Destiny 2 Fans Just Turned Marathon‘s Steam Reviews Into A Bizarre Battleground
Destiny 2 fans are reacting strongly to the announcement of the game's sunset, with some blaming Bungie's new game, Marathon. This has led to a review-bombing campaign against Marathon on Steam, despite the game's positive reception from other players. Bungie plans to continue supporting Marathon with new content, while Destiny 2's issues appear to stem from its own development challenges.
- ▪Bungie announced that Destiny 2 will be sunset with a final update in June.
- ▪Some fans are review-bombing Marathon on Steam, blaming it for Destiny 2's demise.
- ▪Marathon's recent review rating dropped from 86 percent positive to 77 percent due to negative reviews.
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Destiny 2 Fans Just Turned Marathon‘s Steam Reviews Into A Bizarre Battleground Destiny 2 is coming to an end and some players think Marathon is to blame Destiny 2MarathonSteam By Ethan Gach Published May 23, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! Bungie Destiny 2 fans are spiraling after Bungie announced the sci-fi MMO would be sunset with one final update in June. While some are paying tribute to the developers who made it, others are lashing out and looking for someone or something to blame. A few have settled on Bungie’s new PvP extraction shooter Marathon as the target and have tried to review-bomb the multiplayer game on Steam as a result. Their theory of the case is that Sony is making Bungie kill Destiny 2 so that Marathon has a shot at living.
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