Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

by Ensemble Studios·published by Xbox Game Studios

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment92

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

6,417en

9,228 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

Apr 20, 2017

Price

$19.99

Velocity

1.9/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

270K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

$1.3M

Based on 9,228 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 6,394 post-launch reviews
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0h
63%356 rev
<2h
79%300 rev
2-10h
91%2,364 rev
10-50h
96%2,563 rev
50-200h
97%675 rev
200h+
96%136 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+18pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 140 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2017.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 8%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 10%

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