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Marathon vs Xonotic

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Marathon

7.0
Games

First-person shooter, first in a trilogy

Xonotic

7.5
Games

Arena-style first person shooter

Metric Marathon Xonotic
Category Games Games
AI Score 7.0 7.5
30-day Installs 4 34
90-day Installs 14 79
365-day Installs 87 351
Version 20250829 0.8.6
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 759 481
GitHub Forks 119 55
Open Issues 79 -
License GPL-3.0 NOASSERTION
Language C++ Java
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 2mo ago
First Seen Feb 10, 2017 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

Marathon

Marathon 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.

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

Xonotic

Xonotic is a free and open-source arena-style first-person shooter inspired by Quake. It offers regular updates, new maps, sounds, and gameplay improvements, making it a great choice for gamers and open-source enthusiasts.

Xonotic provides an arena-style first-person shooting experience with a focus on fast-paced gameplay and regular content updates.

Pros

  • + Free and open-source
  • + Regular updates with new content
  • + Active and supportive community
  • + Cross-platform support
  • + Inspired by classic FPS games

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Java-based which may not appeal to all players