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Marathon Infinity

Marathon Infinity takes the closed universe of the Marathon series and blows it wide open. The solo/co-op campaign, “Blood Tides of Lh’owon,” is a 20-level scenario sporting new textures, weapons, and aliens…

15 October 1996

Marathon Infinity is a shooter developed by Bungie, released 15 October 1996 on iOS and Mac.

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What Marathon Infinity is

Marathon Infinity is a shooter game developed by Bungie and released in 1996. It is available on iOS and Mac. It runs on Marathon 2 Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story in the single-player version of Marathon Infinity, titled "Blood Tides of Lh’owon", is not told in an explicit fashion. The narrative begins as if large parts, if not all, of the events in Marathon 2 had not happened. At the end of Marathon 2 proper, as the Pfhor's Trih Xeem or "early nova" device is fired upon the S'pht System's sun to explode it, Durandal recounts an ancient S'pht legend in which a chaotic entity known as the W’rkncacnter — an eldritch abomination — was sealed inside of that sun by the Jjaro — a highly advanced race from centuries past, their technology being the only remnants of their existence — eons ago. The story involves the player "jumping" between…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Marathon series

Marathon Infinity is the third of 3 entries we hold in the Marathon series. It arrived 11 months after Marathon 2: Durandal. It is the most recent released entry in the series.

See all 3 Marathon games in release order →

What it launched against

Marathon Infinity launched on 15 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Wipeout XL.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Wipeout XL.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Marathon Infinity come out?
Marathon Infinity was released on 15 October 1996 for iOS and Mac.

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