Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

    Command Halo armies in real-time strategy, taking on the campaign or competing in online battles.

    Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries · published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Studios

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Online versus
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Online multiplayer, Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 91% positive from 9,651 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 78/100 from 2 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 8824Total negative: 827Total reviews: 9651{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":8824,"total_negative":827,"total_reviews":9651}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 26183Name: Halo Wars: Definitive EditionUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/halo-wars-definitive-editionCreated at: 1480719323First release date: 1482192000Total rating: 77.22691875168161Total rating count: 28Aggregated rating: 77.5Aggregated rating count: 2Release dates: [{"id":401216,"date":1492646400,"human":"Apr 20, 2017"},{"id":67365,"date":1482192000,"human":"Dec 20, 2016"},{"id":136058,"date":1482192000,"human":"Dec 20, 2016"}]Game type: {"id":9,"type":"Remaster"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":1010,"name":"Microsoft Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":722,"name":"343 Industries"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":68,"name":"Ensemble Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]{"id":26183,"name":"Halo Wars: Definitive Edition","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/halo-wars-definitive-edition","created_at":1480719323,"first_release_date":1482192000,"total_rating":77.22691875168161,"total_rating_count":28,"aggregated_rating":77.5,"aggregated_rating_count":2,"release_dates":[{"id":401216,"date":1492646400,"human":"Apr 20, 2017"},{"id":67365,"date":1482192000,"human":"Dec 20, 2016"},{"id":136058,"date":1482192000,"human":"Dec 20, 2016"}],"game_type":{"id":9,"type":"Remaster"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":1010,"name":"Microsoft Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":722,"name":"343 Industries"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":68,"name":"Ensemble Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]}

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    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.