Halo: Reach becomes a Steam most-played game on launch day

Halo: Reach launched on Steam yesterday, and it immediately raced into the top of Valve's charts of most-played games. 10 years ago, Microsoft has brought back the classic on PC with an impressive port that includes unlocked frame rates, a field-of-view slider, and even ultra-wide monitor support.

At its launch day peak, 161,000 people were playing Halo: Reach catapulting it into the fourth spot on Steam's most-played titles. Destiny 2 Rainbow Six Siege Grand Theft Auto V Reach is now sitting comfortably in seventh place.

Halo: Reach What a massively popular title on the Xbox 360, but it's still impressive to see it immediately jump into the top of Steam's most-played games. Halo Halo 2 Vista Halo 2 Vista Halo 2 Vista on the company's terrible Games for Windows live service back in 2007.

Thankfully Halo: Reach extensively to get this launch right. Reach Halo: The Master Chief Collection to launch on PC, and the rest will follow in chronological order. All six games in Halo: The Master Chief Collection are available in bundle on Steam or through the Microsoft Store for $ 39.99. Halo: Reach is available separately for $ 9.99 or free as part of the Xbox Game Pass on Xbox and PC.