- Marathon is now available worldwide, reaching over 85K Steam players on launch day.
- The extraction shooter has also topped Steam’s best-seller charts, beating out the likes of Resident Evil Requiem.
- This performance has given Bungie a slightly underwhelming start for its highly anticipated title.
Following plenty of back and forth, Marathon is now officially available worldwide. Bungie’s first new release since Destiny 2 marks the team’s shift to extraction shooter gameplay, leading to cautious optimism among gamers worldwide.
With many writing off Marathon even before it was released, the game always had its doubters. However, it seems the title isn’t doing much to prove them wrong. Bungie’s extraction shooter has accumulated just over 85K concurrent players on Steam.
Why it matters: Even the recently released Slay The Spire 2 is outperforming Marathon’s day-one numbers by quite a huge margin.
SteamDB shows that Marathon’s concurrent player count has peaked at 86,718 players on day one.
Marathon has also topped the Steam best-sellers charts on launch day, making it a trending title on the platform. The game is even beating out the critically acclaimed Resident Evil Requiem for now.
As for the player count itself, the numbers are certainly lower than expected, even with the $40 price tag. In the past, paid multiplayer games like Helldivers 2 and Arc Raiders performed much better at launch, so the same was thought to be possible for Marathon.
The saving grace here is that the extraction shooter might put better numbers on the board once the weekend rolls around.
For now, the big question is whether Bungie will be able to sustain this momentum moving forward and grow the existing player base. If games like Destiny and Destiny 2 are any indication, the team will support Marathon for many years to come, so all hope is not lost.
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Avinash is currently pursuing a Business degree in Australia. For more than 5 years, he has been working as a gaming journalist, utilizing his writing skills and love for gaming to report on the latest updates in the industry. Avinash loves to play action games like Devil May Cry and has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as IGN, GamesRadar, GameRant, Dualshockers, CBR, and Gamespot.
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