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Gears of War: E-Day
Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.
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Developer description
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Emergence Begins
Experience the horror and brutality of Emergence Day. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, join Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago in a gripping origin-story campaign as the Locust Horde first erupt from below, igniting a desperate fight for survival. Rally your squad and fight on in multiplayer with a reimagination of Gears’ iconic PvE mode, Horde Siege, or go head-to-head with a refined Versus PvP.* Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers the most immersive Gears yet.
The Story of E-Day
Fight through the chaos of Emergence Day in a gripping origin story campaign.
Battle alone or rally up to four players online across Campaign, Horde Siege, and Versus.*
Horde Siege PvE – Back and Bigger Than Ever
Survive a city under siege in an evolved take on Gears’ iconic co-op wave survival mode built for larger maps, more players, and bigger battles.
Choose your class - Assault, Marksman, Medic, or Breacher - then drop in as a 4-player squad to fight back the Locust.…
Player sentiment
What players actually say
72%positive · Mostly Positive
7.8K English reviews · Oct 21, 2026“Decent gameplay, but missed the mark on the story, like others have said, but not for the same old reasons. Just wish that there was more of the story that brought Marcus and Dom closer other than being "dragged back" into war out of necessity. Dude pulled his buddy out of prison, stood by him when court martialed,…”
Davey Jones
23.2h played · 49 helpful
“Loved the gameplay, campaign is super meaty at around 16-17 hours long (played on Insane and collected a majority of perks for armor and weapons) I strongly recommend it ON SALE tho... Story wise its a total mixed bag, I got to see Dom and Marcus connect like it was advertised but felt it kept getting interrupted b…”
TIGER-X
18.9h played · 225 helpful
“It's a lot better than GoW 4 & 5. I don't understand how anyone thought that pride flags would be thematically appropriate though, getting killed by a locust parading around a transgender flag is certainly an interesting choice. Pointing this out doesn't mean that I believe there isn't a place for pride, but it cert…”
Proteinabuse
19h played · 58 helpful
“Played all of the games since 06. Genuinely no idea where half of these reviews are coming from, either bot or some enforced bombing that pays them out, no idea. Theres virtually 0-2 girl bossing moments in the game, i like most of the characters and love seeing that ALL of the cog gears get named and come up aga…”
Anomalous Apache
71.5h played · 444 helpful
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Media
Screenshots
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Specs
System requirements
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minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit 22H 19045.7291
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i7‑6850K / i5‑10400
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Hardware Ray Tracing capable GPU is required. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Radeon RX 9060
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 115 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows compatible audio device
- Additional Notes: Storage: SSD required (solid-state drive)
recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 64bit (25H2) or newer
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 / Intel i5-11600K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / Radeon RX 9060 XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 115 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows compatible audio device
- Additional Notes: Storage: SSD required (solid-state drive)
FAQ
Common questions
When was Gears of War: E-Day released?+
Steam lists the release date as Oct 6, 2026.
What platforms is Gears of War: E-Day available on?+
Windows
How is Gears of War: E-Day reviewed on Steam?+
Mostly Positive — 72% of 7.8K English reviews are positive, captured Oct 21, 2026.








