Classic Marathon
Experience one of the top-rated Free games on the App Store, Classic Marathon! Developed by the innovative team at Daniel Blezek, this Adventure game provides a unique gaming experience like no other. With a content rating of 12+, it’s perfect for a wide range of players. Since its initial release on 7th July 2011, the game has seen numerous updates, with the latest version launched on 19th June 2023.
Are you a fan of Adventure, Action, games? Then Classic Marathon is right up your alley! You won’t be able to resist its appeal.
User Ratings of Classic Marathon
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How Much Does Classic Marathon Cost?
Good news! You can download Classic Marathon on your iOS device absolutely free!
Classic Marathon Release Date
Eager to know when Classic Marathon first graced the App Store? It was launched on 7th July 2011.
When Was Classic Marathon Last Updated?
The latest version of Classic Marathon was updated on 19th June 2023, ensuring a more enjoyable gaming experience for all players.
Where Can I Download Classic Marathon?
To get started with Classic Marathon, head over to the official Apple App Store.
A Glimpse into Classic Marathon
Classic Marathon® is the first in the original epic trilogy of first person shooter games that defined the genre. Experience the pulse-pounding action as you defend the Marathon from the alien Pfhor.
Play with your friends and enemies on WIFI in Every Man for Himself, Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, Cooperative, or Kill the Man With the Ball.
FEATURES
- 27 levels divided into six chapters.
- LAN-based multiplayer with up to 8 players.
- Missions include exploration, puzzles and extermination.
- Console-quality gameplay.
- MFi controller support.
- 3D Touch and haptic feedback.
- Dynamic reticle and High-resolution textures.
- 7 unique weapons including:
.45 Magnum Mega Class pistol
M.75 Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher
Zeus Class Fusion Pistol
TOZT-7 flamethrower
… and the devastating SPNKR-X17 rocket launcher
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"Being naked in space stinks. Lucky for you, Mr. Security officer, you are dressed in active military uniform, complete with a Cyberheadª helmet. Your Cyberhead device is your interface to your surrounding environment."
STORY
- Defend the UESC Marathon colony ship against the aggressive Pfhor
- Play the role of the cyborg security officer
- Witness the rampancy of Durandal, the ship-board A.I.
- Uncover the surprising secrets of the Pfhor and the UESC Marathon
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"Carnage is as easy as point and shoot. Different weapons are characterized with different dynamics. It is unwise, for example, to use the rocket launcher in close combat."
Visit us at http://www.marathon-ios.com
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Source code for this app is also licensed under the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html). See http://www.marathon-ios.com for details.
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"Move fast, seize the initiative, wield superior firepower, dive into the melee, anticipate enemy movements, slaughter the defenseless, endure."
BUNGIE™, MARATHON® and the Bungie and Marathon logos are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Bungie, Inc., used with permission.
What’s New in the Latest Update?
Find out what’s new in the latest version of Classic Marathon updated on 19th June 2023:
- Renamed project to Classic Marathon
- Adds difficulty selector to Load Game screen
- Visual bug fixes
User Reviews on Classic Marathon
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We wish there was the supported 120fps as modern devices support it; fixing missing ammo bug; fixing the bobs killed on missions without bobs; fixing the auto-center with a toggle on and off; fixing the biggest bug for us, enemies end up going down in ranks on the next level even on total carnage, as if we took too long on a level. Other than all of that, we think there is MASSIVE potential for Aleph Source Code and you devs! Cheers!
Love 2.5 d games this one is pretty sweet and has a good story from what we’ve heard the first night be hard to get through so maybe a guide would help.
This is the most playable vintage FPS game on iOS. We originally bought/downloaded this in like 2013 to try out on our then-new iPod Touch. Im currently moving and our Xbox and gaming Pc are packed away, so we started digging through our iOS library and saw that this title had not only made it through the infamous 32-64 bit app purge, but has been updated to an incredible degree! The HD textures / weapons stay absolutely true to the original intent and look fantastic, and the new bloom/glow lighting looks beautiful. But the most impressive upgrade is the integration of gyro controls. We generally cannot stand playing FPS games on our phone, but the combination of gyro controls for fine adjustments with swipe-look controls is just perfect. It took us about 10 minutes to place the on-screen buttons to our liking and adjust to the controls, and am now just as accurate as we are with an actual controller. We had a power Mac 6800 as a child, and our whole 5th and 6th grade years were spent playing Marathon (and Forge / Anvil) and its great to see so much love poured into the mobile version of this game / trilogy by the entire Aleph One dev community. If we had any requests, it would be to have an option to separate the main/alt fire buttons into individual buttons instead of the single hybrid button as it now, but again we’ve gotten used to it so its just a nitpick request. The other would be to release it on Apple TV. Keep up the great work! Grants stop job!
Please add 120hz support. Our iPhone and iPad support it. Also, where is the inverted aim?
Very good game but our screen kept shaking without myself moving the camera.
Great port but there is a bug for the HD visuals where your weapons become large black rectangles, using Iphone 11 with ios 16.4.1.
We like the music, and most of the gameplay but the touch control movement paired with the floatey movement can have you flying all over. This is a major issue cause of the required platforming that you have no jump for.
Love a real FPS for iPhone, there are so few. To make the movement perfect head bob needs to be turned off, and the ability to touch the fire button and drag so you can change your aim while firing. Very close! Thanks!
Not a bad game, never played the original, but we played some original Doom, which we enjoy but dont want to pay for, but the global positioning is not a favorite of ours, so, logically, turned it to swipe which decided to be annoying, couldnt get through the first level, couldnt even open a door, first time we tried, the area would mess with the looking around, you could only turn left, but it seems very well made, perhaps it was just that we were using a phone, genuinely disappointed it didnt work.
A classic 90s shooter game in our phone. What more could we ask for? Your able to change the controls and button layout to your liking which is very convenient. And its a great and fun game. Iv looked at the reviews for the mobile DOOM and lets just say it looks like Marathons controls are significantly better than DOOMs. 5 stars, totally download.
This is an absolutely wonderful, amazing faithful remaster of the original game. Most people dont know that this is Bungies precursor to Halo, and we rarely get to play it. The fact we can also go BACK to the original graphics is such an underrated thing. You play as personnel on a ship called the Marathon recalling almost nothing. Your ship is under attack. Only one voice reaches out to communicate with you, and right now that voice is helping you stay alive. Unravel the events leading up to the attack on the Marathon, and learn more about the factions that attacked you. Fend off the invasion and save.. Anyone you can.
This one brings us back, we burned many hours playing this on our Power Mac. A classic video game from the golden age of gaming before Wall Street took over.
We’ve been playing this off and on for about 2 years or so as a way to pass time, and the way the devs worked around the touch screen problems is great. Its awesome to see so many classics being ported onto new devices.
Not only are you godly for making this free without ads, but you have updated this as recent as 6 months ago as of this review. Awesome dev!
We used to play Marathon on our Mac, then the developers previous port on ios with our ipad 2 in high school. We played it so much on ios and loved every second of the portable Marathon experience! We were really sad to see it delisted from the app store, but this new version with controller support made our day, and convinced us to get an iphone again. Thank you so much Daniel, Alephone, and Bungie!
We especially love the atmosphere of this game. Especially the landing song. The music is what makes this game what it is and we love it so much.
Really good port. Two issues: Sometimes the weapon sprite is replaced by a black box, and its really distracting. It happens often. Some additional cheat options would be appreciated (beyond the ones already there.) Like invincible mode and it would be fun to have one where the aliens couldnt see you at all. The black box thing is our only real complaint.
This is a fantastic game, however its not currently working with Backbone controllers.
We use a rotor riot controller to play this game. When we move the thumbsticks just a little, there’s a lot of deadzone. Please add an option to adjust deadzones. We don’t know much about whether deadzones come from controllers or games or both. Thank you for working on this game btw please respond back if you can.
Originally played this on a Mac Performa 6200. Now injiying the much better graphics that are supported on iOS devices.
We played Marathon on 040-based Macs in the 90s, and its even better now. Controller support, graphics, and updated features make Marathon a treat for new and old gamers alike. A labor of love!
The roots of Halo and Destiny are prominent in this game. Bungie should reboot this series.
How do we joins peoples games and make a game in multiplayer its very complicated. We hope the devs respond to this.
Just downloaded this game and played this classic for the first time and the game is pretty good so far and we would really love it if you guys would team up with Bungie to port all three games to the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox series X, PS4, PS5 and PC. Because this game deserves to be more recognized to a wider range of gamers who played bungie games and other first person shooters. It would even be cooler to see a reboot of the series just like Doom. We would buy all three in a heartbeat if you guys made this happen.
New weapons models…. Who would have thought 30 years ago this classic would still be enjoyed in a hand held device.
Great job. You should work on converting this to virtual reality like other titles such as doom, half life 1 and 2, etc.
Great port, no complaints at all.
Almost everything we want in a phone port, no real stuttering or lag, has controller support, only real issues are the lack of an option for original graphics and turning off the aim returning to the horizon.
We first tried it on our iPhone, and couldnt get past lvl 2 because touch controls were to difficult to get use to, im sure if we had triad longer we would eventually end up getting used to, but then we read in reddit it had controller support and had a blast playing it, but now that iPadOS has keyboard and mouse/trackpad support for games, so why no add it, so people can have the option to play it as back in the day in macOS, thx and nice work : )
- This is a nock of of quake 2. Buggy.
We’ve always lived this game and have been waiting for it to become available in iOS. That said there are some serious flaws to fix. NO sound! Im using an iPad. And second, no way to change aiming controls. We would like to be able to aim with the left finger and fire with the right. Or vise versa.
- Wont load our saved gamejust goes back to the main menu… – … So, we tried to start a NEW gamethe game just CRASHED. We STRONGLY request this problem to be fixed. Like really, whats the point of all this.
Crashes after the Aleph one title card.
We are an older game player and don’t have the reflexes to keep up with the new games. This was one of our favorite games when it came out and it’s the best for us. We can keep up with it and it’s still fresh after all these years. Please keep it up-to-date and running. Thank you!
Really intuitive and fun port. But every time we turn our phone off or leave the app for any short amount of time, all progress is lost without saving. Thats quite unfortunate, but still shouldnt be too big of an issue if you intend to dedicate any time to playing, as the levels are succinct and contain a fair number of save points. Just dont forget to save first or youll have to start over at the last pattern buffer station.
As mentioned in the title, theres no option to invert the controls for looking around. How stupid are the developers of this app to miss such an important component of first-person shooters?
This is a awesome port of a classic title that our dad tells us all about so when it was on the App Store we instantly bought it however there is one thing that we dont like. The shoot button is practically the entire screen! It only kind of annoys us and not many other people. But besides that we would recommend it we mean its a great port of a classic game a bit hard but rewarding!
Amazing game need better Controls but works Great with mfi controller. Please make it so you can play it on either side of your phone. Please make the whole trilogy and keep up the good work.
Awesome port, gives us so much nostalgia! We have one question, how do you activate the classic graphics mode? We only see text that says visuals hd that would even elude to it. Could you elaborate on how to switch it on? Thanks!
Currently this is our first experience with the game, and we heard that this dev is open to suggestions, so we might as well mention it.
Most older games dont hold up well, especially some shooters, but this one still feels great. Weapons in this game are satisfying, especially the duel pistols and later duel shotguns in the sequel. It honestly feels like a game that was made at a time when technology wasnt good enough to tell its story, that still holds up amazingly well. It has levels that always have a fun gimmick of some kind to its layout that keeps things fun and interactive. The amazing story stays interesting throughout and keeps the engagement high throughout, and despite having mostly text based story, you can still feel the tension. All enemy designs are unique and well explored and the alien weapon is fun to use. Every enemy is well distinguished over what class it is, what attacks it uses, and what rank it is. And for a game this old, we still love its soundtrack and shares a similar feeling to the earlys halos soundtrack. Overall a game [and series] worth playing.
We will say this game is really good it’s very very similar to doom but different and more difficult and more fun. And also Happy Birthday Marathon that started halo and every other game made by Bungie you will be a revolutionary piece in the history of games. If you want a pc fps game on your phone and iPad this is the one to pick up. Farewell marathon you will be in our heart.
In the preferences its not allowing us to log in or not really even a clear signal that we have logged in across all marathon games on IOS.
There is a glitch on never burn money where the switch you need to activate at the end of the level does nothing and you cannot get the third chip. This is really frustrating because we were really enjoying the game up until this point now we are stuck with a broken switch and no chip.
Nice to find this on iPhone. We’ve played the trilogy so many times over the years. Since the Apple days. It still has a charm that no other FPS has ever really been able to replicate. Our daughter was watching us play and she was really into it. The only negative is it doesnt support PS4 controller support. Thats been a real game changer since Apple implemented it. Still, everyone should play this series at least once in their lives.
Im pretty impressed that after all this time you guys have decided to update this game. And it even has multiplayer support! This is one of the last classic games on the app store that is actually a good port.
Lovely to see this classic in the App Store… But sweet mother of GOD! Add a freaking jump / crouch function you sadist! Till then Im just giving you two stars.
Omg this game bring back memories when we used to play it our Mac performa 575 we Mac owners didnt have the pleasure to play doom because it was exclusive to the ms-dos but Bungie gave us Mac owners a great game we can be proud of.
We are very pleasantly surprised this trilogy finally got an update. We thought Id never get to play with a controller. Im glad we decided to keep the games on our phone. Thanks a bunch!