Gears of War: E-Day Horde Siege Guide — Classes & Objectives

Horde Siege is E-Day’s headline multiplayer mode — the biggest co-op offering in the series: 12 players, three squads of four, working through objective-based missions against escalating Locust waves. Here is everything confirmed from the official multiplayer overview and the August beta.

How does Horde Siege work?

The mode structures each match as a mission, not an endless arena — the official overview lays out three mission types by length:

Match flow across all three:

• 12 players in three squads — each squad is a standard four-person fireteam running in parallel.
• Kills earn energy — spend it at supply points on grenades, sentry turrets, razor discs and loadout swaps.
• Supply drops — periodic airdrops bring extra gear into the fight.
• Invasion events — a world-boss-style Locust event can hit mid-mission.
• Extraction finale — missions end with a Raven evac rather than a wave count.

What maps are in Horde Siege?

Three maps are confirmed for launch. Golden Quarter was the map playable in the Open Beta; the other two join it at release.

How do classes and loadouts work?

Four classes pick up different jobs on the team — composition is the backbone of a 12-player run:

• Weapon mods tune your gun to your role — see the weapon mods guide.
• Progression ties into your account — XP, ranks and unlocks are covered in the progression guide.

How is Horde Siege different from classic Horde?

Classic Gears Horde was 5 players holding a single position against 50 waves. Horde Siege is a mission: bigger team, real objectives, and an extraction ending. It is built for coordinated squad play rather than pure survival camping — closer to a raid-lite than the old wave ladder.

What rewards does Horde Siege give?

Matches feed account XP, rank progression and customization unlocks — the same economy as Versus. Beta testers carry rewards forward at launch (see the beta carry-over guide). For the PvP side of multiplayer, see the Versus modes and maps guide.