Halo: Combat Evolved
Also known as Halo 1, Halo CE
Halo: Combat Evolved is a 2001 first-person shooter developed by Bungie, released as the flagship launch title for Microsoft's original Xbox. Players take the role of the cybernetic super-soldier Master Chief, fighting the alien Covenant and the parasitic Flood across a mysterious ringworld while accompanied by the AI companion Cortana.
The game refined console shooter controls, popularizing the two-weapon limit, regenerating shields, grenade-and-melee combat, and drivable vehicles within large, open sandbox environments that let players approach encounters freely. Its enemies used noticeably smart squad behavior, and the score-based cooperative campaign and four-player split-screen made it a fixture of LAN gatherings. It effectively established the Xbox as a serious platform for the genre.
Halo helped define modern console shooters and launched one of gaming's biggest franchises, spanning sequels, novels, and other media. Its campaign has since been rebuilt in high definition and bundled with a modern collection alongside the later games, so playing it today on current Xbox and PC hardware is straightforward.
Where can you play Halo: Combat Evolved today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Halo Infinite (Free + in-app purchases) and Halo: The Master Chief Collection (€ 39,99).
- Mac
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on Mac.
- Linux
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on Linux.
- iPhone
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on iPhone.
- iPad
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on iPad.
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on PlayStation.
- Xbox
- Halo Infinite (Free + in-app purchases) and Halo: The Master Chief Collection (€ 39,99).
- Switch
- None of the alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved runs on Switch.
- Steam Deck
- Halo Infinite (Free + in-app purchases) and Halo: The Master Chief Collection (€ 39,99).
Games like Halo: Combat Evolved
Modern alternatives to Halo: Combat Evolved, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Halo Infinite
Free + in-app purchasesThe modern free-to-play continuation of the Master Chief saga.
Halo Infinite is also an alternative to 1 other classic
Halo Infinite runs on PC, Xbox. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
€ 39,99Official collection that remasters Combat Evolved alongside later Halo games.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is also an alternative to 4 other classics
Halo: The Master Chief Collection runs on PC, Xbox. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
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