Gears of War

Gears of War is a legendary series of third-person shooter (TPS) video games, created by Epic Games in 2006. It made a strong impression on Xbox 360 upon release thanks to its innovative gameplay based on the “stop and pop” cover system, its impressive graphics for the time, its dark atmosphere and its military science-fiction settings. It features soldiers of the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) against a horde of monstrous aliens, the Locust, who threaten humanity on the planet Sera.

The saga's history is made up of several main installments: Gears of War (2006), Gears of War 2 (2008), Gears of War 3 (2011) developed by Epic Games before Microsoft acquired the license in 2014. These were followed by Gears of War: Judgment (2013) by People Can Fly, then Gears of War 4 (2016) and Gears 5 (2019), developed by The Coalition, not to mention spin-offs such as Gears Tactics (2020), a turn-based strategy game, or retrospective-minded editions such as Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.

A new installment is currently in development and is expected to release in late 2026, Gears of War: E-Day.