Halo Infinite ▶ Trailer
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ActionFree To PlayMultiplayerFPSSingleplayerShooterFirst-Person

476 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,889

Peak in the last 7 days: 2,165

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Game description

From one of gaming's most iconic sagas, Halo is bigger than ever. Featuring an expansive open-world campaign and a dynamic free to play multiplayer experience. 

Basic info

Developer343 Industries
PublisherXbox Game Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 15, 2021
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 RS5 x64
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel i5-4440
Memory8 GB
GraphicsAMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti
Storage50 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 381 reviews from the past 1 year

58.3/ 100
Bottom 10%

Steam rating: Mixed (69%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Strong shooting sits inside a frustrating package, and Halo Infinite scores 58.3 from 381 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

60 reviews praise the movement and gunplay, describing crisp, agile controls and a balanced arena shooter feel. 58 say the core game is fun, and some enjoyed the campaign and the armor customization. 28 enjoy the multiplayer, calling it well designed with plenty of maps and modes, and some note that it is free to play. Gameplay ranks 639th of 1396, and Multiplayer ranks 475th of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1315th of 1399. 46 reviews report bugs and broken systems, such as sign in errors that block even the campaign and missions that break during co-op. 40 object to the pricing of cosmetics, saying even armor colors cost real money and the store and battle passes feel overpriced. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1168th of 1399. 33 call the campaign story forgettable, describing a disjointed plot and dialogue that does not land. Story & World ranks 1038th of 1096, and Content Volume ranks 1140th of 1351. Others say the open world left fewer standout moments, and some mention a small player count and long waits for matches.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“movement crisp, Spartan feels agile and grounded, gunplay feels great mechanically” · 60 reviews
“core game is fun, campaign enjoyable, customization good” · 58 reviews
“art style is much better and closer to Bungie's Halo games” · 20 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.28 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “movement crisp, Spartan feels agile and grounded, gunplay feels great mechanically” · 60 reviews
Negative “menus suck, customization paywalled, leveling system makes no sense” · 4 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 14% · Strategy 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story -0.28 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Negative “campaign forgettable, main plot points unmemorable” · 33 reviews
Positive “campaign was seldomly enjoyable” · 20 reviews

Characters 8% · World 12%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.51 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “campaign is bit repetitive” · 18 reviews
Positive “varied weapons and arcade gameplay feel fresh” · 3 reviews

Volume 16% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.59 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style is much better and closer to Bungie's Halo games” · 20 reviews
Negative “textures all black and broken, endless graphical issues since launch” · 7 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.31 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “Team chat full of toxic players with echo and noise” · 5 reviews

Playing together 20% · Servers & Connection 7%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.50 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “armor color customization locked behind real money microtransaction” · 40 reviews
Positive “cosmetics-only monetization with generous free battle pass” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Balance 10% · Matchmaking 10%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.81 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “abandoned game exploiting community labor, developers fired staff for AI” · 29 reviews
Positive “updates added bare minimum content for Halo” · 1 review

Stability 18% · Performance 15%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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