It just got a lot easier to find the best custom maps and modes in Halo Infinite

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Christmas has come early to Zeta Halo as The Winter Update gets another facelift. The new content is just in time for a festive free-for-all that makes it easier than ever to play custom maps, modes, and throw down in the latest variation of The Pit.

Halo Infinite is the sixth installment in 343 Industries’ sci-fi fantasy darling. The first part of the Winter Update added a co-op option(opens in new tab) to the main campaign, and we didn’t expect the next update to come until later in 2023 when the third season drops.

The December update has a lot more in store for us, though; not only can we now check out custom maps and modes easily in the Custom Games Browser, but the new PvP mode Empyrean sees the return of a much-loved mode last seen in the third and fourth Halo games.

It’s a true testament to the malleability of Halo’s multiplayer modes, proving how vital it is to the series’ ongoing success.

With the arrival of the Forge in the Winter update, we were finally given the tools to make our own maps and modes in Halo Infinite.

The Halo Community has done that in spades, creating hundreds of custom games to play. So many, in fact, it can be hard to find the best of them. This is what makes this Custom Games Browser such an essential quality-of-life feature: it’s finally easy to find the kinds of maps and modes you want to play.

“We fully agree with players who felt that the Custom Game Browser should be a priority—it’s a key support structure for what players create in Forge and a pillar for the community,” 343 Industries community writer Alex Wakeford says in the update notes(opens in new tab). “The team worked incredibly hard to land this feature so much further in advance, but with that comes the caveat that this is a V1.