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Halo 3

Halo 3 is Bungie's 2007 Xbox 360 first-person shooter closing the original Halo trilogy; Metacritic 94, 11 campaign missions, 16-player multiplayer, Forge and Theater, PC release in Master Chief Collection July 14, 2020.

Halo 3: ODST

Halo 3: ODST is a first-person shooter, released in 2009 for Xbox 360. This Bungie title is a side story set during Halo 2, where ODSTs search New Mombasa.

Halo 4

Halo 4 is a 2012 first-person shooter for Xbox 360 by 343 Industries, the first Halo game made without Bungie and the opening chapter of the Reclaimer Saga.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a 2012 American live-action science fiction web series directed by Stewart Hendler, released to promote the game Halo 4.

Halo 5: Guardians

Halo 5: Guardians is a 2015 Xbox One first-person shooter by 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios, continuing the Master Chief saga with Fireteam Osiris hunting Blue Team; 15-mission 4-player co-op campaign, Warzone 24-player multiplayer, REQ system, Metacritic 84.

Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite is 343 Industries' 2021 first-person shooter: free-to-play multiplayer launched November 15, 2021, open-world Zeta Halo campaign December 8, 2021, on Windows, Xbox One, and Series X/S.

Halo Wars

Halo Wars (2009) is Ensemble Studios' Xbox 360 real-time strategy spin-off of Halo, set in 2531 aboard the UNSC Spirit of Fire; it sold over 2.5 million copies, scored 82 on Metacritic, and gained a 2017 Definitive Edition and sequel Halo Wars 2.

Halo Wars 2

Halo Wars 2 is a 2017 real-time strategy game by 343 Industries and Creative Assembly for Xbox One and Windows 10, set on the Ark against Atriox and the Banished, with the card-based Blitz mode.

Halo: Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved is Halo Studios' Unreal Engine 5 remake of Halo: Combat Evolved's campaign, released July 28, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Steam, and PS5, with 13 missions, 4-player cross-play co-op, and no PvP multiplayer.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved (Halo CE) is Bungie's 2001 sci-fi first-person shooter and Xbox launch title, starring Master Chief on a ring world; fastest million-unit console seller, remastered in 2011, remade as Halo: Campaign Evolved in 2026.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is 343 Industries and Saber Interactive's 2011 Xbox 360 remaster of Halo: Combat Evolved, with switchable classic and remastered graphics, Reach-engine multiplayer, and a 2020 PC release in the Master Chief Collection.

Halo: Reach

Halo: Reach is Bungie's 2010 Xbox 360 first-person shooter, a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved about Noble Team's fall on planet Reach. Known for armor abilities, loadouts, the DMR, expanded Firefight and Forge, and a 91 Metacritic score.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) is 343 Industries' compilation of the mainline Halo games, launched on Xbox One November 11, 2014 with four games, later expanded to six including Halo: Reach, released on PC in 2019-2020, and known for its broken 2014 matchmaking launch and long recovery.

Hamtaro (とっとこハム太郎) (video game series)

Hamtaro (とっとこハム太郎) video game series: Nintendo-published games based on the Hamtaro anime, 2000-2011, on Game Boy Color, GBA, DS, and iOS, known for the Ham-Chat word-learning puzzle mechanic and titles like Ham-Ham Heartbreak.

Happy Wheels

Happy Wheels is a side-scrolling, physics-based obstacle course game by Jim Bonacci (Fancy Force), launched as a free Flash browser game in 2010, later on iOS (2015), Android (2020), and Steam (2026), known for ragdoll gore and user-created levels.

Hapunan

Hapunan (Tagalog for dinner) is a Filipino indie psychological horror game by solo developer Yikon (Josef Yenko). Player Niko sells balut at night in Barangay Sak Dudol; choices and the name Penduko drive multiple endings. Released on itch.io in 2024-2025 and Steam in 2026.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC video game)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone in the US) is a 2001 KnowWonder-developed, EA-published action-adventure PC/Mac game released with the film, with 28 levels, Flipendo and Wingardium Leviosa spells, and wizard card collecting.

Harvest Moon (video game)

Harvest Moon (Bokujō Monogatari, 牧場物語) is the 1996 Super Famicom farming sim by Yasuhiro Wada, released as Harvest Moon on SNES in North America in June 1997; not to be confused with Natsume's later Harvest Moon games after the 2014 Story of Seasons split.

Harvester (video game)

Harvester (1996) is a DigiFX Interactive point-and-click FMV horror adventure for DOS, set in the town of Harvest in 1953, where amnesiac Steve seeks initiation into The Lodge; notorious for gore and a meta-narrative on game violence.

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (初音ミク -Project DIVA- X) is a 2016 Sega rhythm game for PS Vita and PS4, the series' first PS4 entry, with Live Quest mode, five element areas, Voltage clearing, 30 songs, and about 300 modules.

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (初音ミク Project mirai 2) is Sega's 2013 Nintendo 3DS rhythm game, Japan-only, with 47 songs, Touch and Button modes, and 100+ costumes; enhanced worldwide as Project Mirai DX (2015).

Hatsune Miku: Starry Party

Hatsune Miku: Starry Party (初音ミク スターリーパーティ) is a Good Smile Company party action game announced July 5, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam, due 2027, up to 6 players, Nendoroid-style Crypton virtual singers.

Haunter (Pokémon)

Haunter (ゴースト), National Pokédex #0093, is a Ghost/Poison Gas Pokémon introduced in Generation I; it evolves from Gastly at level 25 and into Gengar by trade, with base stat total 405 and the Levitate ability.

Haunting Ground

Haunting Ground (Demento in Japan) is Capcom's 2005 PlayStation 2 survival horror game starring Fiona Belli, who escapes a castle's stalkers with her German Shepherd Hewie via a panic system; a cult classic with scarce, expensive copies.

Headcrab

Headcrab, the fictional parasitic alien from Valve's Half-Life series; a four-legged leaping creature that attaches to human heads and turns hosts into zombies. Variants include Fast, Poison, Armored, and Reviver; the Combine weaponizes it in Headcrab Shells.

Hearts of Iron

Hearts of Iron, also HOI4 (Hearts of Iron IV), is Paradox Development Studio's World War II grand strategy wargame series; the 2016 fourth installment lets players lead any WWII nation with alternate-history paths, deep supply and production systems, and 32-player multiplayer.

Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV (HoI4) is Paradox Development Studio's World War II grand strategy wargame, released 6 June 2016; it sold 500,000 copies by 2017, holds Metacritic 83, supports 32-player multiplayer, and receives ongoing expansions like Götterdämmerung and No Compromise, No Surrender.

Heavenly Sword

Heavenly Sword is a 2007 hack and slash action-adventure game for the PlayStation 3, developed by Ninja Theory and published by Sony, following the warrior Nariko against the invading King Bohan.

Heavy (Team Fortress 2)

Heavy (Heavy Weapons Guy) is a Team Fortress 2 class, a slow Russian defense-class mercenary with the game's highest health and the minigun Sasha (10,000 rounds per minute); strong in casual, limited to one per team in 6v6.

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2, also called FAKK2, is Ritual Entertainment's 2000 third-person action game sequel to Heavy Metal 2000, starring Julie on Eden2, built on the Quake III engine with dual-wielding combat.