Bungie thinks Marathon can coexist with games like Escape from Tarkov and help players get to "the survival storytelling a little bit faster"

A squad of runners huddle together against a clinically stark white background, their gear dotted with color - in the Marathon key art.

Bungie's walking into a crowded genre with its Marathon reboot, which is actually a PvPvE extraction shooter this time around. But despite going up against some tough competition, the famed FPS studio thinks its newest game can coexist with the genre's already established hits like Escape from Tarkov and Hunt: Showdown.

Speaking to GamesRadar+, game director Joe Ziegler said that the plan is two-fold. For people who are already knee-deep in other extraction shooters, Marathon is being built to provide "a new and interesting experience that really helps you get to the heart of why you enjoy the other extraction shooters that you're playing."