Gears of War: E-Day

Gears of War: E-Day is developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios, released on Oct 6, 2026.

Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.

Basic Information

Store page feature tags: Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, In-App Purchases, DualSense Controller Support, HDR available, Family Sharing.

Official Introduction Key Points

1. Emergence Begins
2. 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.
3. The Story of E-Day
4. Fight through the chaos of Emergence Day in a gripping origin story campaign.
5. Battle alone or rally up to four players online across Campaign, Horde Siege, and Versus.*
6. Horde Siege PvE – Back and Bigger Than Ever
7. 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.
8. Choose your class - Assault, Marksman, Medic, or Breacher - then drop in as a 4-player squad to fight back the Locust.

Minimum System Requirements (Windows)

- 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)

Achievement Highlights

• Stacks, On Stacks, On Stacks
• Like a Boss
• I WILL MASSACRE YOU
• Chainsaw Go Brrrrrrrrr
• Just Let Me Get One More…
• You’re My Brother
• Emergence Begins
• We Must Improvise

Related DLC

Available on the store page: DLC 4637140, DLC 5027470.

Legal Notice

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Official Screenshots

This page’s gallery section collects all 24 official screenshots of Gears of War: E-Day.

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