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Gears 5 walkthrough

All 15 chapters for two players, part by part: what Kait (JD in Act I) and Jack or Del each do, where people tend to fall, the bosses. 122 steps in total.

Compiled from 4 playthrough videos and 33 guide pages · checked Oct 19, 2026. We did not play the game for this guide.

Who should play Kait (JD in Act I) or Jack or Del?
  1. Chapter 1 of 15

    Act I, Chapter 1: Shot in the Dark

    Delta drops into the ruins of Azura to recover an old Hammer of Dawn prototype.

    • About 45 min
    • 4 parts
    • 1 boss

    0 of 4 done

  2. Chapter 2 of 15

    Act I, Chapter 2: Diplomacy

    Back at the settlement, Jack gets a new module before the meeting with First Minister Jinn.

    • About 24 min
    • 1 part

    0 of 1 done

  3. Chapter 3 of 15

    Act I, Chapter 3: This Is War

    The Swarm hits the settlement and Delta fights through the streets to reach Carmine.

    • About 43 min
    • 3 parts
    • 1 boss

    0 of 3 done

  4. Chapter 4 of 15

    Act I, Chapter 4: The Tide Turns

    Corrupted robots turn on the city; Delta splits up and fights through a hotel and a theatre.

    • About 45 min
    • 4 parts
    • 2 bosses

    0 of 4 done

  5. Chapter 5 of 15

    Act II, Chapter 1: Recruitment Drive

    Kait and Del try to win over an Outsider village, and the Swarm attacks it.

    • About 57 min
    • 3 parts
    • Sources being checked

    0 of 3 done

  6. Chapter 6 of 15

    Act II, Chapter 2: Into the Wild

    Kait and Del ride the Skiff across the frozen north toward the New Hope facility.

    • About 22 min
    • 2 parts
    • Sources being checked

    0 of 2 done

  7. Chapter 7 of 15

    Act II, Chapter 3: Forest for the Trees

    Inside the New Hope research facility, Kait looks for answers about the Swarm.

    • About 36 min
    • 4 parts
    • 1 boss

    0 of 4 done

  8. Chapter 8 of 15

    Act II, Chapter 4: The Source of It All

    Two comm towers and an old mine stand between Kait and the source of the signal.

    • About 153 min
    • 4 parts

    0 of 4 done

  9. Chapter 9 of 15

    Act II, Chapter 5: Dirtier Little Secrets

    Under the glacier, Kait and Del follow a guide through a frozen research lab to its secret.

    • About 48–50 min
    • 3 parts
    • 1 boss

    0 of 3 done

  10. Chapter 10 of 15

    Act III, Chapter 1: Fighting Chance

    In the sand-buried ruins of Vasgar, Baird and Paduk help Kait and Del restart the Hammer of Dawn.

    • About 29 min
    • 2 parts

    0 of 2 done

  11. Chapter 11 of 15

    Act III, Chapter 2: Rocket Plan

    Inside the hangar, Delta loads the Hammer of Dawn satellites and clears the rail line for the rocket.

    • About 79 min
    • 3 parts

    0 of 3 done

  12. Chapter 12 of 15

    Act III, Chapter 3: Some Assembly Required

    Delta collects the beacons from the old cosmonaut facility and returns to finish the rocket.

    • About 137 min
    • 5 parts
    • 1 boss
    • Sources being checked

    0 of 5 done

  13. Chapter 13 of 15

    Act III, Chapter 4: One Small Step

    The launch goes wrong and Delta has to fight its way off the launch tower.

    • About 13 min
    • 1 part
    • 1 boss

    0 of 1 done

  14. Chapter 14 of 15

    Act IV, Chapter 1: Homefront

    The Hammer of Dawn is back, and Delta fights through New Ephyra to plant its beacons.

    • About 44 min
    • 3 parts
    • 1 boss

    0 of 3 done

  15. Chapter 15 of 15

    Act IV, Chapter 2: The Fall

    New Ephyra comes under full attack and the campaign ends at the city wall.

    • About 33 min
    • 3 parts
    • 1 boss

    0 of 3 done

Sources (37)

Playthrough videos (each part on a chapter page can jump the page's video to the moment it starts) and text guides.