American game developer and publisherBungiehas developed 18 games since its first titleGnop!,in 1990. Undoubtedly, its most notable creation is theHaloseries. The series, in particular,Halo: Combat Evolved,helped Microsoft’s Xbox become a worthy competitor to Sony’s PlayStation and Nintendo, despite its late arrival to the gaming industry.
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To only associate Bungie withHalowould be a great disservice to the company, though. Bungie has also been responsible for multiple classic Mac OS games, as well asDestiny. Overall, the developer has created quite a few titles that are worth checking out.
Updated on July 20, 2025, by Jack Pursey:Following Microsoft’s acquisitions of Bethesda and Activision, many people assumed that Sony would be making a significant investment of its own sooner rather than later. However, few expected that Bungie would be the company joining the blue brand, considering that they birthed Microsoft’s most iconic mascot character, Master Chief.
Sony’s acquisition has made Bungie a major talking topic in the gaming industry as of late, so we’ve decided to update this list to include some more information about the studio’s releases.
Main Story Completion Time:10 hours
Best Feature:The fast-paced, engrossing action gameplay
The bottom game scoring a still-respectable 73 is a testament to Bungie’s ability to consistently release enjoyable games.Oniwas released in January 2001 on the PlayStation 2 and PC before coming to Mac OS later in the year.
Oniis a third-person Beat-Em'-Up that takes place in a futuristic dystopian landscape. The game was praised for its enjoyable combat mechanics but criticized for lackluster graphics and weak plot.
Main Story Completion Time:11.5 hours
Best Feature:The quintessential Bungie-style combat
Destinywas Bungie’s first console game to release after the company’s iconicHaloseries. Because of this,Destinyhad a heap of expectations on its shoulders before its 2014 release.
Unfortunately, the game didn’t reach the lofty heights of theHaloseries. It was praised for featuring the feel ofHalo’s well-designed and fun online gameplay, but was criticized for its underwhelming story.
House of Wolves (72)
Rise of Iron (73)
Available Platforms:Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Main Story Completion Time:6 hours
Best Feature:The campaign, which features one of the series' best storylines
Halo 3: ODSTmay not have been theHalo 4that fans had been eagerly waiting for, but it still had the pressure of living up to the legendary trilogy that came before it.
The 2009 game had many skeptics due to its full $60 price,especially considering its reduced campaign length. Despite this,Halo 3: ODSThad excellent sales figures andwas one of the year’s best-selling games.
8Destiny 2 (87)
Release Date:24 May 2025
Available Platforms:PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia
Main Story Completion Time:12 hours
Best Feature:The engrossing progression system
Destiny 2was released three years after its predecessor, receiving considerably more favorable reviews. The game was praised for its offering of open-world exploration, improved combat, andimplementation of RPG mechanics. Furthermore,Destiny 2won multiple awards, includingBest PC Game by Game Critics Awards 2017.
Despite this praise, the game has proven to be very divisive. Its 87 Metacritic score is in stark contrastto its current 4.4 user score.
Curse of Osiris (61)
Available Platforms:PC
Main Story Completion Time:9 hours
Best Feature:The unique base-building and army recruitment mechanics, which differentiate it from other game’s in the genre.
Myth II: Soulblighteris a unique real-time tactics game as it excludes one of the genre’s most key mechanics. Base building and army recruitment don’t feature in the game. Instead, players begin with pre-determined bases and units, allowing them to put all of their focus on combat.
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The game was released in late 1998 on Mac OS, Linux, and Windows PC.
Main Story Completion Time:N/A
Best Feature:The surprisingly high level of strategic depth
After releasing their finalHalogame,Halo: Reach, the gaming industry was curious to see how Bungie would follow their iconic series. Anyone who claims that they predicted an iPad strategy game would be the company’s next title is almost certainly lying.
Crimson: Steam Piratesis a real-time strategy game that gave players a Steampunk crew and ship to control as they battle other ships and complete campaign objectives.
Main Story Completion Time:15.5 hours
Best Feature:The visuals, which were ahead of their time in 1997
Like many of the games on this list,Myth: The Fallen Lordswon numerous awards shortly after its release, the most notable being PC Gamer’s Strategy Game of the Year award.
Similar to its successor, base building is not a feature ofThe Fallen Lords. The game was notable for being extremely difficult, with many players reportedly giving up after only the first couple of levels.
Main Story Completion Time:8 hours
Best Feature:The cooperative modes
Halo: Reachwas Bungie’s finalHalogame before the torch was passed to 343 Industries.The fifth game in theHaloserieswas a prequel to the first game,Halo: Combat Evolved.
The prequel was a fitting way for Bungie to bow out of its legendary series. The game itself was praised for having one of the series' best campaigns and stories, as well as its excellent range of customization options and tools available to players.
Best Feature:The online multiplayer
Halo 3was released at an important time for Microsoft. PlayStation’s disastrous PS3 roll-out had handed Microsoft’s Xbox 360 an audience of gamers on a silver platter. However, a year had passed since the console’s release, and the PS3 was finding its feet.
Microsoft respondedin style with the modern classicHalo 3. The game contributed to a spike in console sales, asthe game’s online multiplayer in particular offered hours of funwith friends that consumers didn’t want to miss out on.
Available Platforms:Xbox, PC
Best Feature:LikeHalo 3,Halo 2’s online multiplayer stands out as the best feature, even above the excellent campaign
Bungie didn’t disappoint when it followed up on one of the greatest FPS games ever made, withHalo 2almost surpassing the original game in Metacritic score.
Halo 2didn’t try to fix what wasn’t broken and kept its core gameplay and single-player experience similar to its predecessor. The game is notable for one addition, though: the online multiplayer mode thatHalogames are synonymous with first appeared inHalo 2.It was the most popular Xbox Live game for just under two years after its release.
