Collectibles. They're everywhere in video games, and they range in relevance from pivotal to padding. Yet they're always so alluring to the brain, like a siren song of stuff with lyrics to match a player's "grab everything" inclination.
In Halo Infinite, collectibles range from Spartan cores and ancient artifacts to literal skulls and audio logs. Opinions will no doubt vary on the usefulness of these, but there's a strong case to be made that audio logs are particularly appealing. Finding them, listening to them, you're rewarded with bonus lore that helps to flesh out Infinite's storytelling. A few of them are pretty emotionally poignant, too.
Let us light your path, soldier. Whether they be UNSC, Banished, or Spartan, here's where to find every audio log in Halo Infinite.
All UNSC Audio Logs
There are 37 UNSC audio logs scattered throughout Halo Infinite's sprawling map. The logs are split into four categories: Recovered Files, The Prisoner, Outpost Intel, and Infinity's Approach.
| Audio Log | Location |
|---|---|
| Recovered File #1 | Received during main story; unmissable |
| Recovered File #2 | Received during main story; unmissable |
| Recovered File #3 | Received during main story; unmissable |
| Recovered File #4 | Received during main story; unmissable |
| The Prisoner #1 | During "Foundation," when you must find a Power Seed for the elevator. Look to the left of the Power Seed. |
| The Prisoner #2 | During "The Tower," activate the Gravity Lift to reach the Mjolnir Armor atop the tower. Go up one more level to find this. |
| The Prisoner #3 | At the Excavation Site, use the Gravity Lift. This log is just beside your destination. |
| The Prisoner #4 | During "The Spire," you'll find it just to the east of the Forerunner facility. It isn't here outside of mission time, so be sure to snag it. |
| The Prisoner #5 | During "The Nexus," in the hall with the trio of crucibles that require three Power Seeds. The log's by a weapon locker near one of the Seeds. |
| The Prisoner #6 | During "Repository," reach the Weapon cutscene near an especially large room. It's atop a desk with a Halo hologram on the left path away from the room. |
| The Prisoner #7 | During "House of Reckoning," search the soldier training room. |
| Outpost Intel #1 | Head east a ways from Armory of Reckoning. |
| Outpost Intel #2 | Behind the northwest building at Armory of Reckoning. |
| Outpost Intel #3 | There is a mountain due southeast from Horn of Abolition. Near its peak, you'll find this log. |
| Outpost Intel #4 | Like Outpost Intel #1, this is to the east of Armory of Reckoning. It's situated upon a weapon locker. |
| Outpost Intel #5 | A mountain roughly north of Forge of Teash plays host to a small cave with this log inside. |
| Outpost Intel #6 | Southeast from Forge of Teash on elevated ground. |
| Outpost Intel #7 | From Redoubt of Suffering, walk northwest until you reach a cave. |
| Outpost Intel #8 | From Redoubt of Suffering, locate elevated ground (in this case, it's practically a hill) and search the surroundings. |
| Outpost Intel #9 | There's a handy Spartan Core at the end of a tunnel-like path due south of Ransom Keep. Outpost Intel #9 is right beside it. |
| Outpost Intel #10 | From #9's location, search for a grapple point to bring you up a cliff where this resides. |
| Outpost Intel #11 | To the south of Annex Ridge. |
| Outpost Intel #12 | To the northeast of Annex Ridge. |
| Outpost Intel #13 | West of Riven Gate, there's an easily-spotted cave. Take advantage of the grapple point above the cave to find this one. |
| Outpost Intel #14 | Found near a mountain to Riven Gate's east. |
| Infinity's Approach #1 | FOB Golf. |
| Infinity Approach #2 | FOB Foxtrot. |
| Infinity's Approach #3 | FOB Delta. |
| Infinity's Approach #4 | FOB Lima. |
| Infinity's Approach #5 | FOB November. |
| Infinity's Approach #6 | FOB Alpha. |
| Infinity's Approach #7 | FOB Kilo. |
| Infinity's Approach #8 | FOB Juliet. |
| Infinity's Approach #9 | FOB Echo. |
| Infinity's Approach #10 | FOB Bravo. |
| Infinity's Approach #11 | FOB Charlie. |
| Infinity's Approach #12 | FOB Hotel. |
All Banished Audio Logs
As for the Banished, there are 28 audio logs to be found. These are split into three categories: Archaeological Findings, Escharum's Testimony, and Outpost Intel.
| Audio Log | Location |
|---|---|
| Archaeological Finding #1 | During "The Sequence," within the northern beacon. |
| Archaeological Finding #2 | Also during "The Sequence." Inside the eastern beacon. |
| Archaeological Finding #3 | Also-also during "The Sequence," this time in the southern beacon. |
| Archaeological Finding #4 | Surprise, surprise, it's during "The Sequence," obtainable from the southwest beacon. |
| Escharum's Testimony #1 | Near the conclusion of "Warship Gbraakon," look to the right before deactivating the stasis beam. |
| Escharum's Testimony #2 | During "Foundation," specifically to the left side of a door with a strong blue light. |
| Escharum's Testimony #3 | Outside of The Tower. |
| Escharum's Testimony #4 | Use the Gravity Lift at the Excavation Site. |
| Escharum's Testimony #5 | At Pelican Down, southeast of gun battery on the western side. |
| Escharum's Testimony #6 | Also during Pelican Down, in a room found down the south path from the northern battery. |
| Escharum's Testimony #7 | Pelican Down again, to the eastern battery's southern end. |
| Escharum's Testimony #8 | During "House of Reckoning," in the soldier training room toward the end of the mission. |
| Escharum's Testimony #9 | At the very end of "House of Reckoning," following the fight with Escharum himself. |
| Outpost Intel #1 | Located within the shieldedstructure to the east of Armory of Reckoning. |
| Outpost Intel #2 | This one's found in the same building, at the topmost tier. |
| Outpost Intel #3 | Within the old building at Horn of Abolition. |
| Outpost Intel #4 | To the north of Horn of Abolition. |
| Outpost Intel #5 | Look for the building in the Forge of Teash area. |
| Outpost Intel #6 | There is, in fact, another building nearby. #6 is here. |
| Outpost Intel #7 | Find Redoubt of Suffering's complex. It's inside one of the small buildings here. |
| Outpost Intel #8 | Intel #8 is within one of the other small buildings in this same location. |
| Outpost Intel #9 | To clear Ransom Keep, Master Chief must demolish four silos, after which point a new area pops up to explore far to the north. Intel #9 is here. |
| Outpost Intel #10 | Dead center at the silo warehouse in at Ransom Keep. |
| Outpost Intel #11 | At Annex Ridge, look underground at the center of the region and take the Gravity Lift to this log. |
| Outpost Intel #12 | Annex Ridge's most forward-facing structure beside the giant circular ruin. |
| Outpost Intel #13 | Search the left side of a building at Riven Gate. |
| Outpost Intel #14 | There's a building at Riven Gate that connects to a lengthy underground tunnel. File #14 is toward the start. |
| Outpost Intel #15 | Head outside from Tremenious, searching behind one of the large red containers that collectively form something of a triangle. |
All Spartan Audio Logs
Last but (literally) not least, the number of Spartan audio logs is 39. Five categories this time: Retaliation, Reverie, Scattered, Evacuation, and Ringfall.
| Audio Log | Location |
|---|---|
| Retaliation #1 | Slightly south of Pelican Down, grapple to the highest point at one of the buildings here. |
| Retaliation #2 | Find this laying on the ground a bit east from Pelican Down. |
| Retaliation #3 | At Pelican Down's eastern battery, find the Propaganda Tower and you'll find #3. |
| Retaliation #4 | Just south of Pelican Down's northern battery. |
| Retaliation #5 | A tad south from FOB November. |
| Retaliation #6 | East of Riven Gate at the corner of a ring wall. Find the corpse, find the log. |
| Retaliation #7 | East of FOB Kilo at the tail end of the running water. |
| Retaliation #8 | Hike up the mountain a ways to the south of FOB Lima. |
| Reverie #1 | Follow the road at the Excavation Site's northwestern perimeter. This is smack dab beside a truck that's seen better days. |
| Reverie #2 | South of Pelican Down, at the center of a massive steel structure that has, well, also seen better days. |
| Reverie #3 | Comb the area at Foxhound Squad for crates. Reverie #3 is inside one of them. |
| Reverie #4 | Head south from Tremonious and enter the ruined building ahead of you. |
| Reverie #5 | A crashed aircraft southeast from Tremonious has this tucked away. |
| Reverie #6 | Due north of FOB Bravo. |
| Scattered #1 | From FOB Juliet, hike up a mountain trail to the south. |
| Scattered #2 | Northwest from FOB Juliet, near some vehicle wreckage. |
| Scattered #3 | Within a downed fighter craft north of FOB Hotel. |
| Scattered #4 | Inside a cave eastbound from FOB Juliet. |
| Scattered #5 | Just north from Myriad. |
| Scattered #6 | At the bottom of a drop between cllffs northeast at the center of Reformation. |
| Scattered #7 | East of FOB Juliet, lined up against a few of those black spires edging out vast swaths of the game's map. |
| Scattered #8 | Climb the mountain east of Pelican Down and find this at the top. |
| Scattered #9 | On the floating pillar where you can find Writh Kul, fly or grapple to grab this log. |
| Scattered #10 | Look for a secret area between FOB Kilo and the southern beacon. |
| Evacuation #1 | This is available immediately after you exit the elevator at the start of the game. |
| Evacuation #2 | Near some trees and a blue wall east of FOB Golf. |
| Evacuation #3 | Keep west from FOB Foxtrot and you'll find it between two hills. |
| Evacuation #4 | Simply check beneath the ramp at Starlight Squad. |
| Evacuation #5 | At a campground up a trail to the east of Boxer Squad. |
| Evacuation #6 | West of the Mjolnir Armory that is, in turn, northwest of FOB Foxtrot. |
| Evacuation #7 | Starlight Squad's island territory houses a Propaganda Tower. Look for Evacuation #7 in a small offshoot path nearby. |
| Ringfall #1 | Southwest of the Excavation Site. |
| Ringfall #2 | East of FOB Charlie, by the mountain nearest to the Propaganda Tower. |
| Ringfall #3 | Climb the ring wall to Forge of Teash's southwest. |
| Ringfall #4 | South of Titan Squad, on a hill facing white bluffs. |
| Ringfall #5 | Check the hilly area ever so slightly southeast from Pyramid Squad. |
| Ringfall #6 | Head to FOB Echo, then march northeast and search the rocks between trees. |
| Ringfall #7 | Get to Thunder Squad, travel westbound for a bit, and you'll find another downed aircraft. You'll also find Ringfall #7. |
| Ringfall #8 | This last audio log is fittingly tough to locate. Search the southernmost edges of the map south of Starlight Squad. It's right by a crate and Power Weapon. |
