Halo (Series) AlternativesFirst-Person Shooters and other similar apps like Halo (Series)
Halo is described as 'Science fiction, first-person shooter video game series, that centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant' and is a first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Halo for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam and Playstation apps. The best Halo alternative is Xonotic, which is both free and Open Source. Other Halo like games are Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament, Call of Duty and Red Eclipse.
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Halo alternatives are mainly First-Person Shooters but may also be Horror Games or RTS Games. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Halo.- First-Person Shooter
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- 106 likes38 Xonotic alternatives
Xonotic is a free (GPL), fast-paced first-person multiplayer shooter that works on Windows, OS X and Linux. The project is geared towards providing addictive arena shooter gameplay which is all spawned and driven by the community itself.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
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Xonotic VS Halo
Is Xonotic a good alternative to Halo? - 140 likes62 Counter-Strike alternatives
Counter-Strike (CS) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) and counter-terrorists try to prevent it (bomb defusal, hostage rescue).
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Steam
- Playstation
- Xbox
Counter-Strike Features
Counter-Strike VS Halo
Is Counter-Strike a good alternative to Halo? - 135 likes39 Unreal Tournament alternatives
Unreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games.
Unreal Tournament Features
Unreal Tournament VS Halo
Is Unreal Tournament a good alternative to Halo? - 70 likes59 Call of Duty alternatives
Call of Duty is a military video game series and media franchise published by Activision, starting in 2003. The games were first developed by Infinity Ward, then by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games. Several spin-off and handheld games were made by other developers.
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- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- Steam
- Playstation
- Battle.net
- Xbox
- Android Tablet
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Call of Duty VS Halo
Is Call of Duty a good alternative to Halo? - 39 likes24 Red Eclipse alternatives
Red Eclipse is a fun-filled new take on the first person arena shooter, built as a total conversion of Cube Engine 2, which lends itself toward a balanced gameplay, with a general theme of agility in a variety of environments.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Steam
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Red Eclipse Features
Red Eclipse VS Halo
Is Red Eclipse a good alternative to Halo? - 41 likes12 BioShock alternatives
Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a...
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Windows
- Linux
- Wine
- Steam
- Playstation
- Xbox
BioShock VS Halo
Is BioShock a good alternative to Halo? - 84 likes42 Battlefield alternatives
Battlefield is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Swedish company EA DICE and is published by American company Electronic Arts.
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- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
- Origin
- Steam
- Playstation
- Xbox
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Battlefield VS Halo
Is Battlefield a good alternative to Halo? - 50 likes42 Cube 2: Sauerbraten alternatives
Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.
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Cube 2: Sauerbraten VS Halo
Is Cube 2: Sauerbraten a good alternative to Halo? - 33 likes41 OpenArena alternatives
OpenArena is a community-produced deathmatch FPS based on GPL idTech3 technology. There are many game types supported including Free For All, Capture The Flag, Domination, Overload, Harvester, and more. There are 17 unique player models to choose from and 12 weapons.
OpenArena Features
DiscontinuedDevelopment is not stopped but last version, 0.8.8, was released in February 2012.
OpenArena VS Halo
Is OpenArena a good alternative to Halo? - 29 likes21 Nexuiz Classic alternatives
Nexuiz was originally developed by Lee Vermeulen and Forest ‘LordHavoc’ Hale, who started Alientrap in the summer of 2002. The goal of the project was to create a high quality first person shooter that could be played freely across all platforms in one package: PC, Mac, and...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Nexuiz Classic Features
DiscontinuedNexuiz is no longer developed. It's successor is Xonotic , but last version of Nexuiz Classic, 2.5.2, released in 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Nexuiz Classic VS Halo
Is Nexuiz Classic a good alternative to Halo? - 32 likes57 AssaultCube alternatives
AssaultCube is a free, multiplayer, first-person shooter game, based on the CUBE engine.
Taking place in realistic environments, with fast, arcade gameplay, it's addictive and fun!
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
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AssaultCube VS Halo
Is AssaultCube a good alternative to Halo? - 4 likes25 IL-2 Sturmovik alternatives
IL-2 Sturmovik is a series of World War II combat flight simulator video games originally created by the Russian video game developer Maddox Games under the brand name 1C:Maddox Games, following its association with 1C Company.
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- Windows
- Linux
- Wine
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IL-2 Sturmovik VS Halo
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Comments about Counter-Strike as an Alternative to Halo
Halo is a whole nother genre. CS is a multiplayer shooter
One is a futuristic, scifi single player adventure, the other is a multiplayer-only fps arcade-style team death match game.