Overview
- Marathon launched March 5 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S as a $40 extraction shooter with crossplay and cross-progression.
- Day-one Steam peak hit 88,337 concurrents, a little over half of the Server Slam’s 143,621 high, according to SteamDB reporting.
- Player sentiment is broadly positive, with a Very Positive rating on Steam and roughly 91% favorable early user reviews.
- Bungie has asked critics to consider holding final verdicts until the late‑March release of the Cryo Archive endgame zone, and many outlets are complying.
- Coverage highlights a PvP‑leaning, high‑difficulty experience compared to Arc Raiders, with streamers like Shroud noting its punishing time‑to‑kill and players praising gunplay and the new Outpost map’s hazards.