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marathon · v20250829
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7.0
First-person shooter, first in a trilogy
brew install --cask marathon 4
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Trust Score 8/10
✓ Open source (GPL-3.0) +3
✓ Active development +2
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 11, 2026Marathon is a classic first-person shooter, part of a trilogy, offering a nostalgic experience with modern enhancements. It's an open-source continuation of Bungie's Marathon 2 engine, appealing to retro gaming enthusiasts and modders.
Marathon is a first-person shooter game, the first in a trilogy, providing an immersive gaming experience.
Maturity: The project is actively maintained with regular commits and a strong GitHub following, indicating good health.
Community: Hacker News mentions are mostly about real-world marathons, not the game. Reddit has no discussions about the app.
Pros
- + Open-source with an active community contributing to its development
- + Nostalgic appeal for fans of classic first-person shooters
- + Cross-platform support allowing play on multiple operating systems
Cons
- - No auto-update feature, requiring manual checks for new versions
- - Some bugs reported in the GitHub issues, though actively addressed
Community Mentions
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