Destiny Fans Review Bomb Marathon, Only to Face Counteroffensive from Bungie Supporters

Destiny players have flooded the Marathon Steam page with negative reviews to express their frustration, but Bungie fans have quickly launched a countercampaign with positive ratings.

This apparent review-bombing effort follows yesterday's news that Bungie will release the final major Destiny 2 content update this June. With no Destiny 3 on the horizon, many believe the Destiny universe is ending after 12 years as the studio shifts focus to its recently launched extraction-shooter revival, Marathon.

Disappointment hit the Marathon Steam page today, leading to a surge of negative reviews from users explicitly mentioning Destiny. Most of these reviews come from players with Marathon playtimes ranging from under an hour to around 50 hours. Some go as far as blaming Bungie's new shooter for the "death" of Destiny 2.

"You killed my favorite game for this..." one popular review from an unhappy fan reads. "My only regret was supporting this trash in the hope that Destiny would continue. RIP D2."

Steam is no stranger to review-bombing campaigns. Disgruntled PC users often take to Valve's storefront to voice concerns in a way they hope will get developers' attention, so it was no surprise to see die-hard Destiny fans do the same on Marathon's page.

It was so predictable that Marathon players quickly organized a countercampaign of positive reviews. A graph shared by Steam shows that positive reviews from today alone far outweigh any damage from negative ones. Of the 531 Marathon reviews published on May 22, 2026, 374 (70%) are positive and 157 (30%) are negative. For comparison, on May 20, the day before the Destiny announcement, Marathon had 49 positive reviews and only six negative ones.

A popular Reddit post on the Marathon subreddit appeared yesterday after the end of Destiny support was announced. "Sad but true," the post's author said, calling on fans to leave positive reviews after predicting that Destiny 2 players would continue leaving negative Steam reviews. Many replied with support, and others shared their belief that Destiny 3 can only happen if Marathon survives.

"It's ironic because the only road to seeing a D3 is if [Marathon] manages to survive," one Reddit user replied. "If Marathon dies an early death, so does Bungie."

"As someone who loves both games," another added, "it’s just sad to see how spiteful people can be. I’ll never understand."

Destiny originally launched in 2014, followed by Destiny 2 in 2017. Until Bungie has more to share, it seems the series' final major update will arrive this June.

Marathon launched as a different take on sci-fi shooting on March 5, 2026. Despite strong reviews from critics (IGN gave it a 9/10) and fans, it reportedly failed to meet expectations. For now, Bungie says it still has plans for Marathon's bright future, with recent updates including promises of more PvE content and a long-term story vision.