Games like Gears 5
If Gears 5 is your kind of game, the closest matches are HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed, Gears of War: E-Day and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its co op is rewarding, gunplay is tight and horde mode is rewarding. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Gears 5 is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by The Coalition for $29.99. Players control Kait Diaz as she investigates her connection to the enemy amid all-out war on the planet Sera. The game features cover-based shooting with fluid movement and tight gunplay, drop-in drop-out online co-op, and a horde survival mode that reviewers describe as rewarding. An Ironman mode and ranked competitive multiplayer system add long-term progression. Steam players highlight the co-op experience as particularly rewarding, while the action has been described as intense and competitive. The game runs at Playable status on Steam Deck and holds a 73% positive rating from over 8,300 Steam reviews.
About Gears 5: From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
Players who liked Gears 5 also play
Steam players who put hours into Gears 5 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
WHY THIS
Top pick for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
Gears of War: E-Day
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.
Blood: Refreshed Supply™
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Gears 5.
Third-strongest match for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
Sniper Elite 5
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.
Congo
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Gears 5.
Ranked #5 for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Grab some friends and dive into the jungles of CONGO - an online and local co-op, horror action game. Set in the dark and haunting jungle, light-fearing demons attack from the shadows. Work together as a team to find rescue from wave after wave of intense attack by scavenging an array of weapons and items.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
Resident Evil 6
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with Gears 5.
Ranked #7 for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Hacktag
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Gears 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Hacktag is a fast-paced two-player co-op stealth-game with unique asymmetric gameplay. Play as the stealth Agent in the field or as the virtually-infiltrated Hacker and work together to carry out espionage missions where nothing goes as expected!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Gears 5
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Judgment
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gears 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Fight for the truth and uncover the twisted crime running deep beneath the surface of Tokyo. In this legal thriller , the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.
Gears of War: Reloaded
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Gears 5.
Reviewers of Gears 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Experience the origins of one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises like never before, faithfully remastered and optimized for PC.
Gears of War: E-Day
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gears 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gears 5 at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Gears 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Gears 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gears 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Gears 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Gears 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gears 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears 5.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears 5.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
Sniper Elite: Resistance
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
Resident Evil 6
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with Gears 5.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Gears 5.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Frequently asked about Gears 5
- Does Gears 5 run on Steam Deck?
- Gears 5 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Gears 5 cost?
- Gears 5 is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Gears 5 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Gears 5 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Gears 5?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gears 5 are HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed, Gears of War: E-Day, Blood: Refreshed Supply™.
- Who developed Gears 5?
- Gears 5 was developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios.
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