# Bungie Marathon player base decline

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bungie-marathon-player-base-decline
> Updated: 2026-08-24T22:18:57.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Bungie’s extraction shooter, Marathon, has experienced a severe decline in its player base following its March 2026 launch. Initial reports indicated the game lost approximately 96% of its community, dropping from a peak of 88,337 concurrent players to fewer than 2,000. This decline occurred as the studio shifted focus toward Marathon and reduced active support for Destiny 2.

By late August, concurrent player counts on Steam fell below 1,000 for the first time, reaching a low of 987. This trend contradicted recent statements from Sony, which claimed the game had maintained a “high user retention rate” following the release of Season 2. In an effort to address gameplay issues and exploits, Bungie released version 1.1.5.5, which included fixes for the Ordnance Heist mode and addressed an XP-related exploit in the Cryo Archive.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: Marathon Steam player count falls below 1,000 amid new update

Bungie’s Marathon has seen its Steam concurrent player count drop below 1,000 for the first time, amid a recent software update aimed at fixing Ordnance Heist and XP exploits.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/marathon-steam-player-count-falls-below-1000-amid-new-update

### 2026-08-23: Bungie faces player decline for Marathon game

Bungie's Marathon game is experiencing a sharp decline in players, losing roughly 96% of its community since launch as the studio shifts focus away from Destiny 2.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bungie-faces-player-decline-for-marathon-game

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