Halo is a military-themed, First-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game franchise developed by Bungie and published by Xbox Game Studios. The series revolves around an interstellar conflict between an alliance of aliens called Covenant and humanity. However, the Covenant is controlled by their leaders are known as the Prophets. The main focus of the series builds off the experiences of the protagonist named Master Chief John-117, one of a team of super-soldiers known as Spartans and his AI companion named Cortana. So, other characters, including Noble Six from Halo Reach, are also featured in the series. The series takes place in the distant past, where a powerful race known as the Forerunners had fought against an alien parasite called the Food. As the storyline continuous after a hundred thousand years, in the futuristic 26th century, UNSC begins to colonize many lands thanks to the development of slip space travel, which is faster-than-light. The series contains several titles such as Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, Halo 5: Guardians, and more.

16 Best Halo Games

#1 Halo 5: Forge

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Halo 5: Forge is a Downloadable Content Pack (DLC) for a First-person Shooter video game Halo 5 developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios. The DLC pack introduces the powerful and accessible world with a new level and a creation suit as well as the application which offers the latest videos and news. In the game, players can create their new custom maps, and the new included modes have modified the way of players play and experience the game. The level editor feature of the game is responsible for the massive community-created classes, including Grifball, Flapjack, and Ground Pound Arena. The game grants the player ability to host and play custom matches for up to sixteen-player. The game starts with the player picking up his character from available and jumping into the land in order to complete the set of mission. The level difficulty will be increased as the player proceeds through the game. The player navigates the environment from a first-person perspective and can use a set of weapons to conquer the land.

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#2 Eschalon Book III

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Eschalon Book III is a Fantasy-based, Isometric Role-playing, and Single-player Adventure video game developed and published by Basilisk Games for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the fantasy land and puts you in the role of the protagonist, who is looking for his past. As the protagonist, you must explore the land from an isometric perspective, interact with environment consists of dungeons and virtual wilderness full of danger and secrets. The game introduces plenty of fan-requested features and updates. It offers an open-ended environment where you can move freely to find the truth about your past and face brutal creatures while exploring. The ultimate task is to battle against enemies in turn-based combat and attack with traditional weapons during your turn to save his life. The game rewards you with experience points which can be used to unlock additional stuff and weapons. Eschalon Book III includes core features such as Hundreds of Updates, Build Custom Maps, Single-player RPG Gameplay, Enhanced Environment Effects, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#3 Halo: Spartan Strike

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Halo: Spartan Strike centers on Twin-stick Shooter gameplay for multiple platforms developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios. The game features Single-player mode and takes place in the science-fiction universe of Halo. It serves as the sequel to Halo: Spartan Assault, and puts the player in the role of the protagonist, a human soldier called Spartans loaded with advanced weapons. During the gameplay, the player uses new weapons like Scatter Shot, Suppressor, Binary Rifle, and Cannon, as well as new abilities such as Teleport, Proximity Mine, and more. It takes place after the terrible events of Halo 4, where the player controls the UNSC forces against Promethean and Covenant foes within battlefield. There are numerous missions present and each mission offers a variety of playable objectives. The game rewards the player with points for kill enemies. With exciting gameplay, superb visuals, and brilliant graphics, Halo: Spartan Strike is the best game to play.

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#4 Halo 3: ODST

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Halo 3: ODST is a Single and Multiplayer First-person Shooter video game created by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is an exciting title in the franchise of Halo and enables the player to take on the role of the United Nations Space Command soldier, called ODSTs (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers). In Campaign Mode, the player has to navigate the demolished city of New Mombasa to find out your teammates on the planet of aliens. In Multiplayer mode, the player has to battle against challenging waves of foes to earn scores and struggle to survive as long as possible. The player acts as the protagonist and can explore the world from the first-person perspective and attempts to fulfill his missions to earn points. Various weapons available in the game to use and the player can upgrade them all using his experience points. As the player becomes experienced, the level difficulty will be increased. Halo 3: ODST includes prominent features such as Detailed Environment, addictive Gameplay, powerful Foes, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#5 Halo Wars 2

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Halo Wars 2 developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios is a RTS (Real-time Strategy), Single and Multiplayer video game available to play on Xbox One. The game takes place in the Science Fiction Universe of the Halo series in the futuristic year 2559, and it is the sequel to the Halo Wars game released in 2009. It introduces a new alien faction called the Banished. You assumes the role of the commander and your primary goal is to construct a base and recruit armies to participate in battlefield. Explore the space environment from isometric perspective and fulfill your objectives to earn point and unlock further content. The game features two factions like its predecessor Halo War such as the United Nations Space Command (UNSC), returns from the first game and a new faction called the Banished, who is a replacement of the Covenant. The Story-based campaign allows you to control the UNSC armies in battlefield against the opposing faction on a strange structure. There are multiple missions that you have to complete at any cost to become the master. Halo Wars 2 is the wonderful game as compared to other RTS games.

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#6 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

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Halo Wars: Definitive Edition developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios is a Sci-fi, Real-time Strategy, Online, Single and Multiplayer Simulation. The game takes place in an iconic war between UNSC and Covenant and offers action-packed and face-paced gameplay. There are a variety of characters, and the game lets you select one of them and dive into the battlefield where you have to lead your armies. Be a Commander, your primary objective is to control your army through the battlefield, and equips them with deadly weapons. Face deadly enemies and efforts to take down them to save your base and units. Explore the world from an isometric perspective and fulfill your tasks to progress in the game. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition introduces new and enhanced visuals, new Environments and all DLC packs from the Landmark match. Interact with other players and compete against them for glory. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition offers brilliant Mechanics, engaging Gameplay, lots of Objectives, different Weapons and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#7 Halo: Spartan Assault

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Halo: Spartan Assault is an Action-Adventure, Top-Down, Sci-fi, Twin Stick Shooter, Strategy, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Vanguard Games and published by Microsoft Studios. The game provides you with the combination of Adventure, Third-person, Futuristic, RTS and Space elements. The game takes place in the futuristic year 2553. It includes more than thirty challenging missions and allows you complete it. According to the story, the aliens wants to destroy your world. You can assume the role of the protagonist and your primary task is to fight against aliens and kill them all. You can use a huge variety of weapons and can upgrade them with skill points. You have to complete all the mission to progress in the game. You can play as a solo or can compete against your fellows for the high score on the leaderboards. Halo: Spartan Assault includes most prominent features such as Epic Campaign, Thirty Action-Packed Levels, Halo Weapons, Vehicles, Armors, Customize your own Spartan, and much more. Halo: Spartan Assault offers enhanced mechanics, addictive and quite impressive gameplay, brilliant visuals and customizable controls. It is the excellent game to play and enjoy.

#8 Halo: Reach

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Halo: Reach is an interesting, Action-Adventure, FPS (First-person Shooter), Sci-fi, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Games Studios. The game takes place in the futuristic year 2552, where human are trapped in a war with the alien races known as a covenant. You can assume the role of the main protagonist named as Nobel Six, who is a member of an elite SuperSoldier Squad. The game provides you with fast-paced and action-packed gameplay and lets you immerse yourself in First-person Perspective experience. You as the protagonist must fight against the races of aliens and rescue your world and its inhabitant. You can use a huge variety of advanced weapons. The game consists of various levels and each level having their own set of objectives that you complete in order to progress and move your character into the next level. You can earn skill points by defeating vicious aliens and can use them to buy new weapons, upgrades, and other outfits for your character. Halo: Reach offers addictive and quite engaging gameplay, brilliant mechanics, stunning visuals details and exciting story. Halo: Reach is one of the best game as compared to other Action, FPS games. Try it out.

#9 Halo: Combat Evolved

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Halo: Combat Evolved is a First-person Shooter (FPS), Sci-fi, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is the first entry in the franchise of Halo. The game takes place in the fictional 26th century and lets the player assume the role of the protagonist named Master Chief who is a soldier. He is accompanied by an Artificial Intelligence character named Cortana. The ultimate goal is to explore the game world, fight against aliens and unearth the secrets of the world. Halo: Combat Evolved is mainly focused on combat in a massive environment that is the view from the first-person perspective. The game turns into TPS (Third-person Perspective) during the use of a vehicle. The character is equipped with an energy shield and a set of weapons that he can use to take down enemies. Halo: Combat Evolved offers enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, brilliant controls, and environments. Try it out.

#10 Halo 2

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Halo 2 is an Action, Exploration, FPS (First-person Shooter), Single and Multiplayer video game for hardcore players who love playing challenging and shooting games. It is the second entry in the series of Halo developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game introduces new vehicles, multiplayer maps, and weapons and puts the player into the role of the Master Chief during the 26th century. The story focuses on two factions fighting against each other named United Nation Space Command and Covenant. The player can use the mixture of alien and human vehicles and weapon to progress throughout the game. It has a variety of levels, and each comprises a set of enemies, objectives, and weapons. The health bar of the player is not visible, but the player is loaded with a shield that refills the power when the player is not taking fire. He can use melee weapons and attacks as well as grenades to take down enemies. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb mechanics, Halo 2 is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#11 Halo 3

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Halo 3 is a First-person Shooter, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is the third entry in the long-running series of Halo. The story revolves around between two factions such as Human and mysterious alien Races known as Covenant. The player can take on the role of the protagonist known as Master Chief who is a super soldier. There are different types of military vehicles and weapons to use. Most of the part of the game focuses on Shooting and little segment focuses on vehicular combat. The protagonist is armed with primary weapons and a little pistol as well as grenades and can use the melee attack and weapons. It has a variety of levels based on combat against alien races. He can explore the fictional world fight against aliens using weapons and defeat them to earn experience points that can be used to unlock other features, vehicles, and missions. Halo 3 offers exciting features, superb gameplay, and brilliant story. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.

#12 Halo Wars

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Halo Wars is a Single and Multiplayer Sci-Fi Real-time Strategy video game by Ensemble Studios. The game is set in a Sci-Fi environment of Halo Universe and takes the players to the futuristic world of 2525. The game kicks off with a huge attack by the Covenant, an advanced Alien race on humans and declaring them as the Forerunners. Humans have no other choice to start a mega oppressive against the enemies and that’s when the players get into the play. The game allows te player to be the protagonist named as Captain James Cutter and go investigate about the Covenant Activity on a Planet named as Harvest. During the investigation, Cutter finds out that the Covenant has set a mining post on the Northren Pole of the planet and they have discovered a Forerunner facility. The primary objective of the game is to repel the Covenant from the Facility and take control, defeat the enemies and save the Human Colony of Arcadia. After that the game offers more missions against the Covenant and allows the players to act according to the storyline and enjoy the game. Because of being a fantastic RTS video game, Halo Wars offers loads of fantastic options to the players and allows them to enjoy the gameplay even more by using the advanced weaponry, and tactics as well as explore the world. With plenty of room for the gameplay, brilliant mechanics and clean 3D graphics, Halo Wars offers a great RTS experience for all the fans of this specific genre.

#13 Halo

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Halo is a Militaristic Sci-Fi First-person Shooter video game series created and published Bungie, Ensemble Studios, and 343 Industries. The whole series focuses on an Interstellar War between the two most brutal enemies in the Galaxy, Humans and a Theocratic Alliance of Aliens named as Covenant. The main focus of the series remains on one particular character named as Master Chief John 17, a Supersoldier from an advanced breed of Soldiers known as Spartans. An Artificial companion, Cortana companies the Master Chief throughout the series. Halo Series offers a lot of other characters of utmost importance in the games and provides with different interconnected stories, objectives and environments as well. The series offers multi-genre games as well as Novels, Graphic Novels, and loads of other products. Halo Series offers 3 main titles as the Original Trilogy including Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo 3 along with Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians (As Reclaimer Saga releases), 5 Spin-offs Halo Wars, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo: Spartan Assault and Halo: Spartan Strike. Furthermore, Halo Series offers hardcore Action-packed video games, all packed up with different interconnected stories, different objectives, unique characters, and all the incredible Intergalactic conflicts over the possession of a Super Weapons called Halo Rings and of course to survive.

#14 Halo 4

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Halo 4 is the 7th addition in the series of Halo. Developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft, this First-person Shooter video game provides with a vivid set of graphics and gameplay experience. Sci-fi environments, Interstellar battles and Vehicular Combats are the specialty of this blockbuster. From cybernetically enhanced Human Super Soldiers to the vast and unique range of Weapons, this game provides an addictive and quite immersive gameplay experience. It can also be played in single or multiplayer game modes. With a number of campaigns and hardcore Action and Thrill filled missions, Halo 4 is one amazing First person Shooter video game to play and enjoy. Halo 4 can only be played on Xbox 360. Try it out and enjoy an ultimate FPS experience.

#15 Halo 5: Guardians

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Halo 5: Guardians by 343 Industry and Microsoft Studios is a First-Person Shooter video game released recently in October 2015. Being the part of a massively admired game Franchise Halo, this game is one great inclusion to the mega series already pacing on in the markets. The game offers both single and multiplayer gaming modes, vivid graphics and a superbly well-written story along with a fast-paced and action-packed game-play. The story of the game is about an unexpected alien attack on the Colony Worlds that leaves everything in ruins. The hero is missing and there is no one to lead the forces and save the humanity. Spartan Locke gets tasked with finding and bringing of the Master Chief who’ll then solve this ultimate mystery and save the entire galaxy by eliminating the threat. This game is so cool that it will leave you quite spellbound with all the great mechanics and stuff. With a really well-written story-line and narrative, Ultra-HD visuals and a really interesting and quite immersive game-play to enjoy. Do try it out, it’ll definitely entertain you well if you really like Action and FPS games.

#16 Halo: The Master Chief Collection

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection, created by 343 Industries is a Sci-Fi, Super Thrilling and Engaging First-Person Shooter and RPG video game. Being actually a Collection of Best FPS Halo Series games, it provides with huge amounts of fun and thrill based game-play ever. All of the games in this mega hit are packed with First-Person Shooting, Vehicular Combat and Action-RPG elements. The four main campaigns are available to play as a single player or in cooperative mode that allows up to eight players. You can be the protagonist Master Chief Petty Officer John, a cybernetic super soldier who gets into the game with an AI named as Cortana and completes the game objectives and missions. Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a fantastic game as compared to most of the games of this specific genre. With a great story, clean and enhanced visuals, an open world game-play and a lot of other great features, this game will definitely amaze you. Do try it out.