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Gears 5 vs Blood: Refreshed Supply™

Gears 5 and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Gears 5 (2019) is 6 years older than Blood: Refreshed Supply™ (2025). Gears 5 scores higher on Steam reviews (73.4% positive) than Blood: Refreshed Supply™ (65.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Gears 5

Choose Gears 5 if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.4% positive across 8,300 reviews.

Choose Blood: Refreshed Supply™

Choose Blood: Refreshed Supply™ if you want the LAN PvP and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Blood: Refreshed Supply™ launched in 2025.

Both Gears 5 and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Gears 5 vs Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — Steam metadata comparison
Gears 5 — Steam game coverGears 5Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — Steam game coverBlood: Refreshed Supply™
Released20192025
GenresAction, AdventureAction
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Playable
Price29.99 USD29.99 USD
Steam reviews73.4% positive (8,300 reviews)65.6% positive (494 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-opMulti-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op
DevelopersThe CoalitionNightdive Studios, Monolith Productions

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Gears 5 vs Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — FAQ

Which is better, Gears 5 or Blood: Refreshed Supply™?
On Steam reviews Gears 5 scores higher (73.4% positive) than Blood: Refreshed Supply™ (65.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Gears 5 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Gears 5 or Blood: Refreshed Supply™ first?
If you want chronology, Gears 5 (2019) came out before Blood: Refreshed Supply™ (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Gears 5 and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ similar?
They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Do both Gears 5 and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Gears 5 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Blood: Refreshed Supply™ ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
Gears 5 vs Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — Verdict (2026) · imho.run