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Marathon Explore the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV, scavenging valuable loot in a high-stakes survival first person shooter from the creators of Halo and Destiny.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 13:21 UTC | 1,086 |
| 09:19 UTC | 833 |
| 05:18 UTC | 1,832 |
| 01:17 UTC | 2,589 |
| 28 Oct, 21:16 UTC | 2,370 |
| 28 Oct, 17:16 UTC | 1,795 |
| 28 Oct, 13:16 UTC | 1,164 |
| 28 Oct, 09:15 UTC | 948 |
| 28 Oct, 05:14 UTC | 2,004 |
| 28 Oct, 01:14 UTC | 2,853 |
| 27 Oct, 21:13 UTC | 2,473 |
| 27 Oct, 17:12 UTC | 1,356 |
| 27 Oct, 16:31 UTC | 1,286 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2026 | 35,018 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2026 | 11,413 | 33% | About average (better than 65% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
Marathon kept 33% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Update ImpactMarathon Update 1.1.9.6 (27 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.4× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 16% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon Update 1.1.9.627 Oct 2026 · 1.9 of 7 days so far | 2,853 (1.4×) | −16% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 1,987 | +60 | +3.1% | 3,468 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 1,927 | −897 | −31.8% | 3,478 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 2,824 | −1,915 | −40.4% | 6,314 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 4,738 | −6,675 | −58.5% | 14,664 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 11,413 | +3,206 | +39.1% | 40,460 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 8,207 | −7,647 | −48.2% | 17,004 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 15,854 | −19,164 | −54.7% | 36,087 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 35,018 | — | — | 77,231 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
