is literally like playing in a trash can. i can hear Dom from across the map when it sounds like he is right behind me. Its either footsteps that don't exist and I'm shot gunned in the face OR sound like they are right behind me yet no one is there. In game its borderline indistinguishable who is a cog and who is a locust half the time. everyone looks the same, literally. Do not even get me started on the campaign. In a game who has always been known for incredible campaigns and amazing storylines......what the hell is this. ignore the game crashes in a campaign mode, but missing characters on the helicopter, T posing NPCs, aura farming aunties waltzing down a block of locusts.....constant cutscenes with so much drama involved.... and just awful........awful character development. Charging 100$ for this is tragic. Another giant has fallen, so long to the days of some of the great game developing companies dying to greed and providing unfinished and rushed product. Gears 2 is 20 years old and is far more advanced than this.
61 found helpful · 13 found funnyPerformanceStoryReviews written: 2On Steam - ▲ Recommended1 h at review7.8 h total1 Oct 2026
If you're having problems getting your Premium Edition Rewards, look no further here is the fix. Step 1: Load Your game Step 2: Open up the Store Menu Step 3: Select, Premium Edition and hit buy. This will open the steam store page. Step 4: Close the steam store page and boom, all your rewards will pop up
55 found helpful · 2 found funnyGames owned: 315 · Reviews written: 14On Steam - ▼ Not recommended2.4 h at review2.4 h total1 Oct 2026
Wanted to like this so badly, been with Gears since 2006. The game just runs so poorly, character models not loading, the audio is awful and it just feels half baked. I'd love to experience it on a console which surely runs better? Idk what the hell has gone on but this just feels awful and I hate saying that
53 found helpful · 29 found funnyGames owned: 191 · Reviews written: 4On Steam - ▲ Recommended1.5 h at review6.4 h total1 Oct 2026
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38 found helpful · 24 found funnyGames owned: 2,745 · Reviews written: 119On Steam - ▼ Not recommended3.9 h at review5.7 h total2 Oct 2026
what is this soy boy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ writing? contemporary western game dev. in a nutshell - man bad, woman good. it's so tiring. game is fun to play but jesus ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ christ they love to beat you over the head with this braindead ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ narrative.
37 found helpfulStoryReviews written: 81On Steam - ▼ Not recommended1.7 h at review2.6 h total1 Oct 2026
Horrible optimization. Must be the Locust EMP attack on E-Day. Beefy system, still crawling at 60 FPS? Hitches and stutters every time a Drone blinks. Unacceptable.
33 found helpful · 14 found funnyPerformanceReviews written: 60On Steam - ▼ Not recommended4.1 h at review4.6 h total1 Oct 2026
I'm so tired of this trend, where the new games have to have a DEI insert character no one cares about, that's there either to be black, woman or a homosexual... literally for no other reason, because who needs other reasons right? In this case they literally ticked all the boxes. No one cares about some new character's backstory, we're here for Marcus, Dom, Tai, some cool dark atmosphere mixed with rough jokes and good action. I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYBODY'S SEXUALITY IN AN ACTION, BRUTAL VIDEOGAME ABOUT THE END-TIMES!!! It's literally everywhere now.
32 found helpful · 10 found funnyReviews written: 62On Steam - ▲ Recommended17 h at review17 h total1 Oct 2026
PROS + The campaign is far better than those of Gears 4 and 5 + One of the best visual showcases for Unreal Engine 5 + Gameplay changes add more depth to combat, since you can customize your weapons and gear + The story nails the portrayal of the Locust Horde's brutality and humanity's desperation in the face of this new enemy + The new weapons feel great to use + Bosses are tough and require strategy to defeat + The game now features open areas with secondary objectives and a map CONS - Solo play has some drawbacks, as the squad AI isn't as smart as it should be - There are some technical bugs that need fixing; one related to Frame Generation was patched today at launch - Open areas are much more demanding on performance than linear ones; I recommend enabling Frame Gen when playing in them Overall, it’s a great return for Gears, featuring its best campaign since the original trilogy, which, imo, is still better. I can't comment on multiplayer or Horde mode, as they were unavailable until today.
32 found helpfulPerformanceGraphicsGameplayStoryReviews written: 31On Steam - ▼ Not recommended6 h at review7.9 h total2 Oct 2026
I rarely review games but holy **** the shader compilation every time I boot the game is unacceptable.
29 found helpful · 12 found funnyReviews written: 4On Steam - ▼ Not recommended2.2 h at review2.2 h total1 Oct 2026
Sorry but its 2026, black lesbian squad mate showing you the ropes. Strong black female mayor leading the city into collapse. Strong black female commander. its going to take more than a fancy suit of armor and good pr campaign to impress me no wonder the earth fell is the real joke in this whole thing
29 found helpful · 6 found funnyGames owned: 242 · Reviews written: 97On Steam - ▼ Not recommended1.5 h at review8.6 h total1 Oct 2026
Great game, just needs slightly better optimization. The cpu usage is brutal.
25 found helpful · 9 found funnyPerformanceGames owned: 1,939 · Reviews written: 87On Steam - ▼ Not recommended5 h at review9.9 h total2 Oct 2026
great gameplay loop, 6 million girl bosses. chud six, going dark.
24 found helpful · 3 found funnyGameplayReviews written: 22On Steam