What is the best game similar to Marathon?

The closest game to Marathon is PUBG Mobile, scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including shooter, battle royale tension and first-person shooting. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Marathon?

The three closest games to Marathon are: 1. PUBG Mobile (92/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Call of Duty: Warzone (92/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Tetris 99 (91/100, 4 shared attributes). All share Marathon's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 25 candidates across 8 dimensions.

Is Call of Duty: Warzone similar to Marathon?

Yes, very much so — Call of Duty: Warzone scores 92/100 similarity to Marathon. They share 6 attributes, including shooter and battle royale tension. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Marathon?

The best Shooter games similar to Marathon are PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty: Warzone, Tetris 99 and Apex Legends™. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Marathon attributes like shooter, battle royale tension and first-person shooting.

How is similarity to Marathon calculated?

We compare Marathon against every game in our catalog using 8 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Marathon experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Marathon?

Yes — Apex Legends™, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and Z1 Battle Royale are free and score well on similarity to Marathon. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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Few titles capture what makes Marathon unique: shooter, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay. After measuring 8 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 25 most faithful alternatives. PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty: Warzone and Tetris 99 top the ranking, with PUBG Mobile at number one (92/100).

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GenreShooterSubgenreBattle Royale

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25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Marathon. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1PUBG Mobile

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GenreShooterSubgenreBattle Royale

MultiplayerPvPFirst PersonThird PersonFree to Play

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Year 2018Dev LightSpeed Studios · Tencent GamesOn Android · iOS

✓ Fits the battle royale shooters cluster, with shooter, battle royale tension and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with visual third person and free to play, while skipping setting scifi

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