Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 74 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 5k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game itself doesn’t take long to finish, but it does offer replayability options; especially if you’re into achievements.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Movement and gunplay are very smooth and precise – it's easy to nail a distant enemy with a sniper rifle, then switch to an assault rifle and mow down nearby foes in one fluid motion.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics looked genuine to the Halo franchise and I was very impressed with how well it looked for being a multiplatform title.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Having already finished this game once back in the days of Windows Phone, I should say that I enjoyed this most on Steam Deck.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
H:SA seemingly borrows some sound effects from older Halo games, meaning they are of high quality and feel very familiar to me – a nice surprise.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay82 reviews
Combat53 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Steam Deck14 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Story76% still recommend
Difficulty88% still recommend
Controls81% still recommend
Interface69% still recommend
Co-op81% still recommend
Crashes40% still recommend
Multiplayer75% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$2.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.80.
4 points recordedtoday · $2.99
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