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Games like Marathon

2026USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox81 % 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.

Loot and gear
Competing against other players
Co-op or multiplayer
Sci-fi setting

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In short: Games like Marathon

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Marathon special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Best match

The Cycle: Frontier

91 %Match

2022PC64 % positive

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.

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Helldivers 2

Playing together in co-op

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Playing together in co-op

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