Classic Marathon 2

Classic Marathon 2

Aleph One Developers · July 12, 2024 · FPS, PvE, PvP, Shooter, First-Person

Classic Marathon 2 is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About Classic Marathon 2

Fresh from your triumph on the colony ship Marathon, you are seized by the rogue AI Durandal to do his bidding in a distant part of the galaxy. Within the ruins of an ancient civilization, you must seek the remnants of a lost clan and uncover their long-buried secrets. Battle opponents ancient and terrible, with sophisticated weapons and devious strategies, all the while struggling to escape the alien nightmare…

This classic 1995 Bungie™ FPS is now maintained by the fan community. Experience authentic game play using the original data files, with optional widescreen HUD support, 3D filtering/perspective, positional audio, and 60+ fps interpolation, just in case the original is too authentic.

Classic Marathon 2 is powered by the Aleph One engine, which is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 3.

Classic Marathon 2 — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op, LAN, Cross-platform multiplayer
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 23, 2026
Marathon 2: Durandal expands Bungie’s early sci‑fi brilliance with richer worlds, smarter combat, and a wild AI storyline that set the stage for Halo and Destiny.
5 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 23, 2026
Durandal's AI-driven madness and the alien nightmare are as gripping today as they were in 1995; the Aleph One engine brings this classic Bungie gem to life perfectly. Don't miss this timeless sci-fi shooter!
5 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 1, 2026
TLDR; A very fun improvement over the first game. To start off, it is a much better game in almost every aspect than the first one. The levels are much more nicely designed with (mostly) a lack of horrible horrible mazes, and the objectives are more compact and straight across now. There are also way more save stations about, keeping you from ever needing to restart at the last level. The shooting and overall weapon feel is also better, and now makes you want to [i]actually[/i] use the pistols. There's also a wonderful shotgun now, and I couldn't be any happier about that beautiful inclusion (I just wish more ammo was given throughout). The negatives mostly come in the fact the game has such a lame and anti-climactic ending, where you kill 6 spongy floating things with big asses and then you get a screen of text that wraps everything up. I guess I was expecting more of an ending for a game released in a period where we didn't really have cutscenes and we didn't still yet have much voice acting. That aside, it was way more enjoyable than Marathon 1. I'd actually say you [i]probably[/i] don't need to play the first one to enjoy the Marathon 2. Its story is mostly compact, and the on…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 5, 2026
great continuation of great game, levels are much better with same fun gunplay, altrough i dont like how much more meele fights you need to do in this game as it less fun for me personally
Recommended Sep 3, 2026
Very worthy sequel to the first game but the swimming can get annoying.I wasn't a fan of the last level to be totally honest but like 80% of the game is great also the story as with the first game was its strongest draw.
Recommended Sep 1, 2026
Decent shooter with classic 1995 sci-fi vibe.

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