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Games like Halo: Combat Evolved

2001PC

24 games that share what Halo: Combat Evolved does well: shooter, war and sci-fi. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Multiplayer
Halo 2
2004PC · Xbox
Halo series, war
Critics
81
IGDB
Players
84%
IGDB
To beat
~11h
IGDB
See priceon Xbox Store
Multiplayer
Halo 5: Guardians
2015Xbox
Halo series, war
Critics
84
IGDB
Players
75%
IGDB
To beat
~10h
IGDB
See priceon Xbox Store
Also in Game Pass
Multiplayer
Halo 4
2012PC · Xbox
Halo series, war
Critics
88
IGDB
Players
56%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.99
Best PC price · Microsoft Store
Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
2012PC · PS
War, sci-fi
Critics
74
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
~10h
IGDB
$39.99
Best PC price · Steam · $4/hr
Multiplayer
Killzone: Shadow Fall
2013PS
War, sci-fi
Critics
65
IGDB
Players
70%
IGDB
To beat
~6h
IGDB
See priceon PlayStation Store
Also in PS Plus Extra
Multiplayer
Halo 3: ODST
2009PC · Xbox
Halo series, war
Critics
78
IGDB
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
~15h
IGDB
$4.99
Best PC price · Steam · $0.33/hr
Multiplayer
Unreal Tournament III
2007PC
Sci-fi, shooter
Critics
64
IGDB
Players
76%
IGDB
To beat
~9h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
Half-Life
1998PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
96
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~12h
IGDB
$1.99~~was $9.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.17/hr
Multiplayer
PUBG: Battlegrounds
2017PC · PS · Xbox
War, shooter
Critics
75
IGDB
Players
60%
Steam
To beat
~5h
IGDB
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Battlefield 2
2005PC
War, shooter
Critics
93
IGDB
Players
82%
IGDB
To beat
~8h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
Destiny
2014PS · Xbox
War, sci-fi
Critics
78
IGDB
Players
72%
IGDB
To beat
~11h
IGDB
See priceon PlayStation Store
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
2005PC
Shooter, first-person
Critics
80
IGDB
Players
72%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Star Wars: Battlefront
2004PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
73
IGDB
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.99~~was $9.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
In EA Play
Multiplayer
StarCraft
1998PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Transformers: War for Cybertron
2010PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
71
IGDB
Players
74%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Kill.Switch
2003PC
Sci-fi, shooter
Critics
75
IGDB
Players
69%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
XDefiant
2024PC · PS · Xbox
War, shooter
Critics
unknown
Players
68%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store
Multiplayer
Wolfenstein: Youngblood - Deluxe Edition
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
War, sci-fi
$5.16~~was $29.99~~−83%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming
Multiplayer
Crysis
2007PC
Sci-fi, shooter
Critics
91
Metacritic
Players
80%
Steam
To beat
~11h
IGDB
$19.99
Best PC price · EA Store · $1.78/hr
In Game Pass · EA Play
Multiplayer
Mecha Break
2025PC · Xbox
War, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
60%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Serious Sam II
2005PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
74
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~17h
IGDB
$2.49~~was $9.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.15/hr
Multiplayer
Ironsight
2019PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Gear Up
2015PC
War, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
74%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Shadow Complex
2009PC · PS · Xbox
War, sci-fi
Critics
85
IGDB
Players
85%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store