Three Gears titles were added to the Gears of War franchise during Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference. Gears Tactics is one of them and here is everything we know so far about The Coalition’s new game.
Gears Tactics is a turn-based strategy game unlike the rest of the Gears of War video games that are third-person shooter. It will be released on PC and will be similar to the Gears series. Despite the fact that some Gears of War games have made their way to PC in the past, Gears Tactics will be the first Gears of War title developed solely for PC. There are rumors, though, that it might be also released for Xbox but there has not been any announcement of the sort yet.
Its storyline will be set twelve years before the first Gears of War title. Therefore, we will not see any familiar faces from the Gears of War franchise making their appearance in Gears Tactics. However, customization will be available in this game so that players can customize their characters according to what they like. This gives players the opportunity to create any Gears of War character they liked and add them to Gears Tactics.
Luckily, we got a taste from Gears Tactics gameplay during E3 by watching its gameplay teaser. It promises a faster and more aggressive gameplay with great boss battles, different from the usual ones we have encountered in other turn-based strategy games. Considering the fact that players will also be able to customize their weapons, it looks like its action will be amazing.
Unfortunately, we have no information regarding its exact release date. We can only assume that it will be released at the same time Gears 5 and Gears Pop will. Therefore, we can wait for it to come sometime in 2019. Until then, you can take a look at its official gameplay teaser from Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference below: