# Gears of War

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Gears of War and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a good game to play with children and a classic they remember fondly. No common caveat appears in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Good game to play with children (1 comments): "Gears of War, Halo and others used to be a good way to to spend time with your children." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48890847))
- Remembered fondly alongside Metal Gear Solid (1 comments): "except for metal gear solid psx and gears of wars" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46927105))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Helldivers 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/helldivers-2.md): 50 recommend
- [Triple-A Minesweeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triple-a-minesweeper.md): 40 recommend
- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2.md): 33 recommend
- [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dead-redemption-2.md): 28 recommend
- [Grand Theft Auto (1997)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grand-theft-auto.md): 28 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Gears of War", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gears-of-war/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).