
Every Halo Game Ranked
Halo spans 9 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2001 and 2026. The highest-rated is Halo 3 (94) and the lowest is Halo: Spartan Assault (68). Across 190 critic reviews, the series averages 84, and Halo: Campaign Evolved has drawn the most reviews.
Highest ratedHalo 3 94
Lowest ratedHalo: Spartan Assault 68
Series average84
Made by343 Industries, Bungie, The Creative Assembly
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Halo 3
948 critic reviews·Sep 25, 2007·Microsoft Game StudiosPCXbox 360Xbox One“The epic saga continues with Halo 3, the third chapter of the Halo trilogy, Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic,…”
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Halo: Reach
9210 critic reviews·Sep 14, 2010·Microsoft Game StudiosPCXbox 360Xbox One“As a Halo fanatic since the original Xbox's Australian launch in 2002, my hope has always been to see the full series move from its ageing console confines to”
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Halo 4
9211 critic reviews·Nov 6, 2012·Microsoft StudiosPCXbox 360Xbox One“This is no longer Bungie's Halo, but much of what made the series such an irresistible proposition has remained intact for this new beginning.”
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Halo Infinite
8437 critic reviews·Dec 8, 2021·Xbox Game StudiosPCXbox OneXbox X|S“Halo Infinite does a great job of nailing what makes Halo work so well while expanding the gameplay, adding in new elements like an open world and new armor abilities.”
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Halo 5: Guardians
8323 critic reviews·Oct 27, 2015·Microsoft StudiosXbox One“Halo 5: Guardians deserves credit for taking chances and trying some new things. It would be safest and easiest to simply modify what has worked in the past and gloss it up and send it out, but modes like Warzone in…”
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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
829 critic reviews·Nov 15, 2011·Microsoft StudiosPCXbox 360Xbox One“Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition is a great trip down memory lane if you’ve ever been a fan of the franchise.”
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Halo: Campaign Evolved
8156 critic reviews·Jul 28, 2026·Xbox Game StudiosPCPS5Xbox X|S“Review: There are some issues that will irk some players, but Halo: Campaign Evolved is a successful remake nonetheless.”
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Halo Wars 2
7527 critic reviews·Feb 21, 2017·Microsoft StudiosPCXbox One“Microsoft's popular first-person shooter series has seen a few spin-offs over the years. Here we have the sequel to 2009's real-time strategy game Halo Wars so wake up from your cryosleep and let's smash some Atriox.”
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Halo: Spartan Assault
689 critic reviews·Jul 18, 2013·Microsoft StudiosPCXbox 360Xbox One“Spartan Assault is a fairly weird release in general. Not only does it feel like it could have been a completely new IP, but I’m not sure who the audience is, given the strong console allegiance of the Halo franchise.”
Expansions & DLC
Add-ons, expansions and bundles, not included in the ranking.
Halo games in release order
- 2001Halo: Combat Evolved—
- 2004Halo 2—
- 2007Halo 394
- 2009Halo Wars—
- 2009Halo 3: ODST—
- 2010Halo: Reach92
- 2012Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled by Mountain Dew—
- 2012Halo 492
- 2013Halo: Spartan Assault68
- 2015Halo: Spartan Strike—
- 2015Halo 5: Guardians83
- 2016Halo 5: Forge—
- 2017Halo Wars 275
- 2018Halo: Fireteam Raven—
- 2021Halo Infinite84
- 2026Halo: Campaign Evolved81
