# Games like Gears 5

> The closest matches to Gears 5: Gears of War: Reloaded, Resident Evil 6, Sniper Elite 5, OUTRIDERS, and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Gears of War: Reloaded](https://imho.run/games/2523720/gears-of-war-reloaded) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Gears 5. 2,213 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2523720/)
2. [Resident Evil 6](https://imho.run/games/221040/resident-evil-6) — Also Co-op Campaign and Split Screen, like Gears 5. 14,910 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221040/)
3. [Sniper Elite 5](https://imho.run/games/1029690/sniper-elite-5) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Gore, like Gears 5. 10,598 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029690/)
4. [OUTRIDERS](https://imho.run/games/680420/outriders) — A frequent pick in Gears 5 players' libraries, and another RPG. 30,501 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/680420/)
5. [EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6](https://imho.run/games/2291060/earth-defense-force-6) — A frequent pick in Gears 5 players' libraries, and another Action. 3,919 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2291060/)
6. [Zombie Army 4: Dead War](https://imho.run/games/694280/zombie-army-4-dead-war) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Gore, like Gears 5. 2,778 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/694280/)
7. [Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2](https://imho.run/games/2221490/tom-clancy-s-the-division-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Gears 5. 16,172 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2221490/)
8. [Borderlands 3](https://imho.run/games/397540/borderlands-3) — Also Co-op Campaign and Gore, like Gears 5. 59,663 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397540/)
9. [Serious Sam 3: BFE](https://imho.run/games/41070/serious-sam-3-bfe) — Also Split Screen and Gore, like Gears 5. 5,833 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41070/)
10. [RAGE 2](https://imho.run/games/548570/rage-2) — Also Gore and Violent, like Gears 5. 7,112 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548570/)
11. [Aliens: Fireteam Elite](https://imho.run/games/1549970/aliens-fireteam-elite) — Shares cover shooting and horde mode with Gears 5. 14,059 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549970/)
12. [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2](https://imho.run/games/2183900/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Gears 5. 90,341 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183900/)
13. [World War Z](https://imho.run/games/699130/world-war-z) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Gore, like Gears 5. 6,916 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/699130/)
14. [Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition](https://imho.run/games/501590/bulletstorm-full-clip-edition) — Also Gore and Violent, like Gears 5. 3,474 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501590/)
15. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Gore, like Gears 5. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
16. [Insurgency: Sandstorm](https://imho.run/games/581320/insurgency-sandstorm) — Also Gore and Violent, like Gears 5. 59,257 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/)
17. [Congo](https://imho.run/games/317530/congo) — Also Co-op Campaign and Split Screen, like Gears 5. 77 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/317530/)
18. [HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed](https://imho.run/games/523660/hypercharge-unboxed) — Also Co-op Campaign and Split Screen, like Gears 5. 3,036 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523660/)
19. [Blood: Refreshed Supply™](https://imho.run/games/3884520/blood-refreshed-supply) — Also Co-op Campaign and Gore, like Gears 5. 494 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3884520/)
20. [Devil May Cry 5](https://imho.run/games/601150/devil-may-cry-5) — Also Gore and Violent, like Gears 5. 37,680 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601150/)
21. [Back 4 Blood](https://imho.run/games/924970/back-4-blood) — Also Gore and Violent, like Gears 5. 25,164 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/)
22. [Hacktag](https://imho.run/games/622770/hacktag) — Also Co-op Campaign and Split Screen, like Gears 5. 137 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/622770/)
23. [Mortal Kombat 11](https://imho.run/games/976310/mortal-kombat-11) — Also Gore and Violent, like Gears 5. 25,336 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/976310/)
24. [HELLDIVERS™ 2](https://imho.run/games/553850/helldivers-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Gore, like Gears 5. 622,369 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1097840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1097840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1097840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1097840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1097840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Gears 5

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1097840
- **Developer:** The Coalition
- **Publisher:** Xbox Game Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Captions available, Includes level editor, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, In-App Purchases, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 9, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1097840/gears-5)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1097840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/)
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