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Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

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App ID 459220
App Type Game
Developer , ,
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 29216455
Last Record Update 27 May 2025 – 15:57:02 UTC ()
Release Date 20 April 2017 – 17:04:00 UTC ()
😎 88.44%
8k reviews
115
In-Game

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.

Additional Information

Developer Ensemble Studios
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Store Release Date 20 April 2017 – 17:04:15 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 20 April 2017 – 17:04:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 7 November 2022 – 20:16:29 UTC () (1667852189)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
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  • category: Verified
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  • test_timestamp: 24 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1858145
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First seen on SteamDB 31 March 2016 – 20:28:19 UTC (), in changelist #1860246

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🌐 RTS 🏠 Base Building 🕹️ Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 🚀 Sci-fi ⚔️ War 🪖 Military 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🖥️ Simulation 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👽 Aliens 🧱 Sandbox 🤔 Tactical 👥 Online Co-Op 🕒 Classic 📚 Story Rich 🔫 Shooter 🌫 Atmospheric

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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  • 115 players right now
  • 274 24-hour peak
  • 3,192 all-time peak 20 October 2018
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  • 57,892 followers
  • 7,821 positive reviews
  • 761 negative reviews
  • 91.13% positive reviews

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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.44% SteamDB Rating
  • 7,821 91.1% positive reviews
  • 761 8.9% negative reviews

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18 October 2018 – 17:00 Free Weekend -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 115 players live playing Halo Wars: Definitive Edition on Steam.

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition had an all-time peak of 3192 concurrent players on 20 October 2018.

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