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Gears 5: Act II, Chapter 1: Recruitment Drive walkthrough

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

  • About 57 min in the videos
  • 3 parts · 9 steps

Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 4 guides · checked Oct 19, 2026

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Video: Lone Wolf on YouTube (solo run). Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Kait (JD in Act I)
  • The defence starts with a pistol only; take better guns from fallen enemies.
P2 · Jack or Del
  • A co-op partner can play Jack as a support seat.
  • New module: Shock Trap, a trap that also shorts out gates and generators.

If your skill levels differ: Uneven pair: the newer player can take Jack, the support robot (scans, fetches, opens doors and revives), while the steadier shot takes a soldier seat and carries the gunfights. How to split the roles

The village

Part 1 of 3. Walk through the village to the Steam Farm.

  1. BothWalk down through the village to the Steam Farm; the attack starts after the cutscene there.

Defending the village

Part 2 of 3. Clear the lower village, then the upper village.

  1. BothWhen the attack starts you have only a pistol: land a few headshots, then pick up a rifle from a fallen enemy.
  2. BothA stronger enemy comes through the gate; kill it and go through.
  3. BothUpstairs, take the Shock Trap module from the workbench and set a trap by the gate.
  4. BothFurther down the street, a heavily armed Stump hangs above an entrance; take it out with traps and heavy weapons.
  5. BothShock-trap the next gate's power to open it, then clear the square and the infirmary and workshop beyond it.
  6. BothThe workshop has mechs you can climb into.single source
  7. BothWith the last attackers dead, open the main village gate to let the convoy in.

The garage

Part 3 of 3. Get the Skiff.

  1. BothIn the dark garage, pull the lever for the lights, then board the Skiff to finish the chapter.

Extras and notes

  • IGN's guide counts 10 collectibles in this chapter.
Sources (6)

Steps compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 4 text guides, checked Oct 19, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide. A step marked “single source” rests on one guide so far.