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2026 PCXbox 69.99 €

This prequel to the Gears saga depicts Emergence Day, when the Locust Horde bursts from underground, and follows the early days of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. It pairs heavy cover-shooter combat with a grim, horror-tinged tone and lavish Unreal Engine 5 visuals.

What defines Gears of War: E-Day:

  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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Gears 5

95 %

2019 PCXbox 29.99 € 👍 70 % Mostly positive, 23,309 reviews on Steam Steam Deck playable

  • Lavish presentation
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

A punchy cover shooter in which Kait Diaz digs into her ties to the Locust. The campaign opens up at times with explorable vehicle hub areas and can be played in co-op. Horde, Escape and Versus modes round out the package.

Halo 4

Action-packed real-time combat

Master Chief is stranded on the Forerunner world Requiem, fighting the new Prometheans in a campaign that turns surprisingly personal by focusing on his bond with Cortana. It pairs striking visuals with a deep multiplayer suite that includes the Spartan Ops co-op missions.

Halo 2

Co-op or multiplayer

Bungie's landmark sci-fi shooter tells its war story from both sides, switching between Master Chief and the Arbiter, with dual-wielding, vehicle hijacking and co-op. Its pioneering Xbox Live matchmaking multiplayer made it a console online legend.

Halo: Reach

Dark, serious atmosphere

A tragic last stand on the planet Reach: as part of the Spartan squad Noble Team, you fight a hopeless war against the Covenant in a gripping, somber campaign. Co-op, Firefight, Forge and legendary competitive multiplayer round it out.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast-paced near-future military shooter where exosuits enable boost jumps and dashes, changing the flow of every firefight. It pairs a blockbuster-style campaign featuring Kevin Spacey with frantic, vertical multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Action-packed real-time combat

Call of Duty takes the war to space, with a cinematic campaign mixing boots-on-the-ground firefights, ship boarding and starfighter dogfights across the solar system, plus fast-paced multiplayer and a campy '80s-themed Zombies mode.

Killzone 2

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim, cinematic first-person shooter set in the war between humans and the Helghast, featuring heavy cover-based gunplay and a squad-based multiplayer mode called Warzone.

Halo 3

Co-op or multiplayer

Master Chief closes out the war against the Covenant in an epic campaign of sandbox firefights and vehicle battles. It also offers a legendary multiplayer suite, four-player co-op, Forge and an iconic score.

Resident Evil 6

Dark, serious atmosphere

A bombastic, action-heavy Resident Evil with several intertwined campaigns starring Leon, Chris, Jake and Ada, built around co-op play. Gunfights, melee moves and blockbuster set pieces take priority over classic survival horror.

Halo 5: Guardians

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, mobile sci-fi shooter where you alternate between Master Chief and Spartan Locke in four-person squads, backed by a strong competitive multiplayer suite including Arena and Warzone.

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