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Halo 3: ODST

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First release
Sep 22, 2009
Developer
Bungie
Engine
Halo 3
Genres
Shooter · Warfare, Action, Science fiction, Stealth
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox 360

Halo 3: ODST is a first-person shooter set in New Mombasa during the Covenant invasion. The campaign follows the Rookie, an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, as he searches the city and reconstructs the events that separated his squad. The game includes the complete Halo 3 multiplayer map collection, with three additional maps, and introduces Firefight, a cooperative mode in which players face waves of Covenant enemies.

Also known as Halo 3: Recon

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Storyline
Taking place in the Kenyan port city of New Mombasa, ODST follows a squad of elite Marine Orbital Drop Shock Troopers during the Covenant invasion of Earth on October 20, 2552. Knocked off course due to the Mombasa Slipspace Incident, these five ODSTs, accompanied by an ONI officer, fight through the waste-filled, destroyed streets in order to link up with each other, evade the Covenant, and execute a top secret mission. The game occurs directly after the events of the Halo 2 level Metropolis, when the Prophet of Regret performs a slipspace jump in New Mombasa.Read more

Taking place in the Kenyan port city of New Mombasa, ODST follows a squad of elite Marine Orbital Drop Shock Troopers during the Covenant invasion of Earth on October 20, 2552. Knocked off course due to the Mombasa Slipspace Incident, these five ODSTs, accompanied by an ONI officer, fight through the waste-filled, destroyed streets in order to link up with each other, evade the Covenant, and execute a top secret mission. The game occurs directly after the events of the Halo 2 level Metropolis, when the Prophet of Regret performs a slipspace jump in New Mombasa.

Release dates
Xbox 360
Sep 22, 2009
Xbox One
May 30, 2015
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 21, 2020
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
15h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Where to buy
Keywords
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At a Glance

Critic Score
78
Main + Extras (IGDB)
15h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 1,671 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 21 Oct
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 21 Oct
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 21 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 21 Oct

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