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[chromatic9]

Probably has enough to do ok across the platforms and maintain a decent chunk of bungie fans but doesn't look like the next big thing.

 

[yurinka]

Twitch Marathon data for the last 3 days:

As comparision, Arc Raiders pre-release server slam open beta (17-19 October):

I gotta agree, if it doesn't blow past 200k prime time tonight it's a pretty bad look.

Steam CCU peaks of pre-release open beta server slam:

Arc Raiders
October 17, 2025: 189,668
October 18, 2025: 185,137
October 19, 2025: 148,225

Marathon
February 26, 2026: 143,621
February 27, 2026: TBD
February 28, 2026: TBD
March 1, 2026: TBD

Google Trends (Web searches Arc Raiders vs Marathon since Wednesday until today):

Same but Youtube searches:

Google Trends (Web searches Arc Raiders vs Marathon since Wednesday before Arc Raider's Server Slam):

Same but Youtube searches:

TLDR: The Marathon server slam still didn't conclude, but so far numbers are relatively similar to the Arc Raiders server slam regarding:

• Steam CCU
• Twitch viewship
• Google searches
• Youtube searches

 

[mayham2199]

Seems to be going back up. It's at 68k now. I'll wait until Sunday before deciding if it will flop or not give people time. I'm in either way.

 

[Mortisfacio]

I gotta agree, if it doesn't blow past 200k prime time tonight it's a pretty bad look.

I think the downtrend being over a 60% falloff is a bad look, but personally I think it just needs to trend back towards peak. Even Arc Raiders test, as successful as that was, didn't hit 200k. So I don't think it's reasonable to expect that as a bar for Marathon even if the CCU wasn't seeing steep declines.

 

[PeteBull]

Man it's 63 degrees and sunny here in Chicagoland. Nobody is sitting inside playing video games. Tomorrow when the weather goes back to being shitty, I'm sure we will see a massive bump in the CCU.

I guess those RE9 players live outside of chicago since they are playing hard

 

[//DEVIL//]

Seems to be going back up. It's at 68k now. I'll wait until Sunday before deciding if it will flop or not give people time. I'm in either way.

those are people trying it for free. I am honestly expecting 30% of whatever number we get on the weekend to actually buy it. so if it reaches 100k on the weekend, 30k to 40k potential purchaser. if even

 

[mayham2199]

those are people trying it for free. I am honestly expecting 30% of whatever number we get on the weekend to actually buy it. so if it reaches 100k on the weekend, 30k to 40k potential purchaser. if even

Yea I know it's the free weekend. We wont know what the real numbers are until it comes out. It will most likely be down but even Arc Raiders only got up to 189k. Sometimes people don't like free weekends or demos and just want the real thing. Especially when all progress is going to all be wiped. Hell CowboyLou is getting the game but says he's not playing anymore until it comes out. I almost never participate in things like this but I honestly wanted to know if Marathon would even be good so I had to try it first, now I want the rewards for reaching 30.

 

[Hugare]

It will pick up on the weekend, of course. Will probably top its all time peak too, I bet.

But cant judge if its going to be successful or not from a free server slam

I will test it tonight/tomorrow but I have no desire to buy it (at least yet)

 

[ValiantInstance]

It looks like a free to play game, ARC Raiders didn't.

 

[manlisten]

Bungie: Get ready for the server slam!

Servers: Is it in yet?

 

[//DEVIL//]

Bungie: Get ready for the server slam!

Servers: Is it in yet?

 

[RafterXL]

 

[videogamedude]

Bungie: Get ready for the server slam!

Servers: Is it in yet?

 

[CowboyLou]

Yea I know it's the free weekend. We wont know what the real numbers are until it comes out. It will most likely be down but even Arc Raiders only got up to 189k. Sometimes people don't like free weekends or demos and just want the real thing. Especially when all progress is going to all be wiped. Hell CowboyLou is getting the game but says he's not playing anymore until it comes out. I almost never participate in things like this but I honestly wanted to know if Marathon would even be good so I had to try it first, now I want the rewards for reaching 30.

Yeah if someone played the first day, loved it, and decided they're getting it, there's not THAT much reason to keep playing during the rest of the slam. There's a cosmetic reward for the intro mission but after that it's only some basic gear and weapons for reaching level 10/30. The kind of stuff I'll probably lose within a few hours of playing at launch. With launch being less than a week away, why grind levels in the slam and end up having to play all the early game content a second time?

With BF6 open test I played a lot across both weekends because I'm pathetic and I wanted the cosmetic rewards. But for Marathon I'm happy to wait one more week now that I've gotten a taste and got my settings etc. locked in for the 5th.

 

[Windom Earle]

I dunno man, rust, dayz, that dumb dino game Aro are all the same to me

Getting mad at the survival game genre is understandable because there are so many of them releasing constantly.... NOT.

 

[mayham2199]

Yeah if someone played the first day, loved it, and decided they're getting it, there's not THAT much reason to keep playing during the rest of the slam. There's a cosmetic reward for the intro mission but after that it's only some gear and weapons for reaching level 10/30. The kind of stuff I'll probably lose within a few hours of playing at launch. With launch being less than a week away, why grind levels in the slam and end up having to play all the early game content a second time?

Yea I've actually been rethinking jumping back in honestly. Might spend my time playing something short like Jusant or something like that.

 

[MMaRsu]

Getting mad at the survival game genre is understandable because there are so many of them releasing constantly.... NOT.

Indifferent= mad..

Got it

God forbid you have a negative opinion about something, theres always a fool accusing you of being 'mad' or 'crying'

Is this really the level of discussion we want

 

[Arsic]

I bought collectors edition and even I am done with server slam. I got to level 10, don't want to grind to 30 to do it all again. If the content Carried to release maybe but even then RE9 is here.

Leon first then marathon next week. Simple gaming math.

 

[phant0m]

Getting mad at the survival game genre is understandable because there are so many of them releasing constantly.... NOT.

Wait what? Dude there's a new survival crafting game like every month on Steam that hits top 10

Most are soup du jour and fall off the face of the earth after 2 months but there are a fuckton of them

Few rarely breakout as big as Rust/DayZ/Ark though (last one was probably Valheim?) or PalWorld

 

[MiguelItUp]

Yeah if someone played the first day, loved it, and decided they're getting it, there's not THAT much reason to keep playing during the rest of the slam. There's a cosmetic reward for the intro mission but after that it's only some basic gear and weapons for reaching level 10/30. The kind of stuff I'll probably lose within a few hours of playing at launch. With launch being less than a week away, why grind levels in the slam and end up having to play all the early game content a second time?

With BF6 open test I played a lot across both weekends because I'm pathetic and I wanted the cosmetic rewards. But for Marathon I'm happy to wait one more week now that I've gotten a taste and got my settings etc. locked in for the 5th.

Yeah, after talking to you about it I figured I'd do the same. Especially since the items that matter most are the ones you initially get. I never want to get burnt out on anything, let alone before it even releases. It's usually why I don't spend a lot of time in betas, tests, etc.

I bought collectors edition and even I am done with server slam. I got to level 10, don't want to grind to 30 to do it all again. If the content Carried to release maybe but even then RE9 is here.

Leon first then marathon next week. Simple gaming math.

Yeah that's where I'm at. I'll get to 10 and then hold off. I don't think 20 more levels for those items is worth it, lol. I'd rather hold off until release and put that time towards the real game, lol.

 

[Karma_Games]

It looks like a free to play game, ARC Raiders didn't.

It looks like a game of Laser Tag at your local strip mall. The only thing getting slammed are gamers egos thinking this game would be a hit.

 

[PeteBull]

Bungie: Get ready for the server slam!

Servers: Is it in yet?

 

[Von Hugh]

Today I learned:

- it is already the weekend for Requiem players
- it is not the weekend yet for Marathon players

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Today I learned:

- it is already the weekend for Requiem players
- it is not the weekend yet for Marathon players

I saw someone mention the weather too, when the weather gets bad again Marathons numbers will spike

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

I think what this game needed was a little good ol fashioned toxic positivity

 

[yurinka]

I saw someone mention the weather too, when the weather gets bad again Marathons numbers will spike

It's too early to compare because the Marathon server slam still didn't conclude, but so far numbers are relatively similar to the Arc Raiders server slam regarding:

• Steam CCU
• Twitch viewship
• Google searches
• Youtube searches

See the data in this previous post

The daily Steam CCU peak of shooters normally are during the western EU or America peak hours, which overlap covering aprox. from 17:00 UTC to 05:00 UTC.

We're now at 20:35 UTC, so today's peak may happen later.

 

[Kikorin]

If these are numbers for the game for free, imagine when people will have to pay for it.

Today I almost turned on the PS5 to try it, but then I lost all the energy since I've no PS Plus and there's no way I'm going to pay for subscription + game anyway.

 

[BennyBlanco]

With this level of interest this is gonna be a massive flop as a $40 game.

 

[Sephimoth]

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

The meltdown next week is going to be glorious.

 

[GHG]

The fall off is going to be monumental.

Whoever told them this was ready to give the public a first impression was lying to them.

But then it begs the question, what the fuck have they been doing all these years? Because it certainly doesn't look like they were doing any work.

 

[delishcaek]

The Marathon server slam still didn't conclude, but so far numbers are relatively similar to the Arc Raiders server slam regarding:

• Steam CCU
• Twitch viewship
• Google searches
• Youtube searches

See the data in this previous post

The daily Steam CCU peak of shooters normally are during the western EU or America peak hours, which overlap covering aprox. from 17:00 UTC to 05:00 UTC.

We're now at 20:35 UTC, so today's peak may happen later.

Arc Raiders had 189k day 1, 185k day 2 and 150k day 3. Marathon went from 143k to 73k on the 2nd day. How is a 50% drop in players "similar Steam CUU"?

 

[lifa-cobex]

But then it begs the question, what the fuck have they been doing all these years? Because it certainly doesn't look like they were doing any work.

Buying cars.
Stealing art.
idk.

 

[calico]

It's in a knife fight with Mewgenics 17 days after release.

Resident Evil going big at 320k.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

It's too early to compare because the Marathon server slam still didn't conclude, but so far numbers are relatively similar to the Arc Raiders server slam regarding:

• Steam CCU
• Twitch viewship
• Google searches
• Youtube searches

See the data in this previous post

The daily Steam CCU peak of shooters normally are during the western EU or America peak hours, which overlap covering aprox. from 17:00 UTC to 05:00 UTC.

We're now at 20:35 UTC, so today's peak may happen later.

Personally don't care about viewer numbers as people are just going to watch their favorite streamer who is getting paid to play whatever and searches mean zero to me

What does matter to me are these numbers and ARC lost search a small number from day one to day two as so far Marathon has lost close to half

I don't think the game is dead dead but its in trouble.

Arc Raiders
October 17, 2025: 189,668
October 18, 2025: 185,137
October 19, 2025: 148,225

Marathon
February 26, 2026: 143,621
February 27, 2026: TBD (Currently sitting at 73K at 4:00 EST)
February 28, 2026: TBD
March 1, 2026: TBD

 

[GHG]

Buying cars.
Stealing art.
idk.

Stealing other people's work is often a consequence/symptom of not working so it 100% fits.

 

[begotten]

Bungie trying to carve out a new audience whilst neglecting their existing one sure is a move.

This game needed to have PVE as the majority content, or they should have just done something with Destiny and given it a new life like we're seeing with Overwatch now.

 

[Katatonic]

Some of you guys are hilarious.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Everything rides on that Marathon ship. If that's fun to play & gives you a compelling reward, Marathon has a chance.

Escape from Tarkov has it's lowest player numbers right before the wipe because people know their effort won't be rewarded. That could be impacting Marathon right now.

 

[Negotiator101]

Personally don't care about viewer numbers as people are just going to watch their favorite streamer who is getting paid to play whatever and searches mean zero to me

What does matter to me are these numbers and ARC lost search a small number from day one to day two as so far Marathon has lost close to half

I don't think the game is dead dead but its in trouble.

Arc Raiders
October 17, 2025: 189,668
October 18, 2025: 185,137
October 19, 2025: 148,225

Marathon
February 26, 2026: 143,621
February 27, 2026: TBD (Currently sitting at 73K at 4:00 EST)
February 28, 2026: TBD
March 1, 2026: TBD

Yeah it's not in trouble it's on the ropes basically. I finally played it and it's a incoherent mess and visually awful IMO. I don't see how this is a big enough hit to sustain a studio the size of Bungie, unless of course the next Destiny 2 expansion hits the spot.

I feel the UI problems could be fixed but how can you fix the art direction?

 

[Kacho]

Dropped from 14 to 23 in top sellers. Negative hype.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Yeah it's not in trouble it's on the ropes basically. I finally played it and it's a incoherent mess and visually awful IMO. I don't see how this is a big enough hit to sustain a studio the size of Bungie, unless of course the next Destiny 2 expansion hits the spot.

I feel the UI problems could be fixed but how can you fix the art direction?

Yeah Its in a lot of trouble

I am just trying to be nice to those who are enjoying it but for those guys to be safe they should stay away from this thread I suppose

So, I guess I have one thing left to say

Its....

 

[Kacho]

I am just trying to be nice

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Everything rides on that Marathon ship. If that's fun to play & gives you a compelling reward, Marathon has a chance.

Escape from Tarkov has it's lowest player numbers right before the wipe because people know their effort won't be rewarded. That could be impacting Marathon right now.

You know that's actually a good point. Every time there's an incoming wipe Tarkov players generally go into fuck it mode and either stop playing or just go balls out and drop in like Spetsnaz during the Beslan siege. Me and my buddy used to just take the best gear we had and play recklessly because it didn't matter and everything was going to disappear anyways.

I can see a good amount of people jumping in and saying yeah I understand what this is about but if everything is gonna go away in a week anyways I'm out until launch. My friend who I asked to play told me he played a few matches and liked what he played but probably wasn't going to play anymore until the game actually comes out.

 

[Moridianae]

Arc Raiders had 189k day 1, 185k day 2 and 150k day 3. Marathon went from 143k to 73k on the 2nd day. How is a 50% drop in players "similar Steam CUU"?

It isn't. Game looks like it isn't hitting like folks expected.

 

[MiguelItUp]

You know that's actually a good point. Every time there's an incoming wipe Tarkov players generally go into fuck it mode and either stop playing or just go balls out and drop in like Spetsnaz during the Beslan siege. Me and my buddy used to just take the best gear we had and play recklessly because it didn't matter and everything was going to disappear anyways.

I can see a good amount of people jumping in and saying yeah I understand what this is about but if everything is gonna go away in a week anyways I'm out until launch. My friend who I asked to play told me he played a few matches and liked what he played but probably wasn't going to play anymore until the game actually comes out.

I mean, if stuff isn't going to carry over and you have to start from scratch, it does make a lot of sense. Another reason why I think the Level 30 thing is a bit ridiculous, lol.

 

[flying_sq]

I expect the demo to do well. It's Bungie, looks cool, and free. Sales of the full game, not so sure about that one.

 

[LectureMaster]

Off to a great start

https://steamdb.info/app/4254230/charts/

Is my man gonna play this?

 

[Kacho]

Is my man gonna play this?

Nah I don't fuck with dopey hamster wheel multiplayer shit.

If this flops and Bungie is more likely to make an epic single player shooter again

If this flops and Bungie goes kaput