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Gears 5 cover art

Gears 5

The Coalition · Xbox Game Studios · 2019-09-09

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Gears of War · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 09, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 10, 2019 (Xbox One), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S)

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 is a 2019 Action and Adventure game priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (71% of 25251 reviews).

150
playing now
71%
positive of 25k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (280 ratings)
7
Nexus mods (6.4k downloads)
85/100
opencritic · mighty · 92% recommend · from 151 critics
15h
to beat · rushed 5.3h · completionist 18h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

150 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Gears 5 is a 2019 third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It is the fifth main installment of the Gears of War series and the sequel to Gears of War 4. Gears 5 follows the story of Kait Diaz, who is on a journey to find out the origin of the Locust Horde, the main antagonistic faction of the Gears of War series.

Trailer

Gears 5 trailer thumbnail

Gears 5 - Official Campaign Story Trailer | Gamescom 2019

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 150 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 747 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~93/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,720 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 27,535 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 635k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,419 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2026-07-30) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 19 of 37 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.0k2.0k20192026Week of 2019-09-01: 2,010 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1,710 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,361 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 445 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 239 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 987 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 328 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 162 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7761502026-09-14 20:00 — 451 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 559 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 173 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 429 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 776 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 150 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 339 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 571 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 176 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 417 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 598 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 208 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 211 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 324 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 318 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 379 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 325 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 243 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 179 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 344 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 499 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 187 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 326 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 150 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.3k176Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 3,278 · peak 9,878Dec 2019 — avg 636 · peak 1,613Mar 2020 — avg 248 · peak 477Jun 2020 — avg 229 · peak 479Sep 2020 — avg 291 · peak 521Dec 2020 — avg 1,293 · peak 2,780Mar 2021 — avg 511 · peak 922Jun 2021 — avg 346 · peak 605Sep 2021 — avg 313 · peak 544Dec 2021 — avg 380 · peak 711Mar 2022 — avg 248 · peak 425Jun 2022 — avg 235 · peak 429Sep 2022 — avg 233 · peak 412Dec 2022 — avg 204 · peak 425Mar 2023 — avg 215 · peak 415Jun 2023 — avg 233 · peak 433Sep 2023 — avg 249 · peak 583Dec 2023 — avg 310 · peak 601Mar 2024 — avg 248 · peak 499Jun 2024 — avg 465 · peak 1,109Sep 2024 — avg 248 · peak 473Dec 2024 — avg 228 · peak 451Mar 2025 — avg 276 · peak 516Jun 2025 — avg 248 · peak 488Sep 2025 — avg 207 · peak 382Dec 2025 — avg 176 · peak 350Mar 2026 — avg 177 · peak 340Jun 2026 — avg 464 · peak 965Aug 2026 — avg 1,076 · peak 2,642
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 4 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 3 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 5 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new negative2026-09-29: 6 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 5 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 2 new positive2026-10-04: 3 new negative2026-10-05: 4 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 5 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 4 new negative2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 5 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 7 new positive2026-10-12: 6 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 6 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002019-08-202026-10-082019-08-20 — best price $59.992019-12-19 — best price $29.992020-01-28 — best price $59.992020-04-21 — best price $59.992020-07-15 — best price $39.992020-10-14 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992021-01-04 — best price $15.992021-04-01 — best price $15.992021-05-24 — best price $39.992021-07-22 — best price $15.992021-10-25 — best price $15.992022-01-05 — best price $39.992022-02-08 — best price $39.992022-06-23 — best price $13.192022-08-02 — best price $13.192023-01-03 — best price $39.992023-03-21 — best price $13.192023-05-09 — best price $13.192023-06-20 — best price $39.992023-09-19 — best price $39.992023-11-16 — best price $11.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $9.992024-04-25 — best price $13.592024-06-04 — best price $7.492024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-10-18 — best price $7.492024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-02-10 — best price $7.492025-04-24 — best price $9.892025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-12-04 — best price $29.992026-02-12 — best price $14.992026-04-16 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-08-07 — best price $4.492026-08-12 — best price $4.492026-09-17 — best price $29.992026-10-08 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.5k2672026-05-29 — 267 pageviews2026-06-02 — 452 pageviews2026-06-06 — 351 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,654 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,653 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1,069 pageviews2026-06-22 — 872 pageviews2026-06-26 — 623 pageviews2026-06-30 — 600 pageviews2026-07-04 — 477 pageviews2026-07-08 — 419 pageviews2026-07-12 — 395 pageviews2026-07-16 — 285 pageviews2026-07-20 — 359 pageviews2026-07-24 — 295 pageviews2026-07-28 — 347 pageviews2026-08-01 — 660 pageviews2026-08-05 — 483 pageviews2026-08-09 — 673 pageviews2026-08-13 — 501 pageviews2026-08-17 — 519 pageviews2026-08-21 — 370 pageviews2026-08-25 — 515 pageviews2026-08-29 — 390 pageviews2026-09-02 — 282 pageviews2026-09-06 — 288 pageviews2026-09-10 — 300 pageviews2026-09-14 — 425 pageviews2026-09-18 — 404 pageviews2026-09-22 — 512 pageviews2026-09-26 — 395 pageviews2026-09-30 — 521 pageviews2026-10-04 — 2,225 pageviews2026-10-07 — 3,454 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

24312026-10-01 07:34 — 243 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 52 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-03 10:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-04 04:34 — 98 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-06 01:35 — 93 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-09 10:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 86 viewers2026-10-10 04:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 127 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 109 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.9%
earned "My Body is Ready"
11.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform Multiplayer3 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2019-09-06, latest 2020-12-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)145,5490%181
Steam (Steam)16,4100%181

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreCo-opActionShooterViolentAdventureOpen WorldLocal Co-OpMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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