November 10, 2024

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Can Your PC Run Gears Tactics?

XCOM’s success has inspired numerous tactics games in recent years, such as Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle and Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. The upcoming Gears Tactics, a turn-based strategy game from developers The Coalition and Splash Damage, also fits that bill. Arriving on PC on April 28, Gears Tactics will soon give gamers the chance to once again battle the monstrous Locust Horde, but this time using their brains.

Why the Gears Tactics Hype?

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As its name implies, Gears Tactics is Gears of War blended with turn-based tactical gameplay. Though influenced by XCOM, Gears Tactics distinguishes itself in a variety of ways. The main differentiator is its decidedly fast pace. Unlike most tactics games that force you to move across a grid, Gears Tactics lets you freely move around the maps. Executing enemies gives the entire party an additional action point, which encourages players to deal with the locust hordes quickly. The need to plug Emergence Holes before locusts overrun the map also necessitates fast action. In true Gears of War fashion, you can expect to fight gargantuan bosses.

Gears Tactics is a prequel to the first Gears of War. You control Gabe Diaz, the father of Gears 5 protagonist Kait Diaz. Along with his squad, Gabe must stem the insurmountable Locust Horde across a variety of main and optional missions. The story reveals itself through cutscenes in the style of those found in the main Gears of War games. Cutscenes happen before, after, and sometimes during engagements, and their cinematic quality helps Gears Tactics feel like more than just an offshoot title.

Where to Buy Gears Tactics

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You can purchase Gears Tactics for $59.99 on the Windows 10 store, Xbox desktop app, or Steam. If you prefer to rent Gears Tactics instead of buying it, the game will join Xbox GamePass for PC on launch day. If you’re purchasing Gears Tactics for your gaming desktop or laptop, these are the operating systems and components you’ll need to run the strategy game.

Gears Tactics’ Minimum Specs:

  • CPU: Intel i3 Skylake or AMD FX-6000
  • GPU: AMD Radeon R7 260X or Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
  • Available Storage Space: 45GB
  • CPU: Intel i5 Coffee Lake or AMD Ryzen 3
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 570 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
  • Available Storage Space: 45GB

Gears Tactics’ Ideal Specs:

  • CPU: Intel i7 8700 or AMD Ryzen 7
  • GPU: AMD Radeon VII or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Available Storage Space: SSD + 45GB available space

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Gears Tactics’ Input Support

Gears Tactics supports mouse and keyboard setups, as well as gamepads.

Gears Tactics’ DRM Scheme

Gears Tactics employs DRM. You’ll need to have a Windows (or Xbox Live) account to play.

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