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Gears Tactics

Developer
Splash Damage
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Released
28 April 2020
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£29.99

Platforms: PC, Xbox One

Genres: strategy , turn based strategy tbs , tactical

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.

Best gaming PC for Gears Tactics in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Gears Tactics today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Xbox Game Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit
CPU Intel i3 Skylake | AMD FX-6000 Intel i5 Coffee Lake | AMD Ryzen 3
RAM 8 GB 8 GB
GPU AMD Radeon R7 260X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Storage 45 GB 45 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Gears Tactics?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5 Coffee Lake | AMD Ryzen 3 and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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