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Gears of War: E-Day 2026

Shooter by The Coalition, published by Xbox Game Studios.

Xbox Series X|S PC (Microsoft Windows) Shooter Adventure ESRB: M Game Pass Ultimate, PC
79
Critics
aggregate score
80
Players
IGDB rating
72%
Mostly Positive
10,754 Steam reviews
2,228 playing now
on Steam, 7,855 peak today
14 h to beat
main story, 23 h for everything

About

It is on Game Pass Ultimate, PC. On Steam, 72% of 10,754 player reviews are positive (Mostly Positive). 2,228 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 12,305 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 14 hours, doing everything about 23 hours.

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.

Story

Gears of War: E-Day is set on the planet Sera 14 years before the events of the original Gears of War, shortly after the conclusion of the Pendulum Wars. Humanity has entered a fragile period of peace, and many Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) soldiers called Gears are being demobilized. The game takes place in the city of Kalona, a major industrial center once known for innovation and scientific advancement that was transformed by decades of wartime Imulsion production.

What is happening now

Gears of War: E-Day is a prequel shooter that explores the franchise's origins, arriving October 6, 2026 across Xbox Series X and S, PC, and PlayStation 5. The game centers on themes of brotherhood and hope during humanity's initial confrontation with the Locust threat. Recent coverage has focused on the game's narrative direction following the release of its story trailer. The development team has emphasized how E-Day examines camaraderie and resilience in the face of an overwhelming existential crisis, suggesting the campaign will explore the emotional weight of the conflict's earliest days rather than simply delivering combat sequences.

How long to beat Gears of War: E-Day

from 2 players
Main storyrushing through the story
14 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
18 h
Completionisteverything the game has
23 h

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
October 6, 2026
October 6, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported Valve reports it does not run

Minimum
Recommended
OS
Windows 10 64-bit 22H 19045.7291
Windows 11 64bit (25H2) or newer
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i7‑6850K / i5‑10400
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 / Intel i5-11600K
Memory
12 GB RAM
16 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / Radeon RX 9060 XT
DirectX
Version 12
Version 12
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
115 GB available space
115 GB available space
Sound Card
Windows compatible audio device
Windows compatible audio device
Additional Notes
Storage: SSD required (solid-state drive)
Storage: SSD required (solid-state drive)

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 31, 2026.

Gears of War: E-Day player count

concurrent players on Steam
2,228playing now52m ago
7,855peak today
12,30530-day peak
12,305highest we have seenOct 24, 2026
Oct 23: 8,746 Oct 24: 12,305 Oct 25: 12,081 Oct 26: 11,279 Oct 27: 9,177 Oct 28: 8,709 Oct 29: 8,033 Oct 30: 7,542 Oct 31: 7,991 Nov 1: 7,095 Nov 2: 7,855
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Gears of War: E-Day achievements

55 achievements on Steam

Rarest

I WILL MASSACRE YOU Kill 50,000 Enemies in Horde Siege (any difficulty).
0%
Got Your Wings Re-up for the final time and claim your wings.
0%
Dead Serious 100% Campaign on Insane, 25,000 kills in Versus, max Player Level, and max 4 classes.
0%
HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL STAR… Get 25,000 kills in Versus.
0%
The Lucky Ones Died on E-Day Earn all other Achievements.
0%
Down, but Not Dead Revive 250 squadmates from DBNO with the Stim Vaporizer in Horde Siege.
0.1%
All 55 achievements by how many players unlocked them
This Is My Rifle Unlock all Weapon Mods in Horde Siege.
0.3%
Siege Specialist Reach max level with the Assault, Breacher, Marksman, and Medic classes in Horde Siege.
0.7%
I Didn't Hear No Bell
0.7%
Turn It Up to 11 Execute 50 enemies Stunned by the Sonic Disruptor in Horde Siege.
1.4%
Like a Boss Successfully complete 25 Invasion Events in Horde Siege (any difficulty).
2.2%
Lift Outta Hell Complete and Survive 50 Horde Siege Missions (Infantry difficulty or higher).
2.4%
Never Fight Alone Extract from Horde Siege with all squadmates alive on Allfather difficulty.
2.6%
For Whom the Bell Tolls Beat the Campaign on Insane difficulty, achieve 100% completion (Any difficulty)
3%
Relax. I'm the Map. Discover all Hard Cases in the Campaign.
3.8%
Right in the Ticker
4.2%
Side Piece Complete all secondary objectives in the Campaign (any difficulty).
5.2%
Memories From E-Day Find all Collectibles in the Campaign (any difficulty).
5.5%
Field Service Reach Player Level 100 and Re-Up for the first time.
5.8%
Who Loves Ya, Baby? Revive 20 players from other squads in Horde Siege.
6.3%
Today We Are Canceling the Apocalypse Complete all Acts of the Campaign on Insane difficulty.
7.1%
Days Since Last Accident: 0
7.1%
I'm All Amped Up Maintain 30 seconds of Adrenaline with the Injector in Horde Siege.
9.2%
You're My Brother Complete all Acts of the Campaign on Co-Op (any difficulty).
9.3%
Best I Can Do Is a Pizza Party Complete any 100 Secondary Objectives in Horde Siege.
10.1%
I Am Heavy Weapons Guy Kill 10 enemies in a row using a single detached turret.
11.8%
Spotted and Slotted Pulse 1,000 enemies with the Pulse Drone in Horde Siege.
12.3%
Crepe du Raven
13.1%
Stacks, On Stacks, On Stacks Spend 150,000 Energy at the Supply Cache in Horde Siege (any difficulty).
14%
Somebody Set Up Us the Bomb Plant the bomb in Demolition and have it explode without the enemy defusing it.
14.6%
Just Let Me Get One More… Get 100 Revives.
15.2%
It Only Game, Why You Heff to Be Mad? Win a game of Conquest without the enemy team scoring.
20.5%
Okay, Boomer.
26.3%
Quartermaster Unlock all Supply Cache items in the Campaign.
28.5%
Form-Up! Receive the max reward from a Perk Cache in Horde Siege (any difficulty).
30.1%
Remember Kalona Complete all Acts of the Campaign (any difficulty).
33.5%
For My Boys
35.8%
Nothing Left but the Fight
36.4%
The Only Good Bug is a Dead Bug
37.2%
Two Grubs, One Gut-Punch
41.8%
End of the Line
42%
…The Harder They Fall
46.6%
Payback's A Pitch
46.9%
Explosive Indigestion
47%
Twice the Pride, Double the Fall
48%
Get Back You Eight-legged Freak
52%
FNG Complete Boot Camp.
53.7%
Got to the Choppa
55.4%
The Scorched Legion
57.7%
You Want What On the Front of a Gun?!
72.5%
Chainsaw Go Brrrrrrrrr
72.7%
Brotector Save another player from a struggle with a Locust.
73.1%
The Bigger They Are…
77.3%
We Must Improvise
79.9%
Emergence Begins
82.8%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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