Halo Universes Order

Halo Universes is a curated order for following this timeline from earliest to latest. It covers 19 entries with dates and context for each entry.

1. Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) - The beginning of Master Chief's story.
2. Halo 2 (2004) - The continuation of Master Chief's story.
3. Halo 2: Anniversary (2020) - Halo 2: Anniversary is a remastered version of Halo 2 and features extra content, high-definition resolution, and remastered audio and graphics.
4. Halo 3 (2007) - This concludes the storyline of the original trilogy of Master Chief. Focused on the battle between Humanity and The Covenant.
5. Halo 3: ODST (2009) - A Standalone DLC, a spin-off of the main series, where players control an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) soldier instead of a Spartan.
6. Halo Wars (2009) - A strategy game that is a spin-off of the series, focusing on the war between humanity and the covenant.
7. Halo: Reach (2010) - A prequel to the main series, where players take on the role of Noble Six, a new member of the Noble Team. The game focuses on humanity's final stand before the Covenant invasion
8. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (2011) - The beginning of the Master Chief's story. This is a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved, offering enhanced graphics and the ability to switch between the original and updated versions in real-time. It also includes additional cutscenes that were not present in the original.
9. Halo 4 (2012) - This game continues Master Chief's story after the conclusion of the original trilogy.
10. Halo 4: Spartan Ops (2012) - Spartan Ops is a mission-based cooperative mode in Halo 4 in which up to four players work as part of a team of SPARTAN-IVs known as Fireteam Crimson performing various objectives. Players' customized loadouts are available during each Spartan Ops chapter and completing a mission gives players XP towards their next rank. Episodes 1-5 are contained in Halo 4's second disc, and episodes 6-10 are available as free downloadable content from the Xbox Live Marketplace.
11. Halo: Spartan Assault (2013) - An isometric shooter where you play as two spartans-Sarah Palmer and Edward Davis, and go through various combat training and simulations.
12. Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2014) - The collection comprised Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (2011), Halo 2 (2004), Halo 3 (2007), and Halo 4 (2012) with their respective multiplayer suites, and boasting graphical and performance enhancements, including resolution and framerate improvements. Halo 2 was remastered as Halo 2 Anniversary, with new art, audio, a set of remade multiplayer maps, and new cinematic cutscenes produced by Blur Studio to commemorate the game's tenth anniversary. The single-player campaign of Halo 3: ODST (2009) was added in May 2015.
13. Halo: Spartan Strike (2015) - A sequel to the isometric shooter Halo: Spartan Assault.
14. Halo 5: Guardians (2015) - It continues the story of Blue Team, Master Chief, and FireTeam Osiris under the leadership of Jameson Locke
15. Halo Wars 2 (2017) - A real-time strategy game, the sequel to Halo Wars.
16. Halo: Fireteam Raven (2018) - It allows players to take on the role of ODST soldiers from the "Fireteam Raven" unit. The game was released exclusively in arcades, so you're likely to find it only on YouTube. However, overall, it doesn't have a major impact on the overall storyline.
17. Halo Recruit (2017) - A virtual reality experience developed to showcase the potential of VR within the Halo Universe. In it, players participate in a training simulation. It does not have a clear chronological placement within the main storyline.
18. Halo Infinite (2021) - The sixth main game in the halo series. It continues Master Chief's story after the events of Halo 5: Guatdians.
19. Halo: Campaign Evolved (2026) - It is a remake of the story component of Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), the first installment of the Halo franchise originally developed by Bungie