There are few games that have made as much of an impact on the world of gaming as theHalouniverse. From thwarting alien invasions to traversing the depths of space, players have followed Master Chief and Cortana across multiple games and adventures.
But if you wanted to sit down and play through all the games, just how long would that take? We took a look at all the games and added up all the various versions released over the years and came up with a final number. If you’re thinking about replaying through all the games, check out these stats first.
Who Created The Halo Games?
The history of Halo is a long one, starting off with the development of the Bungie studioall the way back in 1991. The studio focused on games for Mac computers, with the original iteration of Halo: Combat Evolved being a real-time strategy game for the Mac. Over time, the game would shift towards a third-person action game, and once the studio was acquired by Microsoft in 2000,it became a first-person shooter. Microsoft threw itself behind the game, making it an anchor game for the fledgling platform.
The original Halo: Combat Evolved was meant to have an online multiplayer mode as well, and not just the iconic and incredibly addicting lan multiplayer mode, but since the original Xbox did not have the Xbox Live service up and running by the time of the launch of the console, it was excluded until the release of Halo 2. Since then, Halo, Master Chief, Cortana, and all the Covenant have become mainstays in video game culture. There have been plenty of books,a live-action television show, comics, and more dedicated to the series.Halo even helped to kickstart the machinima trendthat took over the early to mid 2000s, which defined a whole generation of internet humor.
How Long Does It Take To Beat Every Halo Game?
Before we go into how long it’ll take to beat all the Halo games, we need to take a look at just how many there are. Since the first Halo: Combat Evolved released back in 2001, there have been a few spin-offs, remasters, and rereleases over the years. There have beena total of sixteen games releasedover the years across multiple generations of Microsoft consoles and on PC.
When calculating how long it would take to beat each of the Halo games, we took a look at the website HowLongToBeat.com, which calculates how long it takes to complete games based on various conditions, all taken from user-supplied information.
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So What’s The Combined Total?
Alright, so sixteen games might not seem like that many, and compared to other long-running video game series, it might not be, but now that we have all these stats we can see just how long it will take to run through the games. If you’re just interested in getting the main story of each game out of the way,you’re looking at around 104.5 hours. That’s not taking into account Halo: The Master Chief Collection, since it includes remastered versions of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4 and there is no need to replay all those games again. If you feel so inclined, it’ll bring you up to 162.5 hours.
If you’re after the complete Halo experience, getting all achievements and completing each game to 100%, that’s going to take quite a bit longer to accomplish. If you’re after a full 100% run,it’ll take you at least a staggering 339.5 hours, again, excluding Halo: The Master Chief Collection. If you want to add that feat, it will take you an even more inflated 405.5 hours.
