Marathon

Marathon

Steam Deck Unsupported

Bungie · Extraction Shooter · Mar 5, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $27.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
63k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 63k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise58% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There are many things I can positively say about the game's world, art style, gameplay, and atmosphere.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
this game is great, snagged it for 40 bucks instead of the ususal 50, although im a bit late to the chase(march when it released and many people played it) i got it recently and so far, i love it, i love intense fights for high tier loot i can use later to have a slightly easier run later, people say this game is ass, sucks, trash whatever but i think they just like PvE extraction shooters where everybodys friendly, this game is a mix of PvE and PvP, where the ai in the game substitutes for the amount of players, constantly respawning and endless. i got 5 things i need to talk about:
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
There are many things I can positively say about the game's world, art style, gameplay, and atmosphere.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I have loved everything else about this project thus far: the announce trailer, the Alberto Mielgo cinematic, Ryan Lott's soundtrack, the sound design, the art direction that we had yet to see in a video game.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
With such a “blocky” visual style and that level of detail, I’m sure it could’ve been optimized better.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay120 reviews
Multiplayer115 reviews
Graphics83 reviews
Audio55 reviews
Optimization20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat151 reviews
66%
Story and characters96 reviews
61%
Performance54 reviews
63%
Servers and matchmaking47 reviews
30%
Interface41 reviews
37%
Difficulty28 reviews
61%
Cheating21 reviews
24%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $27.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.