Marathon launch player numbers are about half those of th...

What’s Happening

Listen up: After a couple of delays, a plagiarism lawsuit, and at least one internal reboot, Bungie s next big game has officially shipped.

Marathon, the extraction shooter from the studio behind Destiny, has managed to find a decent, if a little small of an audience. Read more Home News Slow Start? (we’re not making this up)

Marathon launch player numbers are about half those of the Server Slam, at least on PC Marathon hasn’t quite been able to attract the same volume of players the recent Server Slam did.

The Details

Image credit: Bungie News by Sherif Saed Contributing Editor Follow ARC Raiders After a couple of delays, a plagiarism lawsuit, and at least one internal reboot, Bungie s next big game has officially shipped. Marathon , the extraction shooter from the studio behind Destiny , has managed to find a decent, if a little small of an audience.

The game s player numbers on Steam are being compared to its recent free, open weekend, and not in a favourable manner. To see this content please enable targeting s.

Why This Matters

Manage settings Prior to Marathon s launch, Bungie held a multi-day Server Slam , which offered anyone interested in playing the game a chance to try out almost all of its classes, two of its maps, as well as many of its gameplay and progression systems. The open test was largely well-received, and players actually showed up for it. It peaked at a respectable 143,621 concurrent players on Steam , which put it within striking distance of the peak concurrent of its chief competitor, Arc Raiders - at least when you compare both of their pre-launch Server Slam events.

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The Bottom Line

Image credit: Bungie Marathon has now officially shipped, and it doesn t look like it managed to pull an Arc Raiders - at least so far. At its peak, the Bungie shooter attracted 88,337 concurrent players on Steam (via SteamDB ), which is a little over half of its Server Slam s 143,621 peak concurrent.

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