Issues are formally trying higher for Marathon. The sport’s Server Slam, basically an open beta that’s freely accessible in every single place, has kicked off. That is the final likelihood for anybody inquisitive about Bungie’s subsequent massive sport to play it earlier than it formally goes on sale subsequent week.
Contemplating how unpopular the sport has been all through its improvement, and judging by the suggestions from earlier closed beta exams, the turnout for the Server Slam is unquestionably encouraging.
The Marathon Server Slam has been on-line for slightly over 12 hours on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Collection X/S. Solely a kind of platforms shares participant numbers, after all, but it surely’s sufficient to supply some visibility into how in style the check has been.
Instantly after servers went dwell, Marathon shot up the Steam most performed charts. The sport rapidly achieved a peak of 143,621 concurrent gamers (by way of SteamDB), which could be very respectable. On condition that the Server Slam will probably be accessible for your entire weekend, there’s each likelihood the numbers will go up.
These figures are significantly encouraging if you have a look at Arc Raiders, the present prime canine within the extraction shooter house, and the sport that stole Marathon’s thunder final yr when the 2 of them had been being promoted by their publishers. Marathon, after all, received delayed out of 2025, which allowed Arc Raiders to launch first. It, after all, ended up proving that extraction shooters will be mainstream hits.
Like Marathon, Arc Raiders hosted its personal server slam only a few days earlier than its launch. That open check attracted 189,668 concurrent gamers at its peak, which isn’t that far off from Marathon’s thus far.
Assuming constructive phrase of mouth continues, extra gamers are certain to leap in over the weekend and maybe get Marathon to match and even exceed Arc Raiders’ document. At any price, that is excellent news for beleaguered Bungie and factors to what may very well be a giant launch.
Marathon arrives March 5 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X/S.