The Marathon server slam attracted more than 140,000 simultaneous Steam users

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The Marathon server slam attracted more than 140,000 simultaneous Steam users

From now until March 2, Marathon is available to play for free on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC for a server slam. The game will be released on these platforms on March 5, 2026.

The technical test attracted a lot of curious players, setting a record of 143,621 simultaneous players on Steam at the time of writing. It remains to be seen whether this popularity will carry over to the full game.

Marathon is a first-person PvPvE extraction shooter.

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Source: steamdb.info

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