Halo Infinite has been struggling to find its footing since its release in 2021. However, it looks like the fortunes of the once-popular first-person shooter are slowly turning.
343 Industries has had a hard time keeping interest in Microsoft's flagship live service game. With a series of delayed and canceled content, the player base of the game dwindled to a few thousand loyal gamers.
However, things are looking up as the multiplayer shooter has seen the first uptick in player numbers since the launch of Season 4. According to a tweet by HaloHub, the game saw an uptick yesterday for the first time since June 2023 when the latest season was released.
Having 7,000 concurrent players doesn't seem like a lot for other games like Call of Duty, Overwatch 2, or Apex Legends, but it is significant for Halo Infinite. The game averaged just 3,406 players in the last 30 days on Steam.
According to the PC Gaming subreddit, the Halo API tracker reports that the total player count on all platforms is at 26,000. However, the game may not sustain those numbers as Starfield will have its early access at the end of next week.