Gears of War: Reloaded
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This page is for the 2025 remaster of the 2016 remake. For the original 2016 remake, see Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. For the original release, see Gears of War.
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| Developers | |
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| Original | Epic Games |
| Original (Windows) | People Can Fly |
| The Coalition | |
| Ultimate Edition | Splash Damage |
| Ultimate Edition | Lemon Sky Studios |
| Sumo Digital | |
| Disbelief | |
| Publishers | |
| Xbox Game Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 26, 2025 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter, TPS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Post-apocalyptic |
| Series | Gears of War |
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| Gears of War | |
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| Gears of War | 2007 |
| Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | 2016 |
| Gears of War 4 | 2016 |
| Gears Pop! | 2019 |
| Gears 5 | 2019 |
| Gears Tactics | 2020 |
| Gears of War: Reloaded | 2025 |
| Gears of War: E-Day | TBA |
Gears of War: Reloaded is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, shooter and TPS game in the Gears of War series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
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| Steam | |
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- Owners of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition prior to May 5, 2025 will receive a code for the Microsoft Store version on launch.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game will require an upfront purchase to access. |
| Subscription gaming service | Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | None |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Coalition\WarGame\Config |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2523720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Coalition\WarGame\SaveData |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2523720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video Settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | The 21:9 ultra-wide camera angle is incorrect compared to Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, regression in software. No 32:9 support, no longer works as it did in the beta with ini edit. Vert-. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Hackable using Cheat Engine tables or WeMod app to set custom FOV (Only for Campaign) | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 2x, 4x, 8x and 16x | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | DLAA / FSR Native AA / FXAA / None | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 3.1, DLSS 3.5 |
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| Frame generation | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 30 / 60 / 120 / 144 / 240 FPS options, Unlimited option was added later. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | HDR Brightness (Max Nits), Brightness (Paper White) and Contrast sliders. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 3 page for more details.
Input
Mouse Settings
Controller Settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Primary & Secondary keybinds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | 0 - 30 slider. Default = 4. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Default, Alternate, Tournament & Custom schemes. | |
| Controller sensitivity | Look, Target & Zoom. Defaults to 15. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support | Xbox Series version only. |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers | DualSense Uses Steam input api, might be unavailable for Microsoft Store Version. |
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | PS5 version only. | |
| Adaptive trigger support | PS5 version only. | |
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | [1] | |
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [2] |
Audio
Audio Settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects & Dialogue. | |
| Surround sound | Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 3D Audio | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | Cinematics only; Gameplay audio is set to English. | |||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op 2 players for campaign co-op. |
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| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
| Crossplay | Supported platforms: Xbox Series, PlayStation 5 [3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 12 | Hardware Feature Level 12 compatible |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | Dolby Atmos | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | Epic Online Services | |
| Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher | Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher | ||
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Ryzen 3 (Four-Core) Intel i5 Skylake | AMD Ryzen (Six-Cores) Intel i5 Coffee Lake |
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| System memory (RAM) | 8GB | 8GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon RX 480 / RX 5300 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 / 1050Ti or Intel Arc A380 2GB of VRAM DirectX 12, Hardware Feature Level 12 compatible | AMD Radeon RX 5600 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 / GTX 1660Ti / RTX 2070 4GB of VRAM |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2523720/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2523720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-08-30
- Confirmed by unplugging and replugging Xbox Series controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Jsmith22 on 2025-08-30
- ↑ Gears of War: Reloaded Comes to Xbox Series, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PlayStation 5 and Steam in Summer 2025 - Xbox Wire - last accessed on 2025-05-05