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Marathon 2

marathon-2 · v20250829

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7.0

First-person shooter, second in a trilogy

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brew install --cask marathon-2
Compare with: vs. Marathon vs. Marathon Infinity vs. Aleph One vs. Xonotic
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30-day installs
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Install trend
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, 2026

Marathon 2 is a classic first-person shooter that benefits retro gaming enthusiasts and fans of the original trilogy. It features a game engine with active community support and open-source development.

It is a game engine for the Marathon 2 first-person shooter game.

Maturity: The project is active with a community but has some unresolved issues.

Community: There is limited community discussion, with mentions on Hacker News but none on Reddit.

Pros

  • + Classic game experience
  • + Open-source development
  • + Multiplayer capabilities

Cons

  • - No auto-updates
  • - Some bugs reported

GitHub

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759
Stars
119
Forks
79
Issues
GPL-3.0
License
C++Last commit: Mar 1, 2026

Community Mentions

hackernews
Dec 2024 Show HN: Marathon Cope 2024 – Your peak fitness, whether or not you ran it
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Jun 2024 The 1904 Olympic Marathon (2012)
hackernews
Mar 2022 Blogger in Ohio discovered runner in Florida cheating in a half-marathon (2017)
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Nov 2018 Monk's Enlightenment Begins with a Marathon Walk (2010)
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May 2017 Eliud Kipchoge finishes marathon in 2 hours, 25 seconds
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown

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