Gears of War: E-Day Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-03
  • Fun and visually stunning experience
  • Solid gameplay with smooth handling
  • Campaign and multiplayer modes included
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Poor AI teammates and matchmaking problems
  • Strong recommend for Gears fans
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 12-15GB VRAMmixedWindows 8-11GB VRAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,312
Positive
1,11585.0%
Negative
19715.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
86,841
Estimated revenue
$6,078,002
Game price
$70
Review β†’ sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
443.35%
Estimated copies lost
2,912
Estimated revenue lost
$203,811
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Γ— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
463.5%
Avg playtime 1h
352.7%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
15611.9%
Avg playtime 8.7h
1,07782%
Avg playtime 10.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day949.7 rev/day
Last 30d43.8 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,314 total
Organic purchasers1,14487.1%
Voted up: 84%
Key activations17012.9%
Voted up: 89%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,314 total
First impression0-2h24818.9%
Voted up: 73%
Mid game2-10h84264.1%
Voted up: 86%
Late game10-20h20715.8%
Voted up: 90%
Endgame20h+171.29%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.23% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 84.6%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,312 total.