The definitive word on Bungie’s Marathon won’t be laid down for quite some time yet, but everyone who plays it can agree on one thing: it’s got that special sauce. The otherworldly sci-fi energy of Tau Ceti IV has clearly had a huge amount of care and thought put into every piece of the puzzle, from its gleaming environments to its sinister megacorporations, the dark hostility of its world, and the deliberately expendable nature of its runners. But the method behind the magic clicks into place with the reveal of one unexpected detail: the involvement of Caves of Qud developers Freehold Games.
Marathon’s secret sauce has a special ingredient: the team behind masterful indie roguelike Caves of Qud
16 March 20260

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