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Halo Infinite

343 Industries · Xbox Game Studios · 2021-11-15

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ActionFree To Play

Franchise: Halo · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Dec 08, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 08, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 15, 2021 (Xbox One)

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. 

Halo Infinite is a 2021 Action and Free To Play game that is free-to-play, with an estimated 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 owners and a Mixed (69% of 181198 reviews) sentiment.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

2,053
playing now
69%
positive of 181k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
98
twitch viewers (latest)
6.1
viewers/channel (concentration)
88/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (300 ratings)
65
Nexus mods (28k downloads)
87/100
opencritic · mighty · 94% recommend · from 175 critics
16h
to beat · rushed 8.7h · completionist 23h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

2,053 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Six months after being defeated in battle by Atriox, the leader of the Banished mercenary organization, the Master Chief is recovered from space by a stranded UNSC pilot. Together they travel to Zeta Halo, a damaged Forerunner ringworld now under Banished control. On the ring, Chief discovers the Weapon, an AI created to capture and delete his former partner Cortana. Though the Weapon reports success in her mission, she has inexplicably failed to self-delete as programmed. As Master Chief rallies scattered human forces and contends with Escharum, the Banished war chief leading operations on th(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Halo Infinite trailer thumbnail

Halo Infinite | Campaign Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,053 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,545 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~443/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (87,140 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.79-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.79 at Microsoft Store (2024-11-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 11 of 23 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70k70k20212026Week of 2021-11-01: 69,752 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17,388 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 25,413 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8,356 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6,834 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3,480 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,025 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,789 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,770 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,943 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,534 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,545 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,827 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,931 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 917 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,013 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,055 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 941 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 903 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 783 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,946 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 809 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,195 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 942 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,115 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 621 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 964 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 636 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 704 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 459 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,153 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 782 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 662 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 441 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 569 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 387 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 491 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 514 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 923 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 593 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 374 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,480 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 692 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,374 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 601 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 414 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,016 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 334 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 452 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 905 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 447 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 387 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 535 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 638 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 438 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 292 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 258 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,195 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 523 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 355 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 374 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 316 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 324 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 186 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 52 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.5k4052026-09-16 04:00 — 1,922 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 444 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 1,295 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 2,504 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 470 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 1,009 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 2,113 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 621 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 1,427 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 2,340 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 886 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 687 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 1,528 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 1,916 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 944 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 1,435 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 1,459 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 479 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 1,385 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 2,349 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 464 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 1,082 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 2,053 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
103k1.5kNov 2021Aug 2026Nov 2021 — avg 102,732 · peak 256,619Jan 2022 — avg 23,403 · peak 62,371Mar 2022 — avg 6,336 · peak 15,961May 2022 — avg 6,419 · peak 21,369Jul 2022 — avg 3,841 · peak 7,680Sep 2022 — avg 3,472 · peak 7,941Nov 2022 — avg 4,065 · peak 12,906Jan 2023 — avg 3,842 · peak 7,563Mar 2023 — avg 4,211 · peak 12,705May 2023 — avg 2,717 · peak 5,504Jul 2023 — avg 3,408 · peak 6,817Sep 2023 — avg 3,057 · peak 6,725Nov 2023 — avg 5,486 · peak 12,683Jan 2024 — avg 4,201 · peak 13,945Mar 2024 — avg 4,192 · peak 8,727May 2024 — avg 2,884 · peak 6,229Jul 2024 — avg 2,209 · peak 4,959Sep 2024 — avg 2,199 · peak 4,461Nov 2024 — avg 2,483 · peak 6,002Jan 2025 — avg 2,615 · peak 6,807Mar 2025 — avg 2,161 · peak 4,826May 2025 — avg 2,018 · peak 4,453Jul 2025 — avg 1,784 · peak 3,676Sep 2025 — avg 1,874 · peak 3,832Nov 2025 — avg 1,946 · peak 3,893Jan 2026 — avg 1,738 · peak 3,574Mar 2026 — avg 1,548 · peak 3,191May 2026 — avg 1,677 · peak 3,432Jul 2026 — avg 1,602 · peak 3,188Aug 2026 — avg 1,569 · peak 3,162
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
11112026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 5 new positive2026-09-21: 9 new negative2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-25: 11 new negative2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 6 new negative2026-09-27: 8 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 6 new positive2026-10-02: 9 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new positive2026-10-04: 10 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-07: 4 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 4 new negative2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 8 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 6 new negative2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 1 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002021-08-282026-10-152021-08-28 — best price $59.992022-02-22 — best price $59.992022-04-07 — best price $47.992022-06-24 — best price $59.992022-09-13 — best price $29.992022-12-15 — best price $29.992023-01-31 — best price $59.992023-05-09 — best price $29.992023-06-20 — best price $59.992023-09-05 — best price $29.992023-12-01 — best price $59.992024-01-30 — best price $23.992024-04-19 — best price $59.992024-11-14 — best price $19.792025-01-03 — best price $59.992025-04-16 — best price $19.792025-05-27 — best price $59.992025-07-16 — best price $19.792025-09-02 — best price $59.992025-11-19 — best price $19.792026-01-08 — best price $59.992026-04-01 — best price $19.792026-05-09 — best price $59.992026-07-15 — best price $19.792026-08-27 — best price $19.792026-09-17 — best price $59.992026-10-08 — best price $19.792026-10-15 — best price $19.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

2.6k492026-10-01 15:34 — 234 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 464 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 346 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 438 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 595 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 495 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 335 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 1,793 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 256 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 672 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 422 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 843 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 350 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 221 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 362 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 88 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 478 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 416 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 75 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 446 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 602 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 203 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 598 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 274 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 1,807 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 1,170 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 284 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 783 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 645 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 120 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 201 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 146 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 206 viewers2026-10-15 03:34 — 712 viewers2026-10-15 12:35 — 49 viewers2026-10-15 14:34 — 98 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
62.9%
earned "Clocking In"
12.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudIncludes level editor1 DLC

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-12-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)192,6291%144
Steam (Steam)109,7810%144

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSPvPCo-opSpaceActionSci-fiShooterAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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