Gears of War: E-Day reviews: strong combat and multiplayer, but a repetitive campaign

Reviews for The Coalition's Gears of War: E-Day are out. Critics praise the combat, movement, PvP and PvE multiplayer and the Horde Siege mode, but criticize the campaign as overlong and sagging in the middle. The game is called one of Xbox's strongest exclusives of 2026.

• Campaign criticized for being overlong and sagging in the middle
• PvP, PvE and Horde Siege called the best multiplayer in the series
• Reviewers only got access to the campaign before release
• Called one of Xbox's strongest exclusives in years