Bungie is currently working on the continuation of a shooter series from the 90s. The original game is now available for free on Steam and two more parts are to follow.
What game is Bungie working on? At the Playstation Showcase on May 24, 2023, Bungie, the development studio behind Halo and Destiny2, announced that it was working on a new extraction shooter called Marathon.
After ten years, this is not just the studio’s first new project. Marathon will also be the latest sequel to a shooter series from the 90s. The game will be released for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC and will offer cross-save and crossplay.
You can watch the announcement trailer for the new marathon again here:
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What’s on Steam now? The first part of Marathon was released in 1994. And while in retrospect it may not have had the same success as other sci-fi franchises from Bungie, without this shooter there might not be a Halo or Destiny at all.
In Marathon you take on the role of a security officer assigned to the UESC Marathon, an interstellar colony ship. Your task is now to protect the ship and the crew from an acute alien threat.
The planned continuation of the series after so many years shows that Marathon is still close to the development studio’s heart. But if you didn’t have the opportunity to play the shooter in the 90s, you can do so now before you jump into the sequel at some point.
Now even more players can play Marathon
You can now play the original Marathon for free on Steam. This was made possible by Aleph One Developers, who had actually previously offered the shooter as a download for Mac, PC and Linux. With the Steam release, a larger number of players are now being addressed.
According to the Steam page, you can experience the authentic gameplay of the original, but with optimal widescreen HUD, 3D filter/perspective and 60+ fps interpolation.
According to Bungie, the two sequels Marathon2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity will also be released on the platform. You could already put both parts on your Steam wishlist. You can find out here what the situation is with the latest sequel after the wave of layoffs at Bungie: The developers of Destiny 2 are in serious crisis: Now the “release curse” is hitting their new game Marathon