Halo: The Master Chief Collection signs its best figure on Steam since 2021

The upsurge confirms the renewed interest in the saga on PC.

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is experiencing one of its best moments on Steam in years. The 343 Industries compilation, which brings together six fundamental games in the series, has reached its highest player peak since December 2021, a milestone that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the community and confirms a notable return to popularity.

According to SteamDB’s public data, the collection has recently surpassed 12,000 simultaneous players, a record it hadn’t achieved in almost four years. The graph shows sustained growth since mid-2024, with a particularly marked increase over the past few months.

Halo MCC on Steam is growing strong again

This new peak comes after a long period of stability, where the number of players remained relatively constant. But starting in 2024, the trend began to change, with a progressive increase that has now consolidated with the best data since December 2021.

In parallel, a increasingly active community is observed: more custom servers, more social games, more activity in Firefight, and a higher volume of new players trying the collection for the first time. All of this drives a compilation that, despite the passage of time, remains one of the most beloved Xbox projects on PC.

The data coincides with a renewed general interest in the franchise, fueled by the update pace of Halo Infinite, the announcement of the new “Halo Next-Gen” engine, and the growing prominence of the series in streaming. Whatever the combination of factors, the fact is that Halo MCC is experiencing a particularly sweet moment on Steam.