According to insider Rebs Gaming, Microsoft and Halo Studios have already started early development on remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3. If the information is accurate, the entire original Halo trilogy will be fully rebuilt using Unreal Engine 5, and work on the later remakes will proceed regardless of how the first one performs commercially.
The first such project is expected to be Halo: Campaign Evolved—a complete remake of the original Halo. The game is rumored to launch on July 28, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with deluxe edition owners gaining five-day early access starting July 23. Notably, this would mark the Halo series’ debut on PlayStation consoles.
Halo: Campaign Evolved is reportedly built on a hybrid of Unreal Engine 5 and the Blam engine. The developers have overhauled animations, remixed the music, and re-recorded some dialogue with the original cast. The remake won’t be limited to visual upgrades, however; it will also introduce noticeable gameplay changes.
The revamped version of the first Halo will add nine weapons from later series entries, including the energy sword, battle rifle, and needle rifle. It will also feature optional sprinting, a vehicle hijacking system, reworked missions, improved level navigation, and an updated Warthog with an extra rear seat for a full four-player co-op squad.
Beyond the remakes, Halo Studios is reportedly working on several other projects as well. These include a new multiplayer game and a full next chapter in the main Halo series. The multiplayer project is rumored to be connected to Project Eker—an evolution of the previously known effort Project Tatanka.
Originally, Tatanka was described as a Halo battle royale, assisted by Certain Affinity on the Slipspace engine. The project was later reportedly halted, reimagined as a PvE extraction shooter, and moved to Unreal Engine 5. This shift seems logical: the battle royale market is already dominated by established giants, while the extraction shooter genre keeps growing and could represent a new direction for Halo.