MULTIPLAYER
Spartans have always distinguished themselves in combat against overwhelming odds. In Halo Infinite Multiplayer, the quintessential Halo competitive experience returns with all-new modes, genre-defining favorites from time-honored Halo titles, and a galaxy of enhanced customizations for your Spartan hero.
Jump into Halo Infinite Multiplayer, free-to-play for the first time in Halo history.
CUSTOMIZATION
Halo Infinite features more customization options than ever before. With thousands of helmets, armor accessories, weapon models, coatings, emblems, and effects, the possible combinations are nearly infinite.
THE EXCHANGE
As you play matches and complete Daily Challenges in Halo Infinite, you’ll earn Spartan Points (SP) that can be used in The Exchange to acquire new customizations for your Spartan’s armor, weapons, nameplate, and vehicles.
Browse all free Exchange customizations in convenient folders from The Shop.
ARMOR HALL
The Armor Hall is where heroes are made. Visit the Armor Hall from the Customization Menu to outfit your Spartan with helmets, armor coatings, attachments, and more.
While browsing customizations in the Armor Hall, you can also preview new looks, purchase premium customizations from The Shop, or unlock free customizations directly from The Exchange using Spartan Points (SP).
WEAPONS BENCH
This time, it's personal. Visit the Weapons Bench in the Customization menu to apply unlocked weapon models, coatings, emblems, and charms to 24 different weapons.
THE SHOP
The Shop offers a monthly rotation of premium customization bundles containing armor sets, weapon models, themed kits, and more. Check out currently featured bundles from the main menu, or preview and purchase premium customizations directly from the Armor Hall.
WEAPONS & GEAR
Halo Infinite Multiplayer features more than 30 weapons and grenades, 11 unique equipment power-ups, and 26 upgraded weapon variants, including hidden weapons from Halo Infinite’s Campaign and others created exclusively for multiplayer experiences.
VEHICLES
Get mobile, marines! Halo Infinite Multiplayer features a dozen flyable, drivable, and splatterable vehicles. Choose from iconic Halo vehicles like the Warthog, Scorpion, Falcon, Ghost, Banshee, Wraith, Chopper, and more.
QUICK PLAY
Enter the fray. The Quick Play playlist features a variety of 4v4 modes, including deathmatches such as Slayer and Team Snipers, objective-based modes Capture the Flag and King of the Hill, and party-style showdowns like Super Fiesta Slayer and Husky Raid. Learn about Quick Play modes below:
Assault | CTF | Slayer | Husky Raid | KOTH | Strongholds | Oddball
BIG TEAM BATTLE
In Halo Infinite, Big Team Battle (BTB) is bigger than ever. Now boasting 12v12 combat and even more colossal maps, the Big Team Battle playlist includes mondo variants of Capture the Flag, Assault, Extraction, Total Control, Sentry Defense, and more large-scale combat and objective-based modes.
ARENA SOCIAL
Dig that floaty feeling. Arena Social brings Delta Arena’s throwback play settings to time-honored Halo modes, modern objective-based games, and the gravity-wrecking gridiron of Grifball.
FIREFIGHT
Face the enemy horde in the iconic PvE mode. Firefight can be played in a few basic variants on Normal, Heroic, and Legendary difficulty settings:
SQUAD BATTLE
Get ready to rumble. Squad Battle offers 8v8 combat in a mix of Invasion, Slayer, and objective-based modes, paired with medium-scale battlefields designed by both Halo Studios and our talented Forger community.
With a rotation of maps built for vehicle play and inspired by classic BTB arenas, this squad-based playlist should scratch an itch for throwback, 16-player warfare.
ACTION SACK
Minigame madness! Action Sack is a haven for ludicrously fun social modes, with a rotating roster of laugh-a-minute modes and maps like Famished Famished Falcons, The Gravemind, and more.
RUMBLE PIT
Every Spartan for themselves. This playlist offers lone wolves a dangerous mashup of Headhunter, Juggernaut, Escalation, Ninja Slayer, and other free-for-all modes where only the strong survive.
TEAM DOUBLES
A 2v2 playlist featuring Slayer, King of the Hill, and Capture the Flag game types. With only one ally and two foes lurking these small arenas, team coordination is critical to success.
RANKED PLAYLISTS
Jump into any of the following competitive playlists to climb the ranks in Halo Infinite. To play Ranked playlists, you must first complete 50 matches in Halo Infinite so matchmaking systems can pair you with opponents of similar skill.
RANKED ARENA
A mixed Ranked playlist featuring Team Slayer, Capture the Flag, Oddball, King of the Hill, and Strongholds game types. Motion tracker is disabled. Starting weapon: Bandit EVO.
RANKED SLAYER
Ranked 4v4 Team Slayer with Bandit EVO starts, Motion Trackers, and everything on the line. Friendly fire is enabled, so watch the crossfire!
RANKED DOUBLES
Pair up with your most trusted ally for intense, 2v2 matches in a variety of elimination and strategic modes. Motion tracker is disabled. Starting weapon: Bandit EVO.
RANKED ROTATIONAL
The format of the Ranked Rotational playlist changes periodically to offer a fresh challenge. Here are just a few of the modes you’ll encounter:
ICONIC MODES
Between classically evolved combat, tactical experiences, and a few Oddballs, Halo Infinite Multiplayer has something for every Spartan. Find the iconic modes listed below—and many others—in matchmaking, or by filtering for Halo Studios modes in the Content Browser.
SLAYER
The essential elimination mode. Slay the enemy team to earn points toward conquest. Slayer can be played in numerous staple variants:
- Slayer: The iconic free-for-all (FFA) mode. Slay to survive.
- Team Slayer: Teams of four coordinate to bring the pain.
- Fiesta Slayer: Teams spawn with random starting weapons.
- Super Fiesta Slayer:Teams spawn with random power weapons and variants.
- Tactical Slayer: Team-based tactics with no shields and no Motion Tracker.
- Team Snipers: Teams use scoped precision weapons on long-range maps.
In Halo Infinite, you can slay pretty much anywhere you play. Find Slayer in the Quick Play, Big Team Battle, Rumble Pit, Arena Social, and Team Doubles playlists.
CAPTURE THE FLAG
You know the music. Time to dance. Roll out with your crew, pick off the defenders, and retrieve the flag to score! Capture the Flag (CTF) is available in Multi-Flag and Neutral Flag modes.
KING OF THE HILL
Hail to the king, baby! The classic capture-the-zone tactical mode returns in multiple King of the Hill (KOTH) variants. Work together to seize control of active hills, and deny entry to anyone who would challenge your dominion.
ODDBALL
The iconic skull-bashing mode returns. In Oddball, teams must fight for control of a flaming skull called the Oddball, earning points for every second it remains in a teammate’s possession. Hold on to the heinous head for as long as you can!
ASSAULT
Some demolitions require a personal touch. Bomb the enemy base to score in One Bomb, Neutral Bomb, and Multi-Bomb variants of the strategic Assault mode.
- One Bomb: Teams trade Offensive and Defensive postures every round. The Offense team must bomb to the base. Defenders try not to get blown up.
- Neutral Bomb: The bomb belongs to no one—until you claim it. Secure it by any means necessary and drop a megaton payload on the enemy base.
- Multi-Bomb: Both teams have a base, and both teams have a bomb. Despite all your similarities, your differences remain irreconcilable. Play Multi-Bomb Assault in the BTB playlist.
Assault can be played in the Quick Play, Squad Battle, and Big Team Battle playlists.
INVASION
The enemy is at the gates. Thwart their advances, or relinquish sacred ground.
In the 8v8 Invasion mode, the Offense team assails the entrenched position of the Defenders in hopes of completing objectives and forcing their foes back. Rounds are split into three phases, each with a unique objective, where achievement is measured in new ground gained, a new goal, and upgraded loadouts for all teams.
If the Defenders can prevent the invaders from achieving their ambitions, the round ends and the teams switch sides. Play Invasion in the Squad Battle playlist.
GRIFBALL
Return to the original gravity-wrecking gridiron in new, amped-up Grifball modes. With full-contact equipment, third-person views, and ten new arenas to smatter with your opponents’ bits, you’ve never seen Grifball like this.
Play Grifball in both Classic and Thruster-equipped Octane modes, each with third-person (3P) variants for a wider look at the impending carnage. Lob, launch, and conquer in the Arena Social playlist!
HUSKY RAID
Strategy, meet chaos. Husky Raid arenas are typically designed around a narrow corridor, where teams must use whatever weapons fate has granted them to muscle open a path to their team’s objective.
Husky Raid is a linear CTF mode featuring random weaponry and limited cover. Seize the flag, sideline the opposition, and return home to score. With nowhere to go but forward, you’ll have to adapt your methods on the fly—or suffer the consequences.
The Husky Assault mode variant combines the do-or-die rush of Husky Raid with the tactical objectives of Assault. Weapons are random, options are few, and you’ve got to wrestle the Bomb from the enemy’s clutches by any means necessary.
Get moving, because things are about to get sweaty!
INFECTION
One by one, your comrades succumb to the malevolent influence of a Banished AI. As the Infected whittle down your numbers, you’ll have to work together to thin the herd long enough to survive the round.
EXTRACTION
Secure the site, deploy the device, and live to reminisce about it. In this strategic mode, teams must arm and defend the active Extraction Site to score. Sites change position as time elapses, so you’ll need to rally and adapt to win.
Play Extraction in the Big Team Battle playlist.
STRONGHOLDS
In Strongholds, two teams vie for control of three available Capture Zones. To earn points toward victory, your team must secure and hold two zones at once, earning one point per second of unopposed control.
Enemies may contest a held Capture Zone by entering it, and return it to a neutral, capturable state by eliminating or ousting the defenders. Capture, hold, and endure.
PLAY YOUR WAY
With split-screen support on console, LAN play, custom game types, and Match Composer settings to remix your matchmaking experience, Halo Infinite has something for every Spartan.
MATCH COMPOSER
Pick your perfect playlist. The Match Composer helps you refine your matchmaking experience by toggling the default modes inof any Social Playlist while searching for a match. Hit “Select Modes” to access the Match Composer.
CUSTOM GAMES
Your map, your mode, your rules. The Custom Games menu allows you to search for available custom matches hosted by other players, or create your own match using a mode and map of your own choosing.
Expand the Mode Editor menu to browse popular, recommended, and official Halo Studios modes, boot up a bookmarked community mode made in Forge, or modify the Sandbox settings to concoct your own custom experience.
Select “Custom Games” from the main menu in Halo Infinite to get started.
SPLIT-SCREEN MULTIPLAYER
Hey, no peeking! Console versions of Halo Infinite support up to four players in split-screen multiplayer. Ready up, load out, and crush the competition together.
*The Xbox One version of Halo Infinite supports a maximum of two split-screen players. Certain matchmaking modes, such as Big Team Battle, only support two players in split-screen mode in all releases of Halo Infinite.
LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
Nothing cozier than a LAN party. Halo Infinite accommodates LAN play on Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One, with split-screen support for up to 4 players on Xbox Series X|S consoles.* Grab your favorite snack, crush a cola, and make some IRL frenemies from the comfort of your couch.
Visit our Multiplayer Networking Guide to set up a legendary LAN party.
*Modes created with Forge’s Node Graph scripting library (including Halo Studios modes such as Invasion and Assault) may experience performance issues in LAN play.
CONTENT BROWSER
Looking for something different? Visit the Content Browser to bookmark popular community-made maps and modes. You can also access the Content Browser directly within Halo Infinite by navigating to the “Community” tab of the main menu.
FORGE
Since Halo 3, the Forge editor has offered players the freedom to design maps, modes, minigames, and a galaxy of unforgettable experiences. Now completely redesigned for Halo Infinite, the latest generation of Forge offers creators the same robust tool kit used by Halo Studios’ professional multiplayer designers.
SOCIAL PLAYLISTS
Halo Infinite’s Social Playlists offer curated opportunities to play an eclectic mix of modes. Progress through Career Ranks, earn Operation Pass XP, and complete Daily Challenges to unlock Spartan Points (SP) to use on new customizations in The Exchange. Simply jump in and load out!