Halo Infinite has received 10 additional multiplayer maps through the new Halo Fest Showcase matchmaking playlist, giving Xbox and PC players access to community-created arenas selected as finalists in the Halo Fest Forge Contest. Halo Studios confirmed the playlist’s launch on November 3, 2026, bringing all 10 finalist maps into live matchmaking across several established Arena game modes.
The update introduces Abundance, Bits and Pieces, Cascade, Eulogy, Hierarch, Sanctum, Shade’s Promise, Sluff, Sojourn, and Unconveyed. Each map was created using Halo Infinite’s Forge tools and previously selected as a finalist in the community mapping competition held earlier this year.
Rather than introducing an entirely new multiplayer mode, the Halo Fest Showcase brings these creations together in a dedicated playlist supporting familiar modes such as Slayer, Capture the Flag, Oddball, King of the Hill, and Strongholds. The available modes differ between maps, allowing players to experience the finalist designs through several types of Arena gameplay.
Abundance, Sanctum, and Sojourn each support four modes: Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, Strongholds, and Slayer. Cascade also supports four modes, replacing King of the Hill with Oddball.
Eulogy features Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, Oddball, and Slayer, while Hierarch and Sluff support Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, and Slayer. Shade’s Promise offers Capture the Flag, Strongholds, and Slayer.
Bits and Pieces has the smallest supported mode selection, featuring Capture the Flag and Slayer. Unconveyed supports Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, Oddball, and Slayer.
Unconveyed also includes a specific design adjustment compared with its original version. Halo Studios confirmed that the map is a modified version of Conveyance, with its conveyor belts made static to improve the player experience.
The new playlist represents the latest stage of the Halo Fest Forge Contest rather than the initial announcement of the finalist maps. Halo Studios previously revealed the 10 competing creations and confirmed plans to feature them in a special matchmaking playlist as part of the franchise’s 25th-anniversary celebrations.
With the Halo Fest Showcase now available, players can experience the finalists in multiplayer matches before the competition’s winners are announced. Halo Studios plans to reveal the final contest results during Halo Fest, where the creators behind the selected maps will also be celebrated.
Players can access the maps by selecting the Halo Fest Showcase playlist in Halo Infinite’s multiplayer matchmaking. Individual creations can also be bookmarked through Halo Waypoint, allowing players to save maps they want to revisit.
The addition provides Halo Infinite players with 10 community-designed multiplayer environments without requiring a separate map download or paid expansion. Halo Studios has not specified how long the dedicated Showcase playlist will remain available in matchmaking.
