: The modern standard for playing Halo CE on PC. It features remastered graphics, high frame rates, and is available for purchase on Steam or the Microsoft Store.

While the original (2001) is not officially available as a free download, there are several legitimate ways to play the game or its modernized versions today. Official Ways to Play

for running the remastered version on your PC.

: The latest installment's multiplayer and Academy modes are completely free to play on Windows and Xbox.

: If you have a subscription to Xbox Game Pass for PC, you can download and play the entire Master Chief Collection at no extra cost.