With Gears of War: E-Day less than a month away, The Coalition has dropped the full achievements list for the game, giving fans plenty of time to plan their approach before Emergence Day kicks off on October 6. Studio Brand Director Nicole Fawcette shared the complete list via Xbox Wire on September 9, 2026.
The Gears franchise has always had a reputation for memorable – and sometimes brutal – achievement design, and E-Day looks to keep that tradition alive. The list covers everything from campaign milestones to co-op runs to Horde Siege challenges, offering a wide spread of objectives for solo players and squads alike.
The Platinum Prize: The Lucky Ones Died on E-Day
The master achievement, worth 0 points, is called The Lucky Ones Died on E-Day and requires players to unlock every other achievement in the game. It sits at 0 Gamerscore, which follows the standard convention for completion achievements on Xbox. It is, however, the badge that dedicated hunters will be gunning for from day one.
Campaign Achievements by Act
The campaign is structured across five acts, with multiple achievements tied to each. Here is the full breakdown of story-based unlocks:
- FNG (15G) – Complete Boot Camp.
- Emergence Begins (15G) – Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign.
- We Must Improvise (15G) – Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign.
- The Bigger They Are… (15G) – Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign.
- The Scorched Legion (15G) – Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign.
- You Want What On the Front of a Gun?! (15G) – Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign.
- Got to the Choppa (15G) – Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign.
- Get Back You Eight-legged Freak (15G) – Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign.
- Twice the Pride, Double the Fall (15G) – Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign.
- …The Harder They Fall (15G) – Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign.
- End of the Line (15G) – Unlock during Act 4 of the Campaign.
- The Only Good Bug is a Dead Bug (15G) – Unlock during Act 4 of the Campaign.
- Nothing Left but the Fight (15G) – Unlock during Act 5 of the Campaign.
- For My Boys (15G) – Unlock during Act 5 of the Campaign.
Each act contains two or three achievements, all worth 15 Gamerscore. The descriptions are intentionally vague – consistent with The Coalition keeping specific story beats under wraps ahead of launch. The paired names The Bigger They Are… and …The Harder They Fall spread across Acts 1 and 3 suggest a multi-stage encounter that bookends a major enemy type.
Co-Op and Collectible Achievements
Beyond the main story milestones, several achievements reward players for going deeper into the campaign’s content:
- You’re My Brother (15G) – Complete all Acts of the Campaign on Co-Op (any difficulty).
- Side Piece (15G) – Complete all Secondary Objectives in the Campaign (any difficulty).
- Relax. I’m the Map. (15G) – Discover all Hard Cases in the Campaign.
- Memories From E-Day (15G) – Find all Collectibles in the Campaign (any difficulty).
You’re My Brother is straightforward – run through the full campaign in co-op on any difficulty setting. Side Piece asks players to mop up every secondary objective, while Relax. I’m the Map. targets hidden Hard Cases scattered throughout levels. Memories From E-Day is the classic collectible hunt, covering all items across any difficulty.
Horde Siege Achievements
The Horde Siege mode has its own dedicated achievement track, and the requirements suggest a substantial time investment for players who want the full list:
- Lift Outta Hell (15G) – Complete and Survive 50 Horde Siege Missions on Infantry difficulty or higher.
- Best I Can Do Is a Pizza Party (15G) – Complete any 100 Secondary Objectives in Horde Siege.
- Turn It Up to 11 (15G) – Execute 50 enemies Stunned by the Sonic Disruptor in Horde Siege.
- Never Fight Alone (15G) – Details were cut off in the source reveal, so the full unlock condition for this achievement has not been confirmed.
Lift Outta Hell is the grind achievement of the bunch, requiring 50 completed Horde Siege missions at Infantry difficulty or above. Turn It Up to 11 introduces the Sonic Disruptor as a key piece of kit – players will need to stun enemies with it and follow up with executions 50 times over. Best I Can Do Is a Pizza Party stacks secondary objectives across multiple runs, so consistent players will rack it up naturally.
Every Achievement at a Glance
All confirmed achievements in Gears of War: E-Day are worth 15 Gamerscore each, with the sole exception of the master completion achievement The Lucky Ones Died on E-Day, which sits at 0G. The total Gamerscore available will depend on the full count once any remaining achievements are confirmed – the source list appears to have been cut off before the complete Horde section was published.
Gears of War: E-Day launches on October 6, 2026. Players who want a head start on their achievement roadmap now have enough to start mapping out their approach across campaign acts, co-op runs, collectible hunts, and Horde Siege sessions.