There are 15+ players in each match of Marathon, meaning that you have the potential to run into 4 additional teams when running with your own squad.

With 4 maps: Perimeter, Dire Marsh, Outpost, and Cryo Archive, it's a good idea to check in with the number of players that can spawn and the threat level that you can expect. For solo and squads, these numbers change, so find out the truth below.

How to Craft All Ammo Types in Marathon
How to Craft All Ammo Types in Marathon

Use these scavenged resources to craft ammo in Marathon so that you never have to run with an empty magazine again.

Without Bungie's official confirmation, these stats are based on our own findings.

How Many Players/Teams Are There in Marathon?

How Many PlayersTeams Are There in Marathon

When you drop into a match with Team Fill or in a Squad, you can expect to find at least 15 players, depending on the map you're currently in. Each map has its own number of players that can spawn when you're in a trio, and here's what we know:

Map

Players

Teams

Perimeter

15

5

Dire Marsh

18

6

Outpost

12

4

Cryo Archives

Unknown

Unknown

How Many Teams Spawn in Permiter?

  • Perimeter has 15 players, with a total of 5 teams (trios).

How Many Teams Spawn in Dire Marsh?

  • There can be a total of 6 teams (trios) that spawn across Dire Marsh, which means there will be 18 players competing on the same map.

How Many Teams Spawn in Outpost?

  • There can be a total of 4 teams (trios) that spawn in Outpost. That's up to 12 players in squads.

How Many Teams Spawn in Cryo Archives?

  • Cryo Archives has not currently been released. As such, we're not sure how many players can spawn here. However, we expect it to be the most dangerous map yet, so watch this space.

For PvP players, hunting them to make the whole map feel relatively safe might seem like a good idea, but wasting time on a hunt means other teams are extracting with valuable loot.

Rook will spawn into Trio matches already in progress, and he's not been accounted for in the numbers here.

How Many Solo Players in a Match in Marathon?

How Many Solo Players in a Match in Marathon

If you're dropping into a match as just a solo player (No Fill), then you can expect around 6-8 players per match. These players should always be in a solo queue, but that's not confirmed. As always, take extreme caution when venturing through the maps, as UESC aren't the only hostiles.

Marathon Tag Page Cover Art
Extraction Shooter
FPS
Multiplayer
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 72%
Released
March 5, 2026
ESRB
Teen / Animated Blood, Language, Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
Developer(s)
Bungie
Publisher(s)
Bungie
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

Genre(s)
Extraction Shooter, FPS, Multiplayer