History VideoGame / GearsTactics

The game was released on Windows 10 and Steam on April 28, 2020, with the UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS versions released on November 10th, 2020.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The squad successfully kills Ukkon and destroys his base. However, none of them will ever be able to return to the C.O.G. since TheyKnowTooMuch, and decide to continue the fight on their own terms.]]

!! Tropes that apply to Gears Tactics

** "[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Ain't no one like me 'cept me!]]" -- complete a mission on Insanity with a single soldier

The game was released on Windows 10 and Steam on April 28, 2020, with the UsefulNotes/XboxOne version due later this year.

* FireForgedFriends: Mikayla and Diaz quickly synergize their leadership abilities in the face of doom.

* RecruitmentByRescue: Without any support from the C.O.G. Diaz must make due with whoever he can find or rescue.

* ChainsawGood: Just like ''Gears of War'', enemies can be finished off a chainsaw.

* {{Prequel}}: To both trilogies of the main ''VideoGame/Gears of War'' series.

* MagikarpPower: Scouts are initially hamstrung by their primary weapon being a ShortRangeShotgun with pitifully low accuracy. Once they've gained a few levels, they can spec into spamming grenades and arguably the most powerful class in the game as a result.

** Overwatch is not omnidirectional, but in a player-defined cone much like in ''VideoGame/PhoenixPoint'' (a SpiritualSuccessor to ''XCOM 2''). Overwatch also triggers not just on movement but also ANY offensive action taken by targets within the cone.[[note]]Which is a special ability in ''XCOM 2'', and not a base one[[/note]] Finally, removing a unit's overwatch is not as simple as just shooting and hitting them. This instead requires the use of abilities that can proc an "interrupt" on the target. This can range from certain weapons that can fire a "Disabling Shot" (A regular shot that guarantees an interrupt proc if it even grazes the target), to class-specific abilities that can proc an interrupt on any targets around them or on a target they shoot at with any weapon.

** How Ironman mode works as well, especially if the players just came from any of the rebooted XCOM series of games. In Gears Tactics, the damning thing is if a HeroUnit dies during any Ironman mode run, the save file is instantly deleted whereas in XCOM, the players are simply forbidden from SaveScumming, but not from retrying in any mission where a HeroUnit participated like XCOM 2 DLC, Alien Ruler and Shen's Last Gift. This forces players to be extra careful whenever a HeroUnit participates in any mission, main story or not.

** How Ironman mode works as well, especially if the players just came from any XCOM games. In Gears Tactics, the damning thing is if a HeroUnit dies during any Ironman mode run, the save file is instantly deleted whereas in XCOM, the players are simply forbidden from SaveScumming, but not from retrying in any mission where a HeroUnit participated like XCOM 2 DLC, Alien Ruler and Shen's Last Gift. This forces players to be extra careful whenever a HeroUnit participates in any mission, main story or not.

* KilledOffForReal: Played with. [[PermaDeath Regular soldiers can be]], but Heroes cannot -- [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou their death will mean mission failure.]]

* LighterAndSofter: Perhaps the most lighthearted entry in the entire franchise, the tone of ''Gears Tactics'' is remarkably more jovial and laid back compared to other games and media entries.