About This Game
Quick Overview
Gears of War: Reloaded is a modern remaster of the original Gears of War, bringing Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago’s first Locust War story back with upgraded visuals, cleaner controls, and modern platform support. It keeps the same core identity: heavy cover-based shooting, brutal close-range combat, the Lancer chainsaw, dark sci-fi atmosphere, and two-player campaign co-op.
This version is built as the definitive way to play the first game, with 4K assets, remastered textures, improved lighting, HDR, faster loading, and multiplayer running up to 120 FPS on supported hardware. It launched on August 26, 2025 for Xbox Series X|S, PC, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Game Pass.
Who Should Play This Game?
Gears of War: Reloaded is perfect for players who want a classic third-person shooter with weight, grit, and strong co-op action. It is a strong pick if you enjoy using cover, flanking enemies, timing reloads, and fighting through dark war-torn environments instead of just sprinting around like a modern fast shooter.
You should play it if you missed the original Gears or want to revisit it with better visuals and smoother PC features. But if you already played the original many times and want brand-new story content, Reloaded is more of a polished remaster than a completely new game.
Performance on PC
Gears of War: Reloaded is heavier than the old original, but still reasonable for modern PCs. Steam lists the minimum specs as Windows 10 19H2, Ryzen 3 four-core or Intel i5 Skylake, 8 GB RAM, RX 480 / RX 5300 / GTX 1650 / GTX 1050 Ti / Intel Arc A380, DirectX 12, and 70 GB storage. Recommended specs move up to Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 24H2, Ryzen 5 six-core or Intel i5 Coffee Lake, 8 GB RAM, RX 5600 / GTX 1070 / GTX 1660 Ti / RTX 2070 / Intel A580, and 70 GB storage.
On a modern mid-range PC, it should run well, especially with features like ultrawide support, benchmark mode, VRR, mouse and keyboard support, FSR 3.1, and DLSS 3.5 Super Resolution. One thing to note: campaign split-screen is not available on PC or handhelds, so PC co-op is mainly online.