Games like Gears of War: Reloaded
If Gears of War: Reloaded is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gears 5, Overwatch® and Terminal War — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, dark and grim. 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 of War: Reloaded is a 2025 action game developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios, available for $39.99. Players engage in checkpoint-based progression through a gritty, post-apocalyptic campaign while mastering cover-based combat mechanics. Reviewers highlight the satisfying cover shooting that feels unique to the franchise, and players describe the campaign story as held in high regard. The game features competitive multiplayer with crossplay support across platforms, offering hardcore competitive play for veterans. Steam Deck Verified status ensures optimized performance on the handheld. The title preserves classic Gears of War gameplay with a nostalgic feel while delivering real-time combat. It holds a 56% positive rating from 2,213 Steam reviews.
About Gears of War: Reloaded: Experience the origins of one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises like never before, faithfully remastered and optimized for PC.
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Gears 5
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Shares a competitive mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Top pick for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
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.
Overwatch®
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Shares real time combat, competitive multiplayer and a competitive mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Second-strongest match for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Overwatch®, A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR! Overwatch® is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 or 6v6 battlefield brawl.
Terminal War
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Third-strongest match for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Terminal War is a grounded, team-based third-person shooter set in a fractured America during the late 1990s. Engage in intense combat across war-torn cities, forgotten towns, and contested territory where every bullet, every strike, and every decision counts.
Decisive Strike
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Ranked #4 for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
A sci-fi team-based Third Person Shooter where strategy is as important as your reflexes.
Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake
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Ranked #5 for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Dive into Aftermath Z: Red Pine Lake, a survival horror game with a chilling 80s slasher vibe. Experience a gripping single-player story and thrilling multiplayer modes. Unravel the virus mystery, battle zombies in Horde Mode, or outwit the infected slasher in the unique asymmetrical Infected Mode.
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Ranked #6 for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
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!
Days Of Purgatory
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Ranked #7 for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Days of purgatory is a roguelike co-operative FPS that will challenge the most veteran of players with overwhelming hordes of demons. Journey through the infested zones to find supplies that will aid in surviving another night.
The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
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Shares gritty and a dark mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Ranked #8 for Gears of War: Reloaded fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.
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Borderlands 2
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Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
The Last of Us™ Part I
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Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
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Shares an intense mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
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Shares an intense mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play.
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
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Shares gritty and a dark mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.
Prodeus
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Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
OUTRIDERS
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Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
Killing Floor 2
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Shares an intense mood with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Reviewers of Gears of War: Reloaded cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gears of War: Reloaded at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~50% under Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~75% under Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~75% under Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
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.
Schedule I
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Priced ~50% under Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~63% under Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
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.
The Forest
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Priced ~50% under Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
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Priced ~75% under Gears of War: Reloaded on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
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.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gears of War: Reloaded.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Gears of War: Reloaded
- Is Gears of War: Reloaded verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Gears of War: Reloaded is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Gears of War: Reloaded cost?
- Gears of War: Reloaded is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Gears of War: Reloaded have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Gears of War: Reloaded supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Gears of War: Reloaded?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gears of War: Reloaded are Gears 5, Overwatch®, Terminal War.
- Who developed Gears of War: Reloaded?
- Gears of War: Reloaded was developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios.
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