Halo Wars: Definitive Edition overview

Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries | Apr 20, 2017 | game

Released

84players observed · 22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC

Strategy RTS Base-Building Multiplayer Singleplayer Steam Store

Latest observed players84 · 22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3,187
Units sold (VGI)490,000
Revenue (VGI)$6,600,000
Review score91% positive

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players84 · 22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3,187
Units sold (VGI)490,000
Revenue (VGI)$6,600,000
Review score91% positive
Total reviews9,442
Release dateApr 20, 2017
DeveloperEnsemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries
PublisherXbox Game Studios

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries Publisher: Xbox Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition comes from Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries and is published by Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Apr 20, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Full controller support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 84 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3,187. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 91% positive across 9,442 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainCzechHungarianJapaneseKoreanPolishRussianTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

10 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core i3 or Equivalent	4 GB RAM	Intel HD Graphics 4200 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M AMD Radeon R5 M240	12 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i5 or Equivalent	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GTX 560, 650, 750 AMD HD 5850, 6870, 7790	12 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition has sold up to 490,000 units and has 8,637 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,600,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition overview details

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars , updated to run natively on PC. Set early in the iconic war between the Covenant and UNSC - made famous by the Halo FPS games - Halo Wars: Definitive Edition provides a unique angle on the war while bringing new heroes to the battlefield. Control large Halo armies and direct them in action-packed warfare. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all the DLC from the landmark game. Experience the epic campaign or compete in online multiplayer battles with armies of powerful Halo forces at your command. Network play for this product is exclusive to Steam. Cross-play with Windows Store versions of the same game is not supported.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Full controller support, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 84 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC, a tracked peak of 3,187, and 91% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
Steam App ID	459220
Type	game
Release date	Apr 20, 2017
Developer	Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries
Publisher	Xbox Game Studios
Price	$19.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese * , Korean, Polish, Russian * , Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	84 · 22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	3,187
Positive reviews	8,631
Negative reviews	811
Total reviews	9,442
Positive percent	91%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	8,637
Average playtime	3,614 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Apr 20, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	2 March 2026 - 19:28:31 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC

Overview tags

Strategy RTS Base-Building Multiplayer Singleplayer Sci-fi War Military Action Co-op Simulation Great Soundtrack Aliens Sandbox Tactical

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Adjudicate the Arbiter	No description
Detour the Great Journey	No description
Momma's Boy	No description
Crushed Colors	No description
Mr. Punctual	No description
Own Worst Enemy	No description
Wall of Recognition	No description
Epic Grinder	No description
Everything's Better with Bacon	No description
Endless Fun	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	(c) and (p) 2016 Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/459220
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/459220/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/459220
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition?

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition's latest SteamPulse observation records 84 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:20:57 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3,187 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 60 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Halo Wars: Definitive Edition growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 167 players; the highest observed daily value is 265 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (66.3%), Canada (7.1%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (54%), Canada (6.3%), United Kingdom (5.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (66.5%), Canada (5.3%), United Kingdom (4.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.2%), China (6.8%), Canada (5.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition?

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition currently sits at 91% positive across 9,442 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 8,631 positive reviews and 811 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Halo Wars: Definitive Edition have?

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition currently has about 59.1K tracked Steam followers as of 25 May 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition?

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 8,637, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

91% positive, 8,631 positive, 811 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 20 April 2017

DLC and packages

Halo Wars: Definitive EditionBuy Halo Wars: Definitive Edition #99892$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: 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

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 or Equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 560, 650, 750 AMD HD 5850, 6870, 7790 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 12 GB available space

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