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2026PCPlayStationXbox81 % positive39.99 €

Bungie's extraction shooter drops you as a cybernetic Runner, solo or in a crew of three, onto the mysterious world of Tau Ceti IV to grab loot and fight rival players for a successful escape. Its bold, graphic-design-driven sci-fi aesthetic sets it apart from typical military shooters.

Competing against other players
Co-op or multiplayer
Sci-fi setting
Lavish presentation

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The closest matches for Marathon are The Finals, Apex Legends and The Cycle: Frontier. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Marathon special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: The Finals 92% match – Competing against other players
To play together: Apex Legends 92% match – with co-op

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The Finals

92 %Match

2023PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable78 % positive39.99 €

A free-to-play team shooter framed as a futuristic game show, where fully destructible arenas and physics-driven chaos make every round unpredictable. Creative use of builds and gadgets matters as much as aim.

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Apex Legends

Playing together in co-op

A fast free-to-play battle royale hero shooter set in the Titanfall universe, where squads of three legends with unique abilities fight to be the last team standing. Slick movement, tight gunplay and squad synergy define it.

The Cycle: Frontier

Sci-fi setting

A sci-fi extraction shooter on an alien planet: you drop in, loot and complete contracts, then must reach evac alive while rival players and hostile creatures try to take everything from you.

Overwatch

Shooting and gunplay

A free-to-play hero shooter where two teams of five fight over objectives using heroes with distinct abilities. Its appeal lies in team coordination, varied hero kits and a colorful, character-driven look.

Destiny 2

Lavish presentation

A free-to-play looter shooter with best-in-class gunplay, where you roam the solar system as a Guardian wielding space magic and chasing ever-better gear. It truly shines in demanding co-op raids with friends and in its PvP modes.

Marauders

Sci-fi setting

A space-themed extraction shooter where you board derelict ships as a pirate, solo or in a squad, fighting players and AI, looting gear, and trying to escape alive.

Destiny

Sci-fi setting

Bungie's shared-world shooter pairs silky Halo-style gunplay with loot chasing, cooperative strikes and raids, wrapped in an evocative space-myth setting and a superb soundtrack.

Active Matter

Sci-fi setting

A sci-fi extraction shooter in which you play an operative caught in a time loop, entering unstable zones full of physics-warping anomalies, looting and fighting rivals, and escaping before the zone collapses.

Risk of Rain 2

Playing together in co-op

A frantic 3D roguelike shooter where random items stack into absurdly powerful builds while the difficulty relentlessly ramps up over time. Fight across a hostile alien planet solo or with up to three friends in co-op.

The Cycle

Sci-fi setting

A competitive extraction shooter (PvEvP) set on the hostile planet Fortuna III. As a prospector you gather resources, fend off alien wildlife and rival players, and must escape in time.

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