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Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

Release DateApr 28, 2020
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.8% (mostly positive) / 75.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74% / 73.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)6.3K  Top 4% / 6.6K  Top 4%
Curators157 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time29.3 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar44 minutes
Followers43.9K  Top 3%
Owners± 270.8K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 191K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.2M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Gears Tactics steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Gears Tactics's Steam rating and reviews between April 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 75.4% (August 2023) and 76.8% (November 2020), with only very small variations.

With 6.6K reviews Top 4%, Gears Tactics is an AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Gears Tactics and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Gears Tactics's review languages. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by Simplified Chinese (19%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 26 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 11 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Gears Tactics percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Gears Tactics, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 53 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (37 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Gears Tactics's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Flexible action system
  • Better graphic design
  • Improved overwatch ability
  • Quantity of enemies
  • Fun and engaging combat abilities
  • Interesting enemy designs and abilities
  • Diverse class variety
  • Excellent graphics options
  • Top notch graphics
  • Lackluster story
  • Repetitive terrain and enemies
  • No strategic layer
  • UI for mods is clunky
  • Mission crates and endpoint are unclear
  • Too many hard-to-remember skills
  • No manual saving
  • Forced to play with certain characters
  • Recruits have higher levels than existing characters
  • Friendly fire

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 75.8% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Gears Tactics's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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