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Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is a strategy, rts and base-building game developed by Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive and 343 Industries and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Released on April 20th 2017 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 8,549 reviews of which 7,788 were positive and 761 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Halo Wars: Definitive Edition into these genres:

Strategy RTS Base-Building Multiplayer Singleplayer Sci-fi War Military Action Co-op Simulation Great Soundtrack Aliens Sandbox Tactical Online Co-Op Classic Story Rich Shooter Atmospheric

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or higher
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or Equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4200 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M AMD Radeon R5 M240
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 12 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 ---{ Author }--- ☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template
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April 2025
I originally got this game on the xbox 360 and I still replay it once in a while to this day. Better than the sequel in my opinion.
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Dec. 2024
+Game has aged very well and transferred well over to the PC +Very smooth and visual upgrades are well made +Game is easy to understand and play +Strips down Real Time Strategy for use on a controller +Lots of love for the Halo Universe +Multiplayer has lots of modes +Online Co-op for Campaign
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Dec. 2024
A classic on every front. Made by the late Ensemble Studios, this game presents to the player a simple, yet deep and rich experience that will put their micro-management skills to the test. The setting being part of the Halo universe gives it an extra allure, letting us into a part of the story that's more humane, more grounded and gritty than even the mainline games. Every person that enjoys RTS's should at least give this game a try.
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Nov. 2024
This is one of my favorite games. I played it back years ago when I was kid with my xbox 360. I can't really explain what I love about it. It's just a super fun game that has infinite replayability, at least for me. I would easily recommend this game.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition received 7,788 positive votes out of a total of 8,549 achieving a rating of 8.84.
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Halo Wars: Definitive Edition was developed by Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive and 343 Industries and published by Xbox Game Studios.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is not playable on MacOS.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is not playable on Linux.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Halo Wars: Definitive Edition PEGI 16
19.99€
8.8
7,788
761
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
191
Developer
Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release 20 Apr 2017
Platforms
Remote Play
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