{"data":{"slug":"halo-wars-definitive-edition","name":"Halo Wars: Definitive Edition","aliases":["Halo Wars","Halo Wars DE"],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/halo-wars-definitive-edition","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/halo-wars-definitive-edition","facts":{"online_coop":true,"max_players_online":2,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":null,"max_players_local":null,"local_screen":null,"separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","xbox_one","xbox_series"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"verified","release_status":"released","release_date":"2017-04-20","genres":["strategy"],"steam_app_id":459220,"wikidata_qid":"Q120869629"},"sources":[{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/459220/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","release_status","genres"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Features list Online Co-op. The page says online play works only between Steam copies and not with Microsoft Store copies.","release_status":"The page sells the game normally and shows no early access label.","genres":"The page describes the game as a classic real-time strategy title."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=459220&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","online_coop","platforms","release_date","free_to_play"],"notes":{"steam_app_id":"The product is app 459220.","online_coop":"Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.","platforms":"Windows is true. Mac and Linux are false.","release_date":"Steam shows Apr 20, 2017.","free_to_play":"The game is not free and costs 19.99 US dollars. Both Xbox listings are paid purchases too."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=459220&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/halo-wars-definitive-edition/BPRPQSKXTD1L","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","platforms","release_date","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The listing from the publisher shows Online co-op (2-2).","max_players_online":"The listing shows online co-op for exactly 2 players. Online multiplayer is a separate mode listed as 2 to 6.","platforms":"The listing names Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.","release_date":"This listing shows 2016-12-20. Press says that early copy came only as a bonus with an edition of Halo Wars 2, so the file uses the first standalone sale date.","free_to_play":"A paid purchase at 19.99 US dollars. Console online play also asks for a Game Pass subscription, which is separate from the price of the game."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/halo-wars-definitive-edition/9NBLGGH5WLR0","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","release_date"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The Microsoft Store PC listing also shows Online co-op (2-2). It says online play is limited to Windows 10 copies and does not work with Steam copies.","max_players_online":"The PC listing shows the same 2 player online co-op.","release_date":"The PC listing shows 2017-04-20, the same day as Steam."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120869629","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date"],"notes":{"wikidata_qid":"This item is the Definitive Edition. Wikidata lists the Steam app id on the item for the 2009 original, Q747836.","genres":"P136 is real-time strategy.","release_date":"P577 lists 2016-12-19 and 2017-04-20 for Windows."}},{"url":"https://www.thurrott.com/games/xbox/xbox-one/109578/halo-wars-definitive-edition-coming-xbox-one-windows-10-steam","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Article of 2017-04-17 says the standalone sale on Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam began on April 20. Before that it came only as a bonus with an edition of Halo Wars 2."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgames.de/Halo-Wars-Spiel-5255/Tests/PC-Version-Umsetzung-Review-1218920/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Review of 2017-01-27 says every mission can be played in a co-op mode.","max_players_online":"Review says two players share the work in co-op."}},{"url":"https://www.thexboxhub.com/halo-wars-definitive-edition-review/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Review of 2017-02-14 says the whole game can be played in co-op, including Skirmish and the full campaign."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}