Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)

All time rank:	26 of 1,000
2000s rank:	7 of 275
2001 rank:	1 of 33
List appearances:	69 lists
Developer:	Bungie
Platforms:	Apple Macintosh Windows PC Xbox
Genre:	First-Person Shooter
Series:	Halo
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~10h Main+Extra: ~12h 100%: ~15h
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All time 54

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2025	Dexerto	These are the 100 best games of all time	16
2025	Indy100	The best 100 video games of all time	50
2025	Multiplayer.it	I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia	54
2025	Rolling Stone	The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time	11
2024	Dexerto	These are the 100 best games of all time	15
2024	Moustique	On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972	22
2023	British GQ	The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts	21
2023	GameStar	Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking	46
2023	Parade	We Ranked the 25 Best Video Games of All Time	10
2023	The Times	20 best video games of all time — ranked by an expert jury	11
2022	Gamereactor	Best Ever: Spel	5
2022	IGN	The Top 100 Video Games of All Time	32
2021	GamesRadar+	The 50 best games of all time	1
2020	GAMINGbible	The Greatest Video Games Of All Time	52
2020	GQ Spain	Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia	24
2019	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	23
2019	Popular Mechanics	The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	3
2018	Game Informer	The Top 300 Games of All Time	65
2018	GameStar	Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking	38
2018	GamesTM	The 200 Greatest Games of All Time	32
2018	Hyper	The 200 Games You Must Play	1
2018	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	13
2017	Jeuxvideo	Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps	44
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	42
2017	Stuff	Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time	17
2016	Time	The 50 Best Video Games of All Time	25
2015	GamesRadar+	The 100 Best Games of All-Time	12
2015	GamesTM	100 Greatest Games of All Time	1
2015	IGN	Top 100 Games of All Time	22
2014	Popular Mechanics	The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	5
2014	Slant Magazine	100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	91
2013	EP Daily	Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time!	23
2013	GamingBolt	Top 100 greatest video games ever made	45
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2013	PC and Tech Authority	100 games to play before you die	1
2012	G4	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	37
2012	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	37
2012	Time	All-TIME 100 Video Games	1
2011	Gamereactor	Game Reactor top 100	5
2011	Stuff	Countdown of top 100 games	31
2010	FHM	FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time	55
2010	GamesTM	100 Greatest Games Of All Time	1
2009	Empire	The 100 Greatest Games	14
2009	Game Informer	The Top 200 Games Of All Time	39
2009	Jeux Video Network	Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps	35
2008	Stuff	100 Greatest Games	14
2007	Edge	Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time	7
2007	IGN	The Top 100 Games of All Time	32
2006	NA	Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time	1
2005	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games	30
2005	Yahoo! UK	The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time	41
2003	Entertainment Weekly	We rank the 100 greatest early video games	16
2003	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time	39
2002	The Sydney Morning Herald	Top 50 video games of all time	20

2025 Dexerto

These are the 100 best games of all time #16

2025 Indy100

The best 100 video games of all time #50

2025 Multiplayer.it

I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #54

2025 Rolling Stone

The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time #11

2024 Dexerto

These are the 100 best games of all time #15

2024 Moustique

On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 #22

2023 British GQ

The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #21

2023 GameStar

Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #46

2023 Parade

We Ranked the 25 Best Video Games of All Time #10

2023 The Times

20 best video games of all time — ranked by an expert jury #11

2022 Gamereactor

Best Ever: Spel #5

2022 IGN

The Top 100 Video Games of All Time #32

2021 GamesRadar+

The 50 best games of all time #1

2020 GAMINGbible

The Greatest Video Games Of All Time #52

2020 GQ Spain

Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #24

2019 IGN

Top 50 video games of all time #20

Decade 8

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2025	Game Two	Die 20 BESTEN GAMES der 2000er!	16
2021	The Guardian	The 15 greatest video games of the 00s – ranked!	4
2010	CNN	The top 10 video games of the past decade	1
2010	GamePlayer.se	Decenniets bästa spel	99
2010	Gamereactor	Decenniets Dundertitlar	3
2010	Gamer.no	Tiårets beste spill	27
2009	Complex	The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s	2
2009	Paste	The 20 Best Video Games of the Decade	6

2025 Game Two

Die 20 BESTEN GAMES der 2000er! #16

2021 The Guardian

The 15 greatest video games of the 00s – ranked! #4

2010 CNN

The top 10 video games of the past decade #1

2010 GamePlayer.se

Decenniets bästa spel #99

2010 Gamereactor

Decenniets Dundertitlar #3

2010 Gamer.no

Tiårets beste spill #27

2009 Complex

The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s #2

2009 Paste

The 20 Best Video Games of the Decade #6

Miscellaneous 3

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2023	Edge	The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime	6
2021	IGN	The 25 Best Original Xbox Games of All Time	1
2019	The Guardian	The 50 best video games of the 21st century	7

2023 Edge

The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #6

2021 IGN

The 25 Best Original Xbox Games of All Time #1

2019 The Guardian

The 50 best video games of the 21st century #7

End of year 4

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2021	Goomba Stomp	The Best Games of the 2000s (2001)	1
2010	IGN	Best of the Decade (2001)	2
2002	D.I.C.E. Awards	Game of the Year 2001	1
2002	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2001	2

2021 Goomba Stomp

The Best Games of the 2000s (2001) #1

2010 IGN

Best of the Decade (2001) #2

2002 D.I.C.E. Awards

Game of the Year 2001 #1

2002 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2001 #2