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Steam app 1097840 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 07:22 UTC

Gears 5

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.

Gears 5 Steam header artwork
The CoalitionXbox Game Studios
561playing now
85324-hour peak
9,878all-time peak
684average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−392.2Gain−36.43%% gain1,598Peak

717 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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All time

85 months, September 2019 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 423 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

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September 2026

13 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 294 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

02685358031k01 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 Sep13 SepTuesday 01 September 2026914 peakWednesday 02 September 2026845 peakThursday 03 September 2026768 peakFriday 04 September 2026797 peakSaturday 05 September 2026923 peakSunday 06 September 2026949 peakMonday 07 September 2026991 peakTuesday 08 September 2026790 peakWednesday 09 September 2026742 peakThursday 10 September 2026686 peakFriday 11 September 2026699 peakSaturday 12 September 2026779 peakSunday 13 September 2026853 peak

October 2026

Gears 5 was released on Sep 9, 2019.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 13 Sep 2026, 07:22 UTC
App ID
1097840
Last updated
21 Jun 2023 build 10731442
Developer
The Coalition
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release date
Sep 9, 2019
Platforms
Windows
Download size
78.89 GB
Install size
86.36 GB
Genres
Action, Adventure
Game modes
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Controller support
Partial
Third-party account
Xbox Live
Achievements
181
Metacritic
82

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

ActionAdventureThird-Person ShooterMultiplayerCo-opShooterSingleplayerGoreSplit ScreenFemale ProtagonistViolentLocal Co-OpCo-op CampaignOpen WorldThird PersonStory RichHero ShooterSci-fiHorrorLGBTQ+
About this gameFull description from Steam
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears 5 relaunches with brand new features. Campaign: With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself. New campaign features let you take your character and weapon skins into new playthroughs and enjoy bonus difficulties and modifiers. PvP: May the best team win! With new modes and content since Launch, Versus rewards every competitive style, from casual to pro. PvE: Co-operatively battle to survive. Pick your character, pick your class, and hunker down in Horde or push through in Escape. Three-player Campaign Co-op: Battle alongside your friends in three-player online or split-screen co-op. Accessibility: Customize your gaming experience with updated accessibility features, including full controller remapping, single stick movement, Adaptive Controller support, narrated UI and menus, improved subtitles and more. Xbox Profile Required. Sign in with your existing profile or create one for free.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 12 regional ratings

Content notice

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

Regional ratings

CEROzViolence
CRL18
CSRRRViolence · Horror · Inappropriate Language
DEJUS18Extreme Violence · Legal Drugs
ESRBmBlood and Gore · Intense Violence · Strong Language
FPB18Violence · Language
IGRS18Kekerasan · Horor · Penggunaan bahasa
KGRB18Violence · Language
MDAM18Strong Violence · Coarse Language
NZOFLCr16Graphic Violence
OFLCma15Strong Bloody Violence · Online Interactivity
PEGI18Violence · Bad Language · In-Game Purchases
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit Processor: AMD FX-6000 series | Intel i3 Skylake Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Windows 7) DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 80 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660ti (Windows 7) DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 80 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible

macOS

Minimum: Recommended:

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:
Supported languages15 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French●
Italian●
German●
Spanish - Spain●
Arabic
Japanese
Korean●
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil●
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Latin America●
Traditional Chinese●
Turkish

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
Gears 5 screenshot 1Gears 5 screenshot 2Gears 5 screenshot 3Gears 5 screenshot 4Gears 5 screenshot 5Gears 5 screenshot 6Gears 5 screenshot 7Gears 5 screenshot 8Gears 5 screenshot 9

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

181 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Back AtchaAchievement
I Was Born in a Crossfire HurricaneAchievement
Back on Your Feet, Soldier!Achievement
Shock and AweAchievement
Pennies from HeavenAchievement
Pass the SoapAchievement
Sire, InterruptedAchievement
Perky's Revenge!Achievement
BFFsAchievement
You've Got a Friend in MeAchievement

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38 developer announcements, Dec 2019 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC

August

  1. Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta

    The Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta is your chance to get hands on with Gears of War: E-Day and provide essential feedback to help ensure the best Day One experience possible when the game launches on October 6. Be among the first to…

    v-licenhower

March

  1. Xbox Games Showcase Followed by the Gears of War: E-Day Direct Airs June 7

    You held the line, now get ready to lock in.Join us on June 7 at 10am PT at the Xbox Games Showcase for the Worldwide Reveal of Gears of War: E-Day, then stick around for the Gears of War: E-Day Direct immediately following the show for a…

    v-licenhower

June

  1. Steam Deck Update

    Updates to provide access to Steam Deck

    Patch notes

August

  1. This Week in Gears - August 10 - 16

    Hello everyone! Another This Week in Gears awaits us, our first since Operation 8! Versus Event: Vampiric FFA {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210771/9f8ef3e96b40e36b27963bf27ceb8c2fb1034ecb.jpg For this week, we'll be activating Vampiric FFA! This…

    TC Shauny
  2. This Week in Gears: Operation 8!

    Hello everyone! Operation 8 Drop 1 arrives tomorrow! If you want more details on this drop, you can find our Reveal News post here! Now, let's see what lies ahead! Versus Event: New Map Rumble…

    TC Shauny

July

  1. Operation 8: Drop 1 - Reveal

    Hello everyone! The time has come to talk about Operation 8! This post will cover everything you can expect to see when the operation goes live on Tuesday, August 3rd. Trailer Before you dive into the full post, check out the Operation 8…

    TC Shauny
  2. This Week in Gears - Jul 20 - 26

    Hello everyone! A new week, and with it comes another This Week in Gears! Versus Event: Freeze Dodgeball {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210771/24cff58500ded803d0adae9cfdc7539fbffad9ca.jpg Our final event for Operation 7, lasting two weeks, Freeze…

    TC Shauny
  3. This Week in Gears - July 13 - 19

    Hello everyone! Another This Week in Gears awaits! Versus Event: Torque Bow Tag {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210771/8d1b0f34b7d9b74315c4951fb3665b5dd51dc669.jpg Nothing fancy here… Torque Bow Tag returns for a special Versus event playlist! There…

    TC Shauny
  4. This Week in Gears - July 6 - 12

    Hello everyone! It's time, once more for another This Week in Gears fresh off the back of Operation 7 – Drop 2! Versus Event: Mercy 1 v 1 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210771/2f0591604adf59c56c9c22cc77b35c5f95b7aeab.jpg A throwback to Gears 3, this…

    TC Shauny

June

  1. Operation 7 Drop 2 - Reveal!

    Hello everyone! The time has come to talk about Operation 7 – Drop 2! This post will cover everything you can expect to see when the operation goes live on Tuesday, June 29. Trailer Before you dive into the full post, check out the…

    TC Shauny
  2. This Week in Gears – June 15 – 21

    Hello everyone! It's time, once more for another This Week in Gears! Versus Event: Vampiric FFA Our run of mutator-based events resumes with a two-week special event which runs up all the way until the end of Operation 7 – Drop 1! This…

    TC Shauny
  3. This Week in Gears: 8th June - 15th

    Hello everyone! It's time for another This Week in Gears! Versus Event: Control SSG A new event in this Operation, this is all focused-on Control, with the following loadout in play. Shotgun, Snub, Grenades (SSG). We very much look forward…

    TC Shauny

May

  1. This Week in Gears: May 24th - 31st

    Hello everyone! With Operation 7 well under way we're back with another This Week in Gears. Versus Event: Golden Gun with mutators! Golden Gun is a team-based event where you are given one gun, your Golden Gun, you can only blind fire it…

    TC Shauny
  2. This Week in Gears: Operation 7!

    Hello everyone! Operation 7 lands tomorrow! If you haven't already, check out our deep dive on Operation 7. Now, let us see what we will be playing. Versus Event: OSOK – Exploding Headshots Not just any OSOK event, with the latest updates…

    TC Shauny
  3. Operation 7: Drop 1 - Reveal

    Hello everyone! The time has come to talk about Operation 7! This post will cover everything you can expect to see when the operation goes live on Tuesday, May 18. Trailer Before you dive into the full post, check out the Operation 7…

    TC Shauny
  4. The Coalition Moving to Next-Gen Development, Unreal Engine 5

    At The Coalition, we pride ourselves on delivering the best possible Gears of War games and the best possible game performance using cutting-edge tools like Unreal Engine. We wanted to update our fans on both of those things. Thank you to…

    TC Shauny

April

  1. Operation 6 Drop 2 is live!

    Hello everyone, Operation 6 Drop 2 is now live! Operation 6 Drop 2 Jump into Gears 5 now and honor the heroes of Gears in the latest update. In case you missed last week's posts, we outlined the main changes and updates coming to Operation…

    TC Shauny
  2. This Week in Gears - Operation 6 Drop 2!

    Hello everyone! It's time for our special drop 2 This Week in Gears! Versus Event: Execution 2.0 A new variant of the classic Execution game mode, Execution 2.0 adds an objective ring after 2 minutes to decrease stalemates. If a team…

    TC Shauny
  3. Operation 6: Drop 2 - Reveal

    Hello everyone! The time has come to talk to you about the second drop in Operation 6. This post will cover everything you can expect to see when Drop 2 releases on Tuesday, April 13th. Trailer Before you dive into the full post below…

    TC Kilo
  4. This week in Gears - April 6 - 12

    Hello everyone! It's a very exciting week here at TC, so let's dive right in! Versus Event: Bunny Hunt Bunny Hunt continues this week! A reminder, as a variant of Guardian, you'll spawn in with Longshots and will have one objective, kill…

    TC Kilo

March

  1. This Week in Gears - March 30 - April 5

    Hello everyone! New week, new this week in Gears, let's get going! Versus Event: Bunny Hunt With Easter being very close, we have a special Versus event for you, Bunny Hunt. A variant of Guardian, You'll spawn in with Longshots and will…

    TC Kilo
  2. This Week in Gears - March 23 - 29

    Hello everyone! A new week means we have a new This Week in Gears! Versus Event: Hyper Dodgeball Hyper Dodgeball returns! Eliminate the opposing team to win. Every kill brings back a dead teammate. Remember as its hyper that means respawn…

    TC Kilo
  3. This Week in Gears - March 16 - 22

    Hello everyone! It's time for another edition of This Week in Gears! Versus Event: Luck of the Draw {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210771/ca31584395d1dfa6e874a5d9dbbbe9e7a111c298.jpg It's a special time in Ireland as St Patrick's Day is this…

    TC Kilo
  4. This week in Gears: March 9 - 15

    Hello everyone! It's time for another edition of This Week in Gears, our first one a week after the launch of Operation 6! Tour of Duty – Boost Before we dive into this week, we wanted to talk about the issue last week that recently…

    TC Kilo
  5. Operation 6 is now live!

    Hello everyone, Operation 6 is now live! Operation 6 Jump into Gears 5 now and honor the heroes of Gears in the new update. In case you missed last week's posts, we outlined the main changes and updates coming to Operation 6. Check them out…

    TC Kilo
  6. This week in Gears - Operation 6

    Hello everyone! We're less than 24 hours away from the launch of Operation 6 and have some added details coming your way. Operation 6 Trailer Drops Today Watch the trailer now! Versus: Control Control is based on King of the Hill but with…

    TC Kilo

February

  1. Operation 6 - PvP & PvE

    Starting on March 2, Operation 6 will introduce some fresh multiplayer variants and we're excited to share those with you today! Versus: Control With PvP, we are going to be introducing a new featured Versus game mode to kick off Operation…

    TC Kilo
  2. Operation 6 - Reveal & Timing Changes

    Hello everyone! The time has arrived to start talking about Operation 6! Two Drops per Operation Based on feedback from the community, we spent the holiday period reorganizing planned Operations to give you more content more often. This…

    TC Kilo
  3. This week in Gears: Feb 16th - Feb 22nd

    Hello everyone! With a new week comes another This Week in Gears! We know last week was a little rough – a reminder that we have a post about the Re-ups here. Versus Event: Arms Race…

    TC Kilo
  4. Re-up update: 24 hours on

    Hello everyone, Yesterday we released our re-up update across Gears 5. When we released the update, we split it into two parts: Part 1 was to update everyone's accounts to the correct re-up and level, as well as introduce the new re-up xp…

    Patch notes
  5. This week in Gears: Feb 9th - 15th

    Hello everyone! With a new week comes another This Week in Gears, featuring the re-up update, a Valentine's weapon set to unlock, and more! Re-up update As previously announced, this week will see the anticipated re-up update, you can read…

    TC Kilo
  6. Re-up changes coming Feb 9th!

    Last year we made clear our intentions to investigate the re-up system. we're happy to announce that on Tuesday, February 9th we'll be doing the following changes! Reducing XP significantly per re-up Making the re-up rewards much more…

    TC Kilo
  7. This Week in Gears: February 2 - 8

    Hello everyone! It's time for another edition of This Week in Gears, featuring a minor title update and more! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210771/e40ba0f7ca171ef6e54599895ad6d3c5bb12359b.png Patch Notes: Title Update As you probably figured out…

    TC Kilo

January

  1. Hivebusters DLC now available!

    It's time to buckle up because the Gears 5: Hivebusters DLC is live! This DLC focuses on the origin of Scorpio Squad – the venerable trio of Lahni, Mac, and Keegan who were first introduced in Gears 5's Escape mode and whose story was…

    TC Kilo
  2. This Week in Gears: January 26 – Feb 1

    With another week upon us, we have another edition of This Week in Gears lined up for you. Versus Event: 14 Player FFA As mentioned last week, 14 Player FFA will be staying around for another week which means we'll continue to bring the…

    TC Kilo

March

  1. Operation 3: Gridiron

    Clayton. Cole. A brand new one-life objective mode. This is Gears 5 Operation 3: Gridiron! Hit the trailer up above for your first look at what to expect, then dive in to our What's Up below for all the details. NEW MODE: GRIDIRON One Flag.…

    TC Octus

December

  1. Operation 2: Free For All

    The next multiplayer Operation for Gears 5 is currently planned for December 11, 2019 (pending certification). This update features fourteen-player Free For All, Arcade Blitz, 2v2 Gnashers, two Heroes, two villains, seven maps and a whole…

    TC Andius
  2. Gears Esports San Diego Major: Championship Sunday

    The Gears 5 Esports San Diego Major is happening now at Town & Country in San Diego. Visit the Event Hub for bracket updates, or the home page for more details. Tune in to cheer on your favorites and win some weapon skins and a chance at a…

    TC Andius

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