Gear Up
Released Jan 2015
Feel the adrenaline as you control your unique tank in multiplayer arcade action! Build your ultimate war machine from over a million different combinations. Now, will you go for the rumbling caterpillar tracks or the crawling spider legs?
74% positive · 8,339 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Gear Up launched on January 28, 2015 and received a steady stream of patches and updates throughout 2015 and 2016. The developer then went quiet until a significant resurgence in October 2018, which brought a major overhaul update (Update 1.1.0 on October 17, 2018) that rewrote the user interface, added a new level called "Cargo Ship," and made substantial platform compatibility improvements. A handful of follow-up bug fix patches followed in quick succession, with the final recorded update being a bug fix patch on November 8, 2018. Since November 8, 2018, Doctor Entertainment AB has not posted any developer communications, patch notes, or announcements for the game. There are no unreleased DLC items listed on the store, no roadmaps, and no developer statements about future content. The game's store description makes no mention of ongoing updates or future plans. The 2018 update burst appears to represent a final maintenance and polish pass rather than the beginning of a new content cycle — no further major content was announced or delivered after Update 1.1.0, and the developer has been silent for over seven years since the last patch. The game launched as a complete free-to-play multiplayer experience and appears to have concluded its active development as of November 2018.
Evidence
Update 1.1.0 — a major overhaul releasing a completely rewritten UI, a new level (Cargo Ship), significant Linux and MacOS compatibility improvements, and OpenGL performance gains. The last major content update for the game.
Update 1.1.8 — a bug fix patch addressing LUA integration crashes, network event logging, and Linux stability. This is the last recorded developer communication for the game.
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Developer
Publisher
Doctor Entertainment AB
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer
About this game
Gear Up is a multiplayer game where you build tanks and battle online opponents. Crawl the arena in devious spider legs, escape with your trusty jetpack or serve your opponents a healthy dose of proximity mines as you design with over one million different combinations.


- Master the art of propulsion – Will you go for the rumbling caterpillar tracks, swoop across the arena using wind turbines or let loose the smell of burning rubber with go-kart tires?
- Adapt your arsenal of weaponry – Do you prefer the cold steel of the minigun or the heartwarming sensation of the flamethrower? Will you fall for the old world charm of a thundering bronze cannon or does the electric zapping of the tesla generator tickle your mind?
- Wage war your way – Regardless if you deploy the body of a submarine, blend into the background with stealth generators or love giving your opponents the dry taste of gunpowder with a barrage of missiles – the choice is yours to make.

Features
- Battle up to 16 players online
- Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Conquest
- Massive customization with over one million different combinations of parts
- Arcade physics simulation
- Leaderboards and achievements

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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