Been playing Marathon since 1996 and really appreciate Aleph One and all the great work done here. Between ages 11 - 16, I practically lived in Forge and Anvil. I since have gone on to work in the triple-A games industry (www.xanderdavis.studio) and am now indie with my own studio Astrogun. Marathon has meant a lot to me and always will.
Now, my own game VAST has launched and is in part inspired by Marathon, in some ways as an homage! In other ways, I'm also trying to merge an FPS with a JRPG for a unique hybrid. VAST launched on tvOS as an Apple TV timed exclusive and was the first and only sci-fi FPS on the platform! It won BEST FPS by ATVG. I've been wanting to tell everyone at the Pfhorums about it for awhile!
VAST is available now across macOS, iOS, tvOS in an episodic model (working on the next episode now!) with ongoing updates, polish, and expansions free to all customers as we go. Check it out:





Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZjlQuidFA
Also, my wife and I play the voices of characters in the game and here is a Let's Play VAST video we did recently. We're literally a mom'n'pop shop!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWpnidRkj6g
I'd also like to invite everyone here at the Pfhorums to hang out with us at Astrogun at our Forum and our Discord! I will post updates there but can also keep you all posted in this thread too. Being die-hard Marathon fans, you are all VERY welcome to hang with us! I sincerely hope everyone here likes VAST, and with it, we are keeping our love of Marathon alive in new ways.
All versions support MFi Gamepads like the Nimbus and Gamevice for iOS. But the macOS edition, in addition to supporting keyboard and mouse / trackpad, also supports gamepads from all major consoles including the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons with Grip, the PlayStation 4 DualShock 4, the PlayStation 3 DualShock 3, and the Xbox One Controller!
Like Bungie, we at Astrogun are also getting our start by releasing on Apple platforms. You can get VAST at these three stores currently:
VAST at Steam (Win / Mac / Linux - Wishlist!): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042500/VAST/
VAST at the macOS App Store: https://apple.co/2U96FsC
VAST at the iOS App Store: https://apple.co/2Nve82R
VAST at the tvOS App Store: https://apple.co/2Ea4Sgb
Enjoy VAST and, as always, see you Starside.
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—Xander