Steam launched its Autumn Sale last week, and the PC-inclined know these seasonal sales are pretty much the best time of year to buy games. Sometimes, though, the gaming giant isn't offering the best possible price.
On Steam, Bungie’s latest live action release, Marathon, has dropped to $23.99. However, digital game stores like Fanatical and GMG are also running fall sales, and it just so happens that the former has Marathon Steam codes for even cheaper, at $19.99.
According to price trackers, that’s a lower price than the game has ever been on the U.S. side of Steam. Regardless of your feelings about the hardcore extraction shooter, it’s hard to argue with that being a good deal.
Fanatical is a UK-based e-commerce platform under the Fandom umbrella. It’s one of our go-to storefronts for digital game deals, so you can rest assured you’re paying for something legit. And yes, it’s a Steam code, not some wacky third-party launcher situation.
As for Marathon itself, well, the game’s been through a lot. The first couple of trailers picked up some buzz on social media, but a troubled alpha test and plagiarism allegations led to some delays. A little thing called Arc Raiders launched during that delay, creating even more competition in the multiplayer shooter space. Still, Marathon reworked some assets, and Bungie launched the game this past March.
While Marathon has faced challenges building a massive player base, the fans it does have are particularly dedicated. That dedication is likely owing to the shooter’s emphasis on hardcore gameplay and community, though the developers have recently outlined their plans to make the game more accessible with future updates, like a PVE mode.
I’ve put my fair share of time into the game and can attest to the difficulty allegations. There’s something addicting about that learning curve, though, especially with the loot and progression systems. At the end of the day, you get fresh Bungie gunplay in a disgustingly stylish world.
I think IGN’s Travis Northup said it best in his 9/10 review: “Marathon is unapproachable, unforgiving, offputtingly creepy, and has a playerbase of violent goblins who exist solely to bash your face in with a brick, and for all of these reasons it's become my favorite extraction shooter of all time.”
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