HWXR-Release
for Halo: Combat Evolved (2003 PC) · by WinlatorXR · released 24 Oct 2025
A mod added to the existing PC game to enable VR. A dedicated VR mod built for this one game. These are normally the best experiences, because controls, menus and comfort were designed for VR rather than injected.
Get it from GitHub
Free
Downloads happen on the creator's own page. PCVR Central never rehosts files.
Community research
HaloCEVR is a mature dedicated conversion with tracked-controller play; some title/update-specific caveats remain.
Evidence checked: Project/community research
Full details
- VR implementation
- VR Mod
- Platforms
- PCVR
- Framework
- Dedicated VR mod
- Price
- Free
- Motion controls
- Gamepad only
- 6DOF aim
- Yes
- Roomscale
- Unknown
- Left-handed
- Unknown
- Perspective
- First-person
- VR runtime
- Unknown
- Headsets tested
- None reported yet
- Storefronts tested
- None reported yet
- Install difficulty
- Moderate install
- Requirements
- Full retail copy of Halo CE (PC), WinlatorXR, Wine Mono Installer, Halo CE Retail 1.0.10 patch, Visual C++ All In One Installer, OpenAL Installer, Required DLLs: vcruntime140.dll, msvcp140.dll, webservices.dll, ws2_32.dll, ws2help.dll
- Game version tested
- 1.0.10 patch for PC
- Last verified
- Never
- Source
- GitHub
- GitHub repo
- WinlatorXR/HWXR-Release
- Known latest version
- V1.4
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