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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.

Release DateApr 20, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.5% (very positive) Top 20% / 90.4%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.5% Top 5% / 87.6%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)6.7K  Top 4% / 7.5K  Top 4%
Curators151 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time16.3 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar49 minutes  Top 30%
Followers56.3K  Top 3%
Owners± 705.9K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 552.5K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 6.4M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Halo Wars: Definitive Edition's Steam rating and reviews between April 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 93.4% (April 2017) to 86.9% (October 2018).

With 7.5K reviews Top 4%, Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition's reviewers. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Simplified Chinese (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 12 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Halo Wars: Definitive Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 52 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.7 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Smooth Gameplay
  • Good Dialogue
  • Good Graphics
  • Good Cutscenes
  • Well-optimized
  • Baby's first rts
  • Campaign is well made
  • Very easy for new players
  • Server browser for multiplayer matches
  • Contains the DLCs
  • None
  • Some UI elements still designed for controller
  • Too simple for hardcore RTS players
  • Buggy gameplay
  • Missing hotkeys
  • Poor AI behavior
  • Can't change unit colors in multiplayer
  • Few bugs/glitches
  • Locusts are ground units but it says to watch the skies
  • Some friendly AI doesn't try to get new bases

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 91.5%  Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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