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Gears Tactics

Critics Consensus (Play It)

Gears Tactics is smart, fast, and aggressive, successfully recreating the excitement of a Gears of War firefight in strategy form.

Game Info

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, equipping and commanding your squads on a desperate mission to hunt down the relentless and powerful leader of the Locust army: Ukkon, the evil mastermind 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.

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Total Reviews: 94

Nom: Best Strategy Game (2020)

Silver TIER

60% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100

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RATING & REVIEWS

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CRITIC REVIEWS

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High Score

100%

Median Score

83%

Low Score

55%
Charlie Hall (Polygon)
[Date Unavailable]
Recommended

“This is a near miss, but as anyone who has ever played a turn-based game will tell you, a near miss can be all the enemy needs to take you out. This is an interesting, but hardly essential, addition to the Gears family.”

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Dan Stapleton (IGN)
[Date Unavailable]
8/10

“Gears Tactics does an excellent job of grafting Gears’ signature look and feel onto XCOM’s turn-based battle format and looks great doing it.”

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Mike Williams (USgamer)
[Date Unavailable]
4/5 stars

“Gears Tactics finds its niche by leaning further into the hyper-aggressive action and gore of the franchise. It throws tons of enemies at you, which forces you to move and keeps you on your toes, but can also become annoying and tedious in some missions. For a first-time outing though, Gears Tactics is a fantastic start.”

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Awards & Recognition

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Best Strategy Game

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