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ActionExtraction ShooterPvPMultiplayerFPSSci-fi

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,629

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,008

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Game description

Explore the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV, scavenging valuable loot in a high-stakes survival first person shooter from the creators of Halo and Destiny.

Basic info

DeveloperBungie
PublisherBungie
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateMar 5, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4 GB) / Intel Arc A580 (8 GB,…
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 400 reviews from the past 1 year

77.1/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (77%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Stylish extraction shooting with a punishing curve, Marathon scores 77.1 from 400 reviews that love its guns but not its lobbies.

👍 Strengths

82 reviews praise the visuals, calling the art direction striking and unlike anything else, with vivid colors and eerie lighting. Visuals & Sound ranks 418th of 1249. 69 praise crisp, responsive gunplay and the satisfying feel of combat. 63 find it fun and addictive once it clicks, and some say the hook takes a few rounds to arrive. Story & World ranks 389th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

67 reviews criticize matchmaking, saying solo players and newcomers are dropped into lobbies with far stronger squads, and a few mention language mismatches with teammates. 34 call the onboarding rough, with a steep learning curve that pushes some players away early. 25 say the menus and inventory feel clunky, with confusing gear screens and slow attachment swaps. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1226th of 1399, Multiplayer ranks 445th of 642, and Tech & Support ranks 813th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“art direction is genuinely sick, environments look unlike anything else” · 82 reviews
“gunplay is excellent and cleverly thought out” · 69 reviews
“addictive and surprisingly fun once you engage” · 63 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 70% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.16 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “gunplay is excellent and cleverly thought out” · 69 reviews
Negative “UI is a mess at launch, items look the same, swapping attachments clunky” · 25 reviews

Progression 29% · Difficulty 24% · Onboarding 32% · Freedom 7% · Strategy 20%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.32 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “explores fascinating science fiction themes about digitized consciousness and humanity's future” · 23 reviews

Story 14% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +1.19 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “lots of replayability with varied runs” · 2 reviews
Negative “game leans heavily on exploration and mission completion with limited replayability” · 1 review

Volume 14% · Variety 16%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.44 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art direction is genuinely sick, environments look unlike anything else” · 82 reviews
Negative “graphics look like neon plastic trash, not appealing” · 3 reviews

Audio 20%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.28 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “about 15 hours of most fun with a shooter in ages” · 25 reviews
Negative “deaf teammates cannot communicate, feels like PvE with few players” · 17 reviews

Community 23% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.66 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “solo queue creates huge skill gap frustration” · 67 reviews
Positive “matchmaking prioritizes players with similar tasks for comfortable progression” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 7% · Pricing 16% · Balance 22%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.13 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “concerns about long-term support and monetization given Bungie's history” · 9 reviews
Positive “developers respond quickly and accurately to balance feedback” · 1 review

Stability 4% · Performance 12%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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