Bungie Adds Rogue-Lite PvE Mode to Marathon as Steam Peak Falls Below 6,000
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Updated · GamingBolt · Jul 16
Bungie Adds Rogue-Lite PvE Mode to Marathon as Steam Peak Falls Below 6,000
3 articles · Updated · GamingBolt · Jul 16
Summary
July 21 brings Marathon update 1.15, adding Vault Breaker — the game's first true PvE mode — with solo, duo and trio runs in the Cryo Archive against UESC enemies only.
Vault Breaker uses rogue-lite progression: Tier 1 Vault Data drops from UESC Commanders and persists on death, while higher-value Tier 2 data requires chaining multiple Vault loots and extracting successfully.
August 4 marks the end of the limited-time event, whose rewards include Deluxe and Prestige weapons plus upgrades to the free Sponsored Kit's weapons, implants and core.
Fewer than 6,000 peak Steam players over 24 hours and recent Bungie layoffs frame the mode as an attempt to revive interest ahead of Season 3 on September 22, when a fuller PvE offering is expected.