Halo 5’s Forge creation tool hits Windows 10 next month

Halo 5 is coming to PC — or at least a small part of it is.

Microsoft will launch Halo 5: Forge, the sci-fi shooter’s in-game creation tool, as a free download for Windows 10 starting September 8. As the company announced in May, you can use this to build content — but the rest of the Halo 5 game will not make its way over to PC. This will give mouse-and-keyboard folk a chance to build levels and games inside of Halo 5 that can deploy to Halo 5: Guardians on Xbox One. This is part of Microsoft’s wider strategy to bring the Xbox console and Windows 10 platforms closer together. On top of that, enabling creators to use their PCs to create content for Halo 5 could help keep its audience active and engaged.