Platforms
- PCOct 06, 20268.0playscore8.625 Critics7.310.8K Players
- PlayStation 5Dec 31, 2026
- Xbox Series X|SOct 06, 2026NAplayscore8.741 CriticsNA0 Players
51 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
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Critic Reviews
- All in all, Gears of War: EDay is the best thing Gears since Gears of War 2 , and we say that having very much enjoyed the majority of the franchise.
Jamie Collyer · Oct 25, 2026 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - A prequel that returns to the heart of this series.
Kenny · Oct 13, 2026 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - The Xbox console exclusive Gears of War: E-Day is here with a massive campaign and lots of multiplayer modes. Check out our review for more.
Alex Everatt · Oct 10, 2026 Reviewed on PC, Series X|SRead full review - From a compelling campaign to blood-soaked multiplayer, The Coalition understands what makes Gears great.
Sam Chandler · Oct 10, 2026 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Gears of War: E-Day delivers arguably the franchise's finest, most atmospheric campaign, brilliantly balancing pulse-pounding action with genuine horror roots.
Alister Kennedy · Oct 09, 2026 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Brothers to the end.
Jordan Hawes · Oct 09, 2026 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Gears E-Day proves that looking back can, indeed, help you look forward, too.
Dom Peppiatt · Oct 09, 2026 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Gears of War: E-Day Review – A Masterclass Return to Horror, Brotherhood, and Brutality - Main Image Gears of War is the franchise that got me into Xbox.
Alister Kennedy · Oct 09, 2026 Reviewed on PC, Series X|SRead full review - Gears of War: E-Day successfully returns to the series’ roots, with a strong campaign, brutal combat, meaningful character moments, and excellent co-op.
Tammy · Oct 08, 2026 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Returning to the fold with some good and some bad.
Adam Beck · Oct 08, 2026 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Experience the brutal horror of Emergence Day through the eyes of Marcus Fenix in the origin story of one of gaming's most acclaimed sagas. Fourteen years before Gears of War, war heroes Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago return home to face a new nightmare: the Locust Horde. These subterranean monsters, grotesque and relentless, erupt from below, laying siege on humanity itself. Built from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers unprecedented graphical fidelity.
Developer: The Coalition