With “Marathon” Bungie will enter the field of the extraction shooters, but the developers are already pursuing a plan to adequately stand out from the previous top dogs. According to Game Director Joe Ziegler, the accessibility will be a key factor.
Although extraction shooters have not yet reached the popularity of Battle Royale games, they are increasingly gaining in popularity. Especially the combination of intensive PVPVE gameplay and the thrill to risk its prey if you lose your prey is particularly attractive to many players.
Against this background, some developers smell the chance to compare the next era of the Multiplayer shooter after the Battle Royale boom. Bungie also strives with “Marathon” An important role in this area, but must be against competitors such as “Escape from Tarkov” or “Hunt: Showdown” claim. Game Director Joe Ziegler revealed how you want to stand out anyway in an interview.
The fact that extraction shooters have so far been denied the big breakthrough is, among other things, the often high level of difficulty and comparatively complex mechanics. This is exactly where Bungie wants to start with “Marathon”. Like Ziegler in conversation with Games radar Explained, one would like to address players who have only tried the genre, but have so far dispensed with a complete start due to the typical gameplay.
“We see a huge chance of addressing all those who have already tried extraction shooters and have recognized their possibilities, but have failed because of the often cumbersome and unnecessary elements,” said Ziegler. “Our goal is to make the genre for this group more inviting so that you can overcome these hurdles and experience the history of survival faster and more intensively.”
“Everything you want from an extraction shooter in relation to thrill and the aspects of survival should be directly accessible without you having to familiarize yourself with complicated new game mechanics,” concluded the game director.
“This is the trademark of a bungie action game”
Gameplay Director Andrew Witts also added the same notch, who added: “It should be so simple that you can give the controller and say a friend: Great explanations are superfluous. This is the trademark of a bungie action game: you can put it in hand and immediately have this familiar feeling, which makes it much more uncomplicated to play together.”
“We attach great importance to intuitive operation. The action -packed fantasy of the gameplay is immediately understandable. You press a button and know: It feels good, it is fun.” On the other hand, with “Marathon” you would also like to address experienced players and offer them “a new and interesting experience that really helps them really get to the core of why they enjoy the other extraction shooters that they play.”
From September 23, 2025, it will be shown whether Bungies plan will work: On this day, “Marathon” will be released for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S and the PC. As the developers have already clarified, it will not be a free-to-play title. However, bungie is also deviate from the traditional full price model – and instead target an intermediate model.
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