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Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Halo: The Master Chief Collection overview

343 Industries, Splash Damage, Ruffian Games, Bungie, Saber Interactive | Dec 3, 2019 | game

Released

4,412players observed · 22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC

ActionSteam Store

  • Latest observed players4.4K · 22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak93,305
  • Units sold (VGI)7,900,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$218,200,000
  • Review score92% positive

Halo: The Master Chief Collection dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players4.4K · 22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak93,305
  • Units sold (VGI)7,900,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$218,200,000
  • Review score92% positive
  • Total reviews257,556
  • Release dateDec 3, 2019
  • Developer343 Industries, Splash Damage, Ruffian Games, Bungie, Saber Interactive
  • PublisherXbox Game Studios

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: 343 Industries, Splash Damage, Ruffian Games, Bungie, Saber InteractivePublisher: Xbox Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Halo: The Master Chief Collection comes from 343 Industries, Splash Damage, Ruffian Games, Bungie, Saber Interactive and is published by Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Dec 3, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Halo: The Master Chief Collection's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4,412 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC, with a tracked peak near 93,305. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 257,556 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapanesePolishPortuguese - PortugalRussianSimplified ChineseSpanish - Latin AmericaTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedAMD Phenom II X4 960T ; Intel i3550Not listedAMD HD 6850 ; NVIDIA GeForce GTS 45043 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Halo: The Master Chief Collection has sold up to 7,900,000 units and has 239,708 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $218,200,000. On Twitch, 80 streamers are live with around 679 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Halo: The Master Chief Collection overview details

Halo: The Master Chief Collection combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The series that changed console gaming forever is on PC with six blockbuster games in one epic experience. PC Settings/Optimizations Halo: The Master Chief Collection is now optimized for PC and looking better than ever at up to 4k UHD and at 60+ FPS.* Other setting options include customizable mouse and keyboard support, ultrawide support, FOV customization, and more. Campaign Featuring Halo: Reach, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST Campaign, and Halo 4, The Master Chief Collection offers players their own exciting journey through the epic saga. Starting with the incredible bravery of Noble Six in Halo: Reach and ending with the rise of a new enemy in Halo 4, the Master Chief’s saga totals 67 campaign missions over six critically-acclaimed titles. Multiplayer Each of the six games in The Master Chief Collection brings its own multiplayer maps, modes and game types. With more than 120 multiplayer maps and countless ways to play with community-created Forge content the Collection has the most diverse and expansive Halo multiplayer experience to date. Forge Halo’s iconic map editor is improved, refreshed and better than ever. Build new maps with expanded functionality, increased budget, new objects and create new ways to play with custom game modes.** *Look to system requirements for guidance on hardware minimum specs to achieve performance metrics. **Forge mode not available in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary or Halo 3: ODST.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is listed as a game with $39.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4,412 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC, a tracked peak of 93,305, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameHalo: The Master Chief Collection
Steam App ID976730
Typegame
Release dateDec 3, 2019
Developer343 Industries, Splash Damage, Ruffian Games, Bungie, Saber Interactive
PublisherXbox Game Studios
Price$39.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players4,412 · 22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak93,305
Positive reviews237,111
Negative reviews20,445
Total reviews257,556
Positive percent92%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations239,708
Average playtime10,243 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 3, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)25 August 2026 - 23:33:23 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC

Content descriptors

FPS with frequent violence and blood with some mature language.

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Life StoryNo description
Just Getting StartedNo description
Balaho's Most WantedNo description
The One PercentNo description
SpoilsportNo description
Going BananasNo description
Hunters HuntedNo description
CheckmateNo description
I Was Wondering What Would Break FirstNo description
Pest ControlNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/976730
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/976730/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/976730
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Halo: The Master Chief Collection

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: The Master Chief Collection?

Halo: The Master Chief Collection's latest SteamPulse observation records 4,412 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:07:05 UTC, with a tracked peak of 93,305 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 171 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Halo: The Master Chief Collection growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 3,375 players; the highest observed daily value is 6,287 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: The Master Chief Collection?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (52.9%), United Kingdom (7.8%), Canada (6.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43.5%), United Kingdom (7.1%), Canada (6.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (56.1%), United Kingdom (6.6%), Canada (5.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.9%), China (6.8%), United Kingdom (6.6%). 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: The Master Chief Collection?

Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently sits at 92% positive across 257,556 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 237,111 positive reviews and 20,445 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Halo: The Master Chief Collection have?

Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently has about 490.2K tracked Steam followers as of 11 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 679 live viewers across 80 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Halo: The Master Chief Collection?

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is currently listed at $39.99 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 239,708, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

92% positive, 237,111 positive, 20,445 negative

Price and discount

$39.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

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

Achievements

700

Platform releases
  • Steam 3 December 2019
  • Xbox 11 November 2014

DLC and packages

Halo: ReachHalo: Reach comes to PC as the first installment of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Now optimized for PC, experience the heroic story of Noble Team, a group of Spartans, who through great sacrifice and courage, saved countless lives in the face of impossible odds.dlc #1064220$9.99Halo: Combat Evolved AnniversaryHalo: Combat Evolved Anniversary comes to PC as the second installment of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, chronicling the rise of the legendary Master Chief.dlc #1064221$9.99Halo 2: AnniversaryHalo 2: Anniversary* for Halo: The Master Chief Collection comes to PC looking better than ever, including up to 4K UHD resolution. Now optimized for PC with mouse and keyboard support and other native PC features.dlc #1064270$9.99Halo 3Halo 3 comes to PC as the next installment in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Witness the Master Chief’s return to finish the fight between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire Human race in this dramatic, pulse-pounding conclusion of the original Halo trilogy.dlc #1064271$9.99Halo 3: ODSTHalo 3: ODST comes to PC as the next installment in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Experience the events preceding Halo 3 through the eyes of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST) as they return to familiar ground and attempt to uncover the motivations behind the Covenant’s invasion of New Mombasa.dlc #1064272$4.99Halo 4Witness the Master Chief’s triumphant return to battle an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, faced with new enemies and deadly technology, the universe will never be the same.*dlc #1064273$9.99
Halo: The Master Chief CollectionBuy Halo: The Master Chief Collection #376282$39.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 960T ; Intel i3550 Graphics: AMD HD 6850 ; NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 43 GB available space Additional Notes: Direct3D feature Level 11.1

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
III_Zoo_IIIHalo 2 Legendary Speedruns165en
RenzoGrinding Some Ranked 2s | Any challs?83en
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MandethMANDATHON DAY TWO IS HERE! <3 Watch me Poorly Play as Master Chief ;)34en
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nNEV__Halo 2 Legendary🟢Beating Halo 1,2,3 in ONE Stream 🟢 LEGENDARY DIFFICULTY🟢Day 11/36522en
DishaahtenH3 Hardcore Doubles | Halo Daycare Is Back22en

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