Gears Tactics

Gears Tactics

Developers
	Splash Damage
	The Coalition
Publishers
	Xbox Game Studios
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	April 28, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	84
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Strategy
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Gears of War

Gears of War
Gears of War	2007
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition	2016
Gears of War 4	2016
Gears POP!	2019
Gears 5	2019
Gears Tactics	2020

General information

Official forums

Official support

Official Discord server for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

All versions require an Xbox Live account.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Augustus "Thrashball" Cole	Includes playable character Augustus "Thrashball" Cole (accessible only after completing Act 1 Chapter 4 in the campaign). Limited time exclusive for preorders and post launch purchases made by May 4, 2020

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files
Go to <path-to-game>\GearGame\Content\Movies\. Delete or rename Coalition_MSStudios.bk2.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GearsTactics\Saved\Config\PC\
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GearsTactics\Saved\Config\PC\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1184050/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.GanderBaseGame_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1184050\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1184050/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

General video settings.

Texture video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:10 gameplay is Hor- compared to 16:9. 16:10 cinematics are Vert+ compared to 16:9.
Multi-monitor		Gameplay scales with a combination of Hor+ and Vert-. Cinematics are Vert- scaled to 12:5, then pillarboxed.
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay is Hor+ at 21:9. Cinematics are 16:9 pillarboxed when Cinematic Scaling Mode is set to Letterbox. Cinematics use Vert- scaling when Cinematic Scaling Mode is set to Fill.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA can be set to Performance, Balanced, or Best. SSAA is also available via the Resolution Scale setting.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Minimum frame rate can optionally be set to 30, 60, or 90 FPS. Frame rate can optionally be limited to 30, 60, 90, 120, or 144 FPS. Cinematic frame rate can optionally be limited to 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		HDR10.
Color blind mode		Deuteranopia, Tritanopia, Protanopia, Monochromacy.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

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  Environment video settings.

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  Post process video settings.

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  Advanced video settings.

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  Brightness calibration.

Input

Controller settings.

General settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Left stick and right stick sensitivity can be adjusted separately.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Left stick and right stick Y-axes can be inverted separately. Both X-axes can also be inverted separately.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Cursor flickers and moves erratically when mouse and controller are used simultaneously.

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  Keyboard bindings.

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  Gamepad bindings.

Audio

Audio settings.

Accessibility settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Effects, Dialogue.
Surround sound		7.1
Subtitles		Select the Subtitles Only captioning option. Text size is adjustable in the Accessibility settings.
Closed captions		Select the Full Closed Captioning option. Text size is adjustable in the Accessibility settings.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Issues fixed

Blurry game textures

Set the Minimum Frame Rate to either "None" or "30" and restart the game

Audio is choppy/distorted/has static

Plug headset directly into the PC (instead of into a controller)

Change the sample rate to 48 kHz
From the Start menu, Open Sound Settings. Select Sound Control Panel. In the new window, select the current audio device. Select Properties. In the new window, select the Advanced tab. Set the Default Format to 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality). Select Apply to save changes, then close the windows.

Other information

Interface settings.

HUD safe-zone setting.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OGG Vorbis
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 (Skylake) AMD FX-6000	Intel Core i5 (Coffee Lake) AMD Ryzen 3
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 570 4 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.