The highly anticipated game Gears of War: E-Day is set to release on October 6, 2026. Meanwhile, early reviews gave the title a huge thumbs up. On Metacritic, the game has a score of 87 based on 20 critic reviews. Developed by The Coalition and People Can Fly, E-Day is a prequel that takes players back to the pivotal Emergence Day, when the Locust Horde first emerged. It is the first mainline Gears of War game since Gears 5 in 2019 and combines the series' signature cover-based combat with a story centered on the origins of the Locust invasion.
