| Gears 5: Hivebusters | |
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| Developer(s) | The Coalition |
| Publisher(s) | Xbox Game Studios |
| Director(s) | Matt Searcy |
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| Programmer(s) | Jerry Edsall |
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| Writer(s) | Kurtis Wiebe |
| Composer(s) | Adam Lastiwka |
| Series | Gears of War |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release | December 15, 2020 |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gears 5: Hivebusters is a downloadable content (DLC) expansion pack developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios for the 2019 third-person shooter video game Gears 5. It was released for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 15, 2020. The pack is a direct prequel to the Gears of War: Hivebusters comic book series, and follows the origin story of Scorpio Squad, an ad-hoc team of commandos who embark on suicide missions to combat the threat of the Swarm by infiltrating and sabotaging their Hives through the use of lethal toxins.
Gears 5: Hivebusters is the first single-player downloadable content pack for Gears 5. It received positive reviews from video game publications, who praised the fast paced action, graphical quality, and the interactions between the pack's cast of characters, although some commentators found its short length to be detrimental to the overall gameplay experience.