HALO: CAMPAIGN EVOLVED

The original Halo is back again, remade in Unreal Engine 5

- Robert Jones

NEED TO KNOW

RELEASE 2026

DEVELOPER Halo Studios

PUBLISHER Xbox Game Studios

LINK steam.pm/app/2806050

As the Halo series continues its drift from legendary to mediocre within the FPS genre, the groundbreaking original game that started it all is back again. And by again, I really do mean again, as lest it be forgotten that Halo: Combat Evolved was already rereleased as the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary remaster in 2011.

So, what we have here in Halo: Campaign Evolved is a remake of a game that has already had a (well-done and well-received) remake, and one that follows a series of weak, uninspired mainline Halo game releases. But... Halo: Combat Evolved, right?! Master Chief and warthogs and Truth and Reconciliation blaring out at stupidly loud levels. Surely a return to the series' roots once again is cause for celebration after the mess of Halo: Infinite? Hmm...

SKIN DEEP

So what does the latest remake promise? "