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Halo: The Master Chief Collection

343 Industries · Xbox Game Studios · 2019-12-03

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Franchise: Halo · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Nov 17, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 11, 2014 (Xbox One), Dec 03, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.

7,191
playing now
92%
positive of 262k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
235
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (294 ratings)
87/100
opencritic · mighty · 88% recommend
28h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

7,191 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter games developed by 343 Industries, Certain Affinity and Saber Interactive and published by Xbox Game Studios. It includes the first six main games in the Halo franchise released between 2001 and 2012, originally developed by Bungie and 343 Industries. It was released for Xbox One on November 11, 2014.

Trailer

Halo: The Master Chief Collection trailer thumbnail

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Launch Trailer

≈460,133 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7,191 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11,904 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,488/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (51,318 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 6.6M–16M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 262,102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-06-06)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days · $30.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48k48k20192026Week of 2019-12-01: 48,032 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3,286 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6,226 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 626 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2,890 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 442 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6,832 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 745 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,572 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 441 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5,747 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 660 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2,917 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7,649 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 725 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4,099 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 334 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3,113 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,471 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15,702 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 482 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5,267 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 365 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4,007 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 317 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2,646 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,387 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4,113 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 379 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2,279 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3,167 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4,684 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 479 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,940 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,115 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3,122 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 323 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3,770 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3,304 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,374 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,408 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 995 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,039 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,283 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,488 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,552 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,065 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,405 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 961 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,473 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,610 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,762 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 998 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,158 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,349 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,117 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,990 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 299 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,658 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 324 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,326 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,547 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,664 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,523 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,664 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,994 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,959 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,616 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,248 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,499 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,491 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 938 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,049 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,032 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 990 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,463 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,561 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,146 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,214 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,097 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,217 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 886 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,299 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,022 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,063 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,451 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,655 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 350 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,730 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,610 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 894 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,470 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,400 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,094 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,046 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,108 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,088 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 193 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9.9k2.2k2026-08-06 21:00 — 6,708 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6,892 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,517 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 7,127 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 8,319 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 4,114 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 8,895 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 9,197 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,427 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 9,655 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6,724 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,195 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 6,493 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5,931 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,168 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 5,881 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,271 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,527 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 8,312 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 6,818 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,360 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 4,618 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 8,270 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 3,177 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 3,835 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 6,749 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,231 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,478 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 7,191 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$9.992019-11-142026-08-272019-11-14 — best price $39.992020-06-04 — best price $31.992020-08-25 — best price $39.992020-11-25 — best price $25.992021-01-05 — best price $39.992021-02-16 — best price $39.992021-04-12 — best price $39.992021-07-08 — best price $39.992021-09-14 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $39.992022-02-03 — best price $39.992022-04-07 — best price $15.992022-06-13 — best price $39.992022-08-01 — best price $39.992022-11-21 — best price $15.992023-01-03 — best price $39.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-05-09 — best price $15.992023-06-20 — best price $39.992023-09-12 — best price $9.992023-12-01 — best price $39.992024-01-30 — best price $9.992024-04-18 — best price $9.992024-06-09 — best price $9.992024-07-17 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-02-07 — best price $39.992025-05-01 — best price $39.992025-08-01 — best price $39.992025-11-21 — best price $9.992026-01-12 — best price $39.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-08-27 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.7k2952026-05-29 — 393 pageviews2026-06-01 — 312 pageviews2026-06-04 — 351 pageviews2026-06-07 — 731 pageviews2026-06-10 — 711 pageviews2026-06-13 — 576 pageviews2026-06-16 — 464 pageviews2026-06-19 — 417 pageviews2026-06-22 — 494 pageviews2026-06-25 — 427 pageviews2026-06-28 — 375 pageviews2026-07-01 — 362 pageviews2026-07-04 — 376 pageviews2026-07-07 — 409 pageviews2026-07-10 — 347 pageviews2026-07-13 — 407 pageviews2026-07-16 — 406 pageviews2026-07-19 — 551 pageviews2026-07-22 — 505 pageviews2026-07-25 — 1,217 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,362 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1,364 pageviews2026-08-03 — 1,208 pageviews2026-08-06 — 911 pageviews2026-08-09 — 913 pageviews2026-08-12 — 670 pageviews2026-08-15 — 592 pageviews2026-08-18 — 516 pageviews2026-08-21 — 472 pageviews2026-08-24 — 482 pageviews2026-08-26 — 474 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.1k622026-08-27 18:34 — 248 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 224 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 342 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 394 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 478 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 449 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 228 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 66 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 82 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 82 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 287 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 238 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 257 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 407 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 620 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 725 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 383 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 223 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 183 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 185 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 363 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 270 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 197 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 403 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 426 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 455 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 769 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 841 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 800 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 296 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 432 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 121 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 235 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
89.7%
earned "Your Journey Begins"
34.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements6 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)213,7810%700
Steam (Steam)120,6141%700
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2460%479

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

FPSEpicCo-opActionAliensSci-fiClassicShooterBeautifulLore-Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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