Gears of War: E-Day Modes

Every mode in Gears of War: E-Day – the co-op campaign, 12-player Horde Siege and 4v4 Versus with Ranked – and what each one offers.

E-Day has three main ways to play: the story campaign with up to four players, Horde Siege – a bigger, 12-player take on the series' wave-survival mode – and Versus, the competitive 4v4 multiplayer with Ranked. Use the buttons to filter by mode.

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Campaign

4 modes

Story campaign

Campaign · Five acts set on Emergence Day in the city of Kalona. Play as any of the four Bravo Squad members.

Online co-op

Campaign · Up to four players online, each as a member of Bravo Squad.

Split-screen

Campaign · Two-player split-screen co-op on Xbox consoles.

Insane difficulty

Campaign · The hardest setting – 100% completion on Insane is part of the Dead Serious achievement.

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Horde Siege

3 modes

Horde Siege

Co-op PvE · Large-scale co-op for up to 12 players in three squads across an interconnected Kalona: objectives, Locust attacks, side missions and extraction.

Build and resupply

Co-op PvE · Earn resources between waves to build defences and restock ammo.

Four classes

Co-op PvE · Assault, Breacher, Marksman and Medic, each with 30 levels that unlock gear and mods.

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Versus

5 modes

Team Deathmatch

Versus · The classic 4v4 mode on symmetrical maps around Kalona.

Conquest

Versus · A returning objective mode for 4v4 teams.

Demolition

Versus · Plant and defend the bomb – fixed up in the October patches.

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Ranked

Versus · Unlocked on October 13, 2026, a week after launch, with placement matches and skill divisions.

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Crossplay

Versus · Xbox and PC players play together in Versus.

Section images: official Gears of War: E-Day trailers (Gears of War / YouTube).

Where to start

Start in co-opThe campaign is the best way to learn cover, weapons and the Locust – bring friends if you can.

Try Medic in HordeEvery Horde Siege squad needs one, and it levels up fast.

Practise before RankedLearn the maps and the Gnasher in regular matches before you jump into Ranked.

Dead SeriousThe hardest achievement needs all three modes.

Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.