Ever wondered how all of the Halo games’ order goes? Well, there are a couple of different ways to go about it, depending on if you look at things chronologically or by way of their actual release dates. Here is everything you need to know about the order of the Halo franchise.
How to Play the Halo Games in Chronological Order
Despite the fact that Halo: Combat Evolved was the first game in the series, that doesn’t actually make it the first title in the timeline. In fact, the chronological order of the game is as followed:
- Halo Wars (2531)
- Halo Reach (2552)
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2552)
- Halo 2 (2552)
- Halo 3 (2552)
- Halo 3: ODST (2552)
- Halo Spartan Assault (2554)
- Halo 4 (2557)
- Halo 5: Guardians (2558)
- Halo Wars 2 (2559)
- Halo Infinite (2560)
How to Play the Halo Games in Release Order
Now, if you want to go about playing the Halo games the old fashion way by order of there release, you’ll want to follow the following format:
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
- Halo 2 (2004)
- Halo 3 (2007)
- Halo Wars (2009)
- Halo 3: ODST (2009)
- Halo: Reach (2010)
- Halo 4 (2012)
- Halo: Spartan Assault (2013)
- Halo: Spartan Strike (2015)
- Halo 5: Guardians (2015)
- Halo Wars 2 (2017)
- Halo Infinite (2021)
The Best Way to Play the Halo Games
While this answer is entirely up to each person’s opinion, playing the Halo series in its release order is the best way to go about going through the series from start to finish. Not only is this going to be the best way to understand the story and how it was laid out, but it will also make it so that each next game you play will be even higher quality.
That is everything you need to know about all of the Halo games in order. If you’re still on the hunt for more info about the game, be sure to check out the rest of Twinfinite to see the rest of our guides, which have plenty of tips, tricks, and FAQs.
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Published: May 11, 2022 11:10 pm