The original game defined an entire generation of players, and for very good reason. With 12 different games split across multiple genres, there’s a whole world of games to (re-)experience before Halo Infinite comes out next year. Here are all the Halo games ranked from best to worst, to help you decide which games to play and which to avoid like a plague of Flood. For this list, however, we’re judging them as they were when they first launched, and not counting rereleases like Halo: CE Anniversary or Halo 2 Anniversary as distinct entries. Nowadays, most of the Halo games - not counting the spinoffs - can be found in optimized form on the Master Chief Collection. The original game spawned countless books, toys, television series, and, of course, sequels. The original Xbox launched with lackluster exclusives like Blinx: The Time Sweeper and Fuzion Frenzy that wouldn’t have given players much of a reason to pick the console up - if it weren’t for Halo: Combat Evolved.
The Halo series is not only one of the most important shooter franchises of all time, but it’s also the only one that managed to save an entire platform.
