Classic Marathon vs Death 3d
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Marathon
Relive a classic first-person shooter experience with this enhanced port. Explore 27 levels, battle alien forces, and engage in various multiplayer modes. Features include high frame rate support, HD sprites, and cross-platform multiplayer.
- 27 levels across six chapters
- Multiplayer with up to 8 players
- Exploration, puzzles, and extermination missions
- Console-quality gameplay
- 7 unique weapons
- Cross-platform multiplayer support
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Classic Marathon® is the first in the original epic trilogy of first person shooter games that defined the genre. Experience the pulse-pounding action as you defend the Marathon from the alien Pfhor. Play with your friends and enemies in Every Man for Himself, Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, Cooperative, or Kill the Man With the Ball. ENHANCEMENTS • High frame rate support • Updated HD Sprite set • 3D positional sound with HRTF • Texture parallax mapping • Multiplayer cross-play with Linux, Mac, PC, and Steam FEATURES • 27 levels divided into six chapters. • LAN-based multiplayer with up to 8 players. • Missions include exploration, puzzles and extermination. • Console-quality gameplay. • MFi controller support. • 3D Touch and haptic feedback. • Dynamic reticle and High-resolution textures. • 7 unique weapons including: .45 Magnum Mega Class pistol M.75 Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher Zeus Class Fusion Pistol TOZT-7 flamethrower ... and the devastating SPNKR-X17 rocket launcher ===== "Being naked in space stinks. Lucky for you, Mr. Security officer, you are dressed in active military uniform, complete with a Cyberheadª helmet. Your Cyberhead device is your interface to your surrounding environment." ===== STORY • Defend the UESC Marathon colony ship against the aggressive Pfhor • Play the role of the cyborg security officer • Witness the rampancy of Durandal, the ship-board A.I. • Uncover the surprising secrets of the Pfhor and the UESC Marathon ===== "Carnage is as easy as point and shoot. Different weapons are characterized with different dynamics. It is unwise, for example, to use the rocket launcher in close combat." ===== Visit us at http://www.marathon-ios.com Follow us on twitter http://www.twitter.com/blezek Source code for this app is also licensed under the GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html). See http://www.marathon-ios.com for details. ===== "Move fast, seize the initiative, wield superior firepower, dive into the melee, anticipate enemy movements, slaughter the defenseless, endure." ===== BUNGIE™, MARATHON® and the Bungie and Marathon logos are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Bungie, Inc., used with permission.
Death 3d
Experience intense, old-school first-person shooter combat with a full single-player campaign and free online multiplayer. Create and share custom levels using the built-in map editor.
- Single-player campaign
- Combat simulation vs AI
- Online multiplayer
- Built-in map editor
- Custom level creation
- Shareable maps
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Death 3d is a brand new, old school first person shooter adventure, featuring over the top fast paced combat action! Death 3d features a complete single player campaign, single player combat simulation versus AI opponents, and full (and also free) online multiplayer. It also includes a built in map editor so you can create and share your own levels, both single player missions and deathmatch arenas!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Classic Marathon at 76% against Death 3d's 0%. Classic Marathon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (630 vs 3). Death 3d's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Classic Marathon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Death 3d sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Death 3d holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Marathon has 630 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Classic Marathon's written reviews are positive against 0% of Death 3d's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Marathon | Death 3d |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (630 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 630 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dome-C Studio LLC | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Classic Marathon
Death 3d
Bugs and requests
Classic Marathon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saves not working properly
- Weapons becoming black boxes
- Screen tinting issues
- Crashes on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiplayer support
- Implement more control customization options
- Port the entire Marathon trilogy
- Provide support for custom maps and mods
Death 3d
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Classic Marathon
- HD Mode$0.99
- Master Chief Mode$0.99
- Enhanced Reticules$0.99
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- Just a tip$0.99
- Not the smallest tip$1.99
- A good tip$2.99
- A pretty good tip$4.99
- An excellent tip$7.99
- The best possible tip$12.99
- Better than the best tip$20.99
Death 3d
- Death 3d Premium$2.99









