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Shooter, Action, Science fiction
OpenCritic81IGDB87
A PvP-focused extraction shooter set on the mysterious planet of Tau Ceti IV, Marathon will see players inhabit the bodies of Runners, cybernetic mercenaries who have been designed to survive the planet’s harsh environments and explore the lost colony that once inhabited Tau Ceti’s surface.
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Relentless, demanding, overwhelming and dark.
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Game InformerJames GalizioMar 20269.3/10Bungie's excellent audio design and gunplay, paired with increasingly complicated level design borrowing from over a decade of expertise designing Destiny raids coalesce into something special. Marathon is proof Bungie is still at the top of its game.
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IGNTravis NorthupMar 20269/10Marathon is a ruthless and unforgiving extraction shooter that’s worth every ounce of hell it puts you through.
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PC GamerMorgan ParkMar 202690/100Marathon is a brilliant distillation of what makes an excellent extraction shooter, and a glimpse at where they could go next.
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Entertainment GeeklyLuis AlvaroMar 20262/5Marathon is competently built around a genre it chose not to challenge. It is a game that will reward patient players who bond with its loop and forgive its rougher edges. But for anyone spending forty dollars and expecting that investment to translate into a full experience, Marathon’s storefront is waiting to tell you otherwise.
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Hardcore GamerKevin DunsmoreMar 20263.5/5Marathon is a shooter that gets better the more you play and the training wheels come off.
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IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 65 ratings.
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