Master Chief’s iconic first chapter is rebuilt from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. Halo Campaign Evolved is available today (July 28, 2026)! Here’s everything you need to run it on PC and the builds we recommend.
Table of Contents
- Halo Campaign Evolved Gameplay
- Halo Campaign Evolved PC System Requirements
- Recommended Gaming PCs for Halo Campaign Evolved
- FAQs
Halo Campaign Evolved Gameplay
Halo Campaign Evolved is a ground-up remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved campaign, built on Unreal Engine 5.
Unlike the 2011 Anniversary remaster with a graphics toggle between new and enhanced graphics, this is a complete remake with new features. Updated character models, all-new cinematic, re-recorded dialogue, and a new reworked score are all powered by Unreal Engine 5, offering a deeper level of graphical fidelity than seen before in the HALO series.
The new game features all nine of the iconic original missions with enhanced level design where it makes sense. The biggest addition is a completely new story arc spanning three new missions called “Operation: METEORITE”. In these you will play as a younger Master Chief and be joined by Sgt. Johnson as you take on clandestine operations deep behind enemy lines.
Rounding out the game’s features is new enemies, a suped up weapons roster, and new gameplay-modifying Skulls if you are up for the challenge some of them can add.
Co-op has been significantly expanded. The original Combat Evolved just had local two player split screen. Halo Campaign Evolved supports up to four player online co-op and has full cross-platform play between PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, two-player split-screen on consoles, and shared progression across all platforms by linking to an Xbox account.
For PC specifically, the game ships with some nice PC specific features. You’ll get uncapped frame rates, support for a variety of up-scaling technologies including: DLSS 4, FSR, XeSS, and TSR upscaling, NVIDIA Reflex, AMD Anti-Lag, and Intel XeLL latency reduction. It is also part of the Xbox Play Anywhere program, so purchasing through the Microsoft store gets you both the Xbox and PC version of the game.
Halo Campaign Evolved PC System Requirements
Halo Studios published four official spec tiers, ranging from low (minimum) specs to High (recommended) specs, all the way up to Ultra.
Low: 1080p @ 60 FPS
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-10700K
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8GB) or Intel Arc A580 (8GB)
RAM: 16GB DDR5
Storage: 100GB SSD space required
Medium: 1440p @ 60 FPS
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or Intel Core i5-12600K
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
RAM: 16GB DDR5
Storage: 100GB SSD space required
High: 4K @ 60 FPS (Recommended)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 or Intel Core i7-12700K
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 9070
RAM: 32GB DDR5
Storage: 100GB SSD space required
Ultra: 4K @ 60 FPS Maximum Settings
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X or Intel Core i9-13900K
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
RAM: 32GB DDR5
Storage: 100GB SSD space required
Recommended Gaming PCs for Halo Campaign Evolved
Minimum Spec PC
AMD Mainstream Gaming PC
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
RAM: 16GB DDR5 / 6000MHz
Storage: 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD
Medium Spec PC 1
Intel Mainstream Gaming PC
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
GPU: GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
RAM: 16GB DDR5 / 6000MHz
Motherboard: Z890-F Motherboard
Storage: 1 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD
Recommended Spec PC
AMD Elite Gaming PC
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: GeForce RTX 5070
RAM: 32GB DDR5 / 6000MHz
Motherboard: B850-PLUS Motherboard
Storage: 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD
Ultra Spec PC
Gaming PC Master 9500
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: GeForce RTX 5080
RAM: 32GB DDR5 / 6000MHz
Motherboard: B850-Plus Motherboard
Storage: 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD