Gears Tactics

Gears Tactics

Splash Damage · 2020 · Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based, Gore, Tactical

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About Gears Tactics

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Lead Gabe Diaz and his squad through brutal turn-based tactical combat to hunt down the Locust leader Ukkon in this prequel strategy game set 12 years before the original Gears of War. Command customizable soldiers with upgradeable skills and loot across intense missions filled with swarming enemies and massive boss battles that demand outsmarting over overpowering.

Complete the Gears Tactics tutorial and get Armored Gabe Character Skin for multiplayer modes in Gears 5.

Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game set 12 years before the first Gears of War. Cities on the planet Sera are beginning to fall to the monstrous threat rising from underground – the Locust Horde. With the government in disarray, a squad of survivors emerge as humanity's last hope. Play as Gabe Diaz, recruiting, developing and commanding your squads on a desperate mission to hunt down the relentless and powerful leader of the Locust army: Ukkon, the mastermind monster who makes monsters. Against all odds and fighting for survival, outsmart your enemy in uniquely brutal, turn-based tactical combat. Experience the intensity of one of the most-acclaimed video game sagas in an exciting new way.
  • Immersive and character-driven story: Play as the defiant soldier Gabe Diaz, rescuing and building your troops in a journey of leadership, survival and sacrifice.
  • Customizable squad and equipment: Prepare your troops to face tough enemies, upgrading their skills and outfitting them with loot collected in challenging missions.
  • Aggressive gameplay: Command your squad in fast paced, turn-based battles, advancing and surviving intense and visceral encounters with the unstoppable, swarming enemy.
  • Massive boss battles: Defeat towering deadly bosses that defy your strategies and completely change the scale of the battle.
  • New content: Jack joins the fight with over 20 skills to combat new, powerful enemies. Improve your weapons and armor with Supreme equipment.

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What Steam players say

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Recommended Jul 13, 2026
good turn based strategy game with gears universe skin on top of it. story is okay, but i mean its not like its a front line gears game anyway. scratches a little bit of tht gears itch, but in a fun unique way of its own
Not recommended Jul 12, 2026
buggy, repetitive, frustrating, unbalanced
Not recommended Jul 12, 2026
Is this a decent game yes. But the enviorments are largely the same, Your stuck with 4 member squads when you have a roster of like 16. You can get equipment upgrades but you don't get any real improvements you can work towards and the big bad is on screen for maybe 10 minutes in total and they never really elbaorate on him. This game could be a great game, gears skinned xcom if they had more content, more flexibility in your units deployed, convoy upgrades but it doesn't do any of that and you can't even grind to better prepare fo the final battle. It's a decent game, it is not a good game
Recommended Jul 11, 2026
A great take on the Gears franchise doubled by a solid and modern tactical. Combat feels satisfying, there are cool features and systems to explore and the story is quite efficient. It gets a tad repetitive though! But if you're a fan of Gears and/or of the genre, you should play this game, for sure!
Not recommended Jul 9, 2026
The only thing dumber than forcing people who bought your game to use your crappy launcher is when your stupid launcher makes the game crash and makes it impossible to progress from the title screen. I google it and tried every single fix that would supposedly make the game work and nothing worked. If you want to play this on Steam Deck don't bother.
Recommended Jul 9, 2026
fun xcom style game wish we had more customization

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