Gears Tactics

Okay, so a turn-based tactics game isn't going to be for everybody, but there's a comfortable rhythm to the cadence of Gears Tactics' combat that makes it easy to recommend – particularly if you're trying the genre out for the first time. Gears Tactics is available through an Xbox Game Pass subscription and as a standalone purchase, optimized to run on Xbox Series X at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second. It looks beautiful, runs smoothly, and plays surprisingly well with a controller – although the option to plug in a mouse and keyboard is there if you want it. Gears Tactics sets a benchmark for how turn-based tactics games can play on next-generation consoles, should