Game profile
Halo Infinite
Master Chief returns in an openly designed campaign on a shattered Halo ring to fight the Banished. The free to play multiplayer delivers classic arena shootouts and extensive battle pass content.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter / Action, set in a science fiction world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The story matters and gives the mechanics a frame, without taking over. You can play it with others cooperatively or go head to head. It runs on 2 platforms. Getting in costs nothing.
What stands out
- Openly designed campaign
- Free multiplayer
- Classic arena gameplay
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- you want your skill measured against other people
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- you have someone to play with
- you enjoy competing against other players
Look elsewhere if
- you prefer a stylised look over realism
- you want either a pure challenge or pure relaxation, not the middle
How long is Halo Infinite?
About 12 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 2 weeks, or 6 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 88 out of 100, which puts it above 78 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 249 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 7 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 315 collected ratings.
Released in 2021, so it has 5 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2021
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Playtime
- approx. 12 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Present and relevant
- Play with
- Solo, Co-op, Competitive
- Setting
- Sci-fi
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Free-to-play
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox
- Critic rating
- 88 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halo Infinite | 2021 | approx. 12 hrs. | 88 | Free-to-play |
| Titanfall 2 | 2016 | approx. 8 hrs. | 89 | Budget |
| Gears 5 | 2019 | approx. 13 hrs. | 88 | Budget |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | 2014 | approx. 30 hrs. | 86 | Mid price |
If you liked this, try these
- 89/100 Titanfall 2 Shared: Shooter, Action, Sci-fi, shorter
- 88/100 Gears 5 Shared: Shooter, Action, Sci-fi
- 86/100 Halo: The Master Chief Collection Shared: Shooter, Action, Sci-fi, longer
- 85/100 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Shared: Shooter, Action, longer
- 93/100 BioShock Infinite Shared: Shooter, Action, Sci-fi, rated higher
- 80/100 Gears of War: E-Day Shared: Shooter, Action, Sci-fi