Gears 5 overview

Overview

Gears 5 comes from The Coalition and is published by Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Sep 9, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Gears 5's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 351 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:30:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,217. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 71% positive across 24,047 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Gears 5 is available in 15 languages including:

14 regional rating boards including esrb, csrr, oflc, dejus, and mda

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Gears 5 has sold up to 800,000 units and has 21,230 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $25,500,000. On Twitch, 67 streamers are live with around 233 total watchers.

Gears 5 overview details

Gears 5 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Game of the Year Edition Get Gears 5’s celebrated campaign, recharged multiplayer and Hivebusters campaign expansion as part of the Game of the Year Edition. Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition includes: Gears 5 base game Halo: Reach Character Pack 30 days of Boost Gears 5: Hivebusters expansion Play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac – the heroes of Escape mode – in the Hivebusters expansion and undertake their first suicide mission. Explore the tropical Galangi islands, battle enemies with the team’s ultimate abilities and confront a deadly new predator. About the Game 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 creat…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Gears 5 is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and is associated with Action and Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 351 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:30:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,217, and 71% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionAdventureThird-Person ShooterMultiplayerCo-opSingleplayerShooterGoreViolentFemale ProtagonistSplit ScreenCo-op CampaignLocal Co-OpOpen WorldThird Person

Content descriptors

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

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Support and legal notes

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