Gears of War: E-Day

Released: 10/6/2026

Experience the brutal horror of Emergence Day through the eyes of Marcus Fenix in the origin story of one of gaming's most acclaimed sagas. Fourteen years before Gears of War, war heroes Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago return home to face a new nightmare: the Locust Horde. These subterranean monsters, grotesque and relentless, erupt from below, laying siege on humanity itself. Built from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5, Gears of War: E-Day delivers unprecedented graphical fidelity.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

86.6

Critic Average

97 reviews

Steam User Score

10,600 reviews

Metacritic User Score

1,737 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

+13.5

Metacritic Disparity

+0.6

Combined Disparity

+7.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

67 early (69%)30 launch window (31%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated Oct 19, 2026

Based on 97 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 86.6/100. Critics score this game 13.5 points higher than Steam users and 0.6 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 97)

Mohammad TalebianviaBaziCenter
Oct 18, 2026Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 73.2/100 · -3.2 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -16.0 pts
Travis BrunoviaCapsule Computers
Oct 17, 2026Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 73.2/100 · +16.8 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · +4.0 pts
Alex JungviaTestingBuddies
Oct 16, 2026Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 73.2/100 · +16.8 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · +4.0 pts
Bahram BigharazviaBazimag
Oct 15, 2026Launch window
85/100View review
Steam 73.2/100 · +11.8 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -1.0 pts
Charlotte HustonviaMinimap
Oct 14, 2026Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 73.2/100 · +16.8 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · +4.0 pts

Gears of War: E-Day

Released: 10/6/2026