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Halo: Spartan Assault

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First release
Jul 18, 2013
Genres
Shooter · Warfare, Action, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, Xbox One, Windows Phone, Xbox 360

A top-down twin-stick shooter set in the Halo universe. Players control Spartan supersoldiers and battle a splinter faction of the alien Covenant across a campaign of missions, using series weapons and vehicles. Console versions add a cooperative survival mode in which two players hold out against waves of enemies.

Also known as Halo: Spartan Assault Lite

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Storyline
Halo: Spartan Assault takes place in the 26th century, in the period between Halo 3 and Halo 4. A ceasefire has ended the long war between humanity and the alien Elites, but a breakaway Covenant faction refuses to honor it. Stationed on the planet Draetheus V, the Spartan soldiers Sarah Palmer and Edward Davis work to repel the invaders when the colony comes under attack. As the assault unfolds, the splinter faction turns its attention to an ancient weapon left behind by a long-vanished race, and the Spartans are drawn into a fight to stop it.Read more

Halo: Spartan Assault takes place in the 26th century, in the period between Halo 3 and Halo 4. A ceasefire has ended the long war between humanity and the alien Elites, but a breakaway Covenant faction refuses to honor it. Stationed on the planet Draetheus V, the Spartan soldiers Sarah Palmer and Edward Davis work to repel the invaders when the colony comes under attack. As the assault unfolds, the splinter faction turns its attention to an ancient weapon left behind by a long-vanished race, and the Spartans are drawn into a fight to stop it.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 18, 2013
Windows Phone
Jul 18, 2013
Xbox One
Dec 23, 2013
All 7 release dates
Xbox One
Jan 31, 2014
Xbox 360
Jan 31, 2014
Xbox One
Jul 02, 2014
iOS
Apr 16, 2015
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
aliens, vehicular combat, steam, achievements, steam trading cards
… All 16, steam achievements, digital distribution, steam cloud, steam leaderboards, windows store, microtransaction, games with gold, twin stick control, tokyo game show 2013, xbox one backwards compatibility, scorpion

At a Glance

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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 4,411 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 28 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 28 Oct

Feature data: IGDB

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