What is the best Halo game of all time?

Three console-defining shooters, beloved prequels and co-op spinoffs, plus real-time strategy detours — every corner of the Master Chief saga goes head to head here. Which one reigns supreme?

1

Halo 3: ODST

A 2009 spinoff that puts players in the boots of ordinary human troopers rather than a Spartan, with a noir-jazz tone.

1000pts

2

Halo 2

The 2004 sequel that revolutionized online console multiplayer via Xbox Live and ended on a legendary cliffhanger.

749pts

3

Halo 4

343 Industries' 2012 debut that began the Reclaimer Saga and deepened the bond between Master Chief and Cortana.

749pts

4

Halo 5: Guardians

The 2015 entry built around a four-player co-op campaign split between Master Chief and Spartan Locke.

714pts

5

Halo 3

The 2007 conclusion to the original trilogy, widely hailed as the franchise's high point for campaign and multiplayer.

624pts

6

Halo: Reach

Bungie's 2010 prequel chronicling the doomed last stand of Noble Team, praised as one of the series' best campaigns.

624pts

7

Halo Wars

A 2009 real-time strategy spinoff set 20 years before the original trilogy, built for the Xbox controller.

624pts

8

Halo Infinite

The 2021 soft reboot featuring an open-world Zeta Halo and a free-to-play multiplayer suite.

499pts

9

Halo Wars 2

The 2017 RTS sequel continuing the Spirit of Fire's story against a new Banished threat.

312pts

10

Halo: Combat Evolved

The 2001 Xbox launch title that defined console first-person shooters and introduced Master Chief and the Halo ring.

0pts

11

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

A 2014 remastered bundle packaging the core Halo campaigns and multiplayer into one definitive collection.

0pts