Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game set 12 years before the first Gears of War.
This is an Xbox Play Anywhere title so you get both the console and PC versions.
This is a favourite of mine so finally decided to add it to my library permanently before Star Wars Zero Company comes out next year.
Metacritic:
(PC) 80/100
(XSX) 82/100
Referee gets free 14 day trial of PC Game Pass.
Each referrer can invite up to 5 friends to a free trial. Invites reset on January 1 each year.
I thought this no longer works?
Microsoft still need to honour XBox credits / existing gift cards?
Buying enough credits / gift cards to buy this will cost around $10 AUD so it is easier to buy from AU store. You need to use VPN to redeem the gift cards. If you haven't done that before, probably not worth the trouble.
I would just play it through GamePass first and if you really love the game that much, then consider buying it.
I have gamepass and I use to buy Turkish. But since about a year ago no longer works.
This game plays great on handheld PCs like the ROG Ally.
You can see it’s heavily inspired by XCOM, but I think its pace makes it a bit more fun.
Great game, glad I gave it a shot. This and Marvel's Midnight Suns, both underrated.
I've played both and prefer Gears Tactics, but I agree they're both severely underrated!
I forgot that I scored Midnight Suns for free via Prime Gaming a while back. Will be jumping into it this week!
Great game. I wish more games supported Xbox Play Anywhere. I still prefer physical, but it's a huge plus of buying digital over physical if you also get the PC version for free, especially when cloud cross save works seemlessly between the two.
If I already own but still haven’t played XCOM 2, is it worth grabbing this? Or is my time better spent on trying to get into XCOM 2?
I own but haven't played XCOM 2 too. I bought it after enjoying this game so much but just haven't downloaded yet.
I just really enjoyed this title. If you're not sure you'd enjoy the type of game, you could try XCOM first. Otherwise if you enjoy tactical strategy games, then I think it's definitely worth it.
Try to get into XCOM 2 first, it's the best game in the turn-based strategy genre, in my opinion. I had fun with Gears Tactics, good entry to the genre, though it and other similar strategy games didn't fully scratch my XCOM itch.
Last similar game I played was Ghost Recon Shadow Tactics on the 3DS. Quite enjoyed that from memory!
I’ll probably just grab it, the Xbox Play Anywhere feature might be what seals it for me.
![[XSX, XB1, PC] Gears Tactics $13.18 @ Xbox](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/13/902713.jpg?h=9f8e901f)
If you want to buy it and have a Turkish XBox account:
https://www.xbox.com/tr-TR/games/store/gears-tactics/9NN3HCK…
After VAT (kinda like our GST, but 20%), it's about 200 TRY / $8.2 AUD (though you do need to buy Turkish XBox credit voucher as AU credit cards won't work).