Released Apr 20, 2017 $19.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

By Ensemble Studios · published by Xbox Game Studios

Strategy RTS Base Building Multiplayer Singleplayer Sci-fi War Military ActionCo-opSimulationGreat Soundtrack

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Reviews 8,704 Very Positive

Players yesterday 187 at the busiest moment

Owners 500K–1M estimated

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is a game tagged Strategy, RTS and Base Building by Ensemble Studios, released Apr 20, 2017. It has 8,704 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Supreme Commander, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts.

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.

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Supreme Commander 96% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance 95% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts 88% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building
Tactical Warfare 88% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) 88% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition 85% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building
Codename: Panzers - Cold War 84% match · Strategy, RTS, Multiplayer
Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces 83% match · Strategy, RTS, Multiplayer
Supreme Commander 2 82% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building
reconquest 82% match · Strategy, RTS, Base Building

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Everything Steam lists for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition · record updated 8 hours ago

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Overview

App ID459220

Release dateApr 20, 2017

Last change number39323160

Last record update8 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Ensemble Studios, Behaviour Interactive, 343 Industries
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Website: halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerOnline PvPOnline co-opSteam AchievementsSteam LeaderboardsSteam CloudCaptions availableFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsMulti-playerPvPCo-opRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
1858145	public	Jun 5, 2017
1858145	beta	Jun 5, 2017

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
459221	—	Windows	9.39 GB	9.01 GB	3059092186356678970

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	1858145	Jun 5, 2017	Open
beta Public beta branch	1858145	Jun 5, 2017	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/HaloWarsDE

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
xgameFinal.exe		Windows · 64-bit
xgameFinal.exe	-safemode	All	Launch in safe mode

Space per player1.4 MB

Filesup to 1

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
gameinstall	savegame	save.sav	All

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Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

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