Marathon released on Steam [Very Positive review] [kernel anticheat]
[SteamDeck unsupported]Don’t need that last bit, kernel anticheat makes it defacto unplayable on the Deck… unless you happen to be one of those heathens who installed windows on their Deck…then you can play it…
I’m having fun playing it, but i feel like it wont be around for long. this may be sonys 3 for 3 lol
Uses Kernel Level Anti-Cheat BattlEye - Requires manual removal after game uninstallNo thanks.
After how badly Bungie botched D2 pvp over the years in every aspect, from the sandbox to the matchmaking, and continued to double down on those decisions instead of changing course, I have zero faith in them to keep a pvp-only game alive for very long. Can’t wait to see it become a FOMO-ridden mess with half the game taken away.
On top of that, they’re using the same rootkit anticheat that barely even works for D2. And on top of that, Battleye has stated themselves that Linux support is a very simple opt-in for developers, yet they refuse to do so for either game in 2026.
Even if I could play it this is a hard pass. Their management and c-suite can rot. Such a waste because the actual devs clearly have skill and talent and can make cool shit, they’ve proven this time and time again, but Bungie management is actually abusive, both to their employees and the players.
Kernel anti-cheat == rootkit
Hard passTried to launch the demo. Didn’t launch. Figured it had something to do with the anti-cheat.
Only reason I tried because my friend wanted to try it and thought it might be fun to try together. But he played like… One match… And was already tired of it.
Nothing of value was lost.
After seeing the day one micro transaction philosophy, I’m out.
