Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
Accessible sci-fi RTS with base building and large-army battles
Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Apr 20, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 9,554
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 55 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 94
- peak 24h 236
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 9 years ago
- Jun 5, 2017
What is Halo Wars: Definitive Edition?
This real-time strategy game is set early in the war between the UNSC and Covenant. You build bases, produce and command ground and air units, and fight through a campaign or online multiplayer battles, with co-op play also available.
For you if...
- +you enjoy base building and commanding large sci-fi armies
- +you prefer straightforward, accessible real-time strategy
- +you want campaign, multiplayer, and co-op options
Not for you if...
- −you expect deep strategy and highly precise unit control
- −you prefer complex PC-focused mouse and keyboard controls
What players say
91% of 9,554 reviews are positive · 94% of 55 in the last 30 days
Players praise the campaign, Halo setting, approachable battles, and campaign co-op. Common complaints describe the strategy as shallow and the controls, pathfinding, and unit AI as clunky; recent players also report campaign bugs and co-op crashes. Some players say online multiplayer is sparsely populated.
Screenshots and trailer
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or higher
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 or Equivalent
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4200 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M AMD Radeon R5 M240
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 or Equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 560, 650, 750 AMD HD 5850, 6870, 7790
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 75
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Strategy
- RTS
- Base Building
- Multiplayer
- Singleplayer
- Sci-fi
- War
- Military
- Action
- Co-op
- Simulation
- Great Soundtrack
- Aliens
- Sandbox
- Tactical
- Online Co-Op
Recent updates
- Jun 5, 2017 · Patch Release - June 5th
- Jun 5, 2017 · Patch Release - June 5th
- May 10, 2017 · Patch Release May 11th
- May 10, 2017 · Patch Release May 11th
- Apr 26, 2017 · Minor Game Patch - April 26
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