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Gears 5

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

First-Person Shooter

Player score

7.1/10

25,144 reviews

Released: 2019
Developer: The Coalition
Platforms: 2 systems
Critics: 82
Steam Deck: playable
Download: 80 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Gears 5?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	10 September 2019
Developer	The Coalition
Publisher	Xbox Game Studios
Platforms	Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck
Genres	First-Person Shooter
Languages	15 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q55128278, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Gears 5 received?

Players71%positive of 25,144 · Mostly Positive

Metacritic82critic aggregate, PC

Achievements181on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	partial support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	Yes
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Yes
In-game purchases	Yes
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	80 GB
Add-on content	3 DLC listed
Age gate	17+

Content descriptors

Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$29.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Gears 5 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes22 of 300 (7%)
The game crashes about every hour - 2 hours.
Steam review, 4 January 2026 · 966 hours played · 29 readers marked it helpful
Game crashes after opening splash screen now.
Steam review, 6 December 2025 · 4 hours played · 13 readers marked it helpful
Performance and stutter10 of 300 (3%)
So yeah, VERY fun game, but too many crashes and unoptimized struff going on.
Steam review, 4 January 2026 · 966 hours played · 29 readers marked it helpful
The gameplay didn't click with me, and the optimization on Steam Deck felt poor enough that it negatively affected the overall experience.
Steam review, 6 August 2026 · 0 hours played · 16 readers marked it helpful

A further 12 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Gears 5

24 games overlap with Gears 5 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are CONTROL Ultimate Edition, Resident Evil: Revelations and The Surge.

All 24 games like Gears 5

Common questions about Gears 5

What platforms is Gears 5 on?

Gears 5 is available on Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2019.

How much does Gears 5 cost?

$29.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Gears 5?

71% of 25,144 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Gears 5?

82 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Gears 5 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Gears 5 as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Gears 5 download?

80 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.