The Best Stream Overlays and Widgets for Marathon

Marathon’s visual identity is sharp, high contrast, and futuristic. If your stream layout is noisy or mismatched, it fights the game. If it’s too plain, it looks generic. The goal is a layout that feels like Marathon UI, stays readable in motion, and helps you run the show fast.

This guide covers the best overlay and widget setup for Marathon, plus the cleanest way to get a cohesive look using StreamSpell’s ULTRAMARATHON stream package and matching Stream Deck assets.

Get the complete Marathon look: ULTRAMARATHON: Marathon Stream Overlays and Widgets
Only need Stream Deck assets: Marathon Stream Deck Profile for OBS and Icons
Need help installing or customizing: StreamSpell Support

What Makes a Great Marathon Stream Overlay

Marathon is built around tension and clarity, so your stream design should prioritize:

• Readability at a glance on mobile and in compressed streams
• Clean margins so gameplay stays unobstructed
• High-contrast UI panels that feel in-universe
• Minimal animation clutter during fights
• A consistent scene system for Starting, BRB, Ending, and Live gameplay
• Fast control through Stream Deck actions and icons

If you want your stream to feel premium, the whole system needs to match, not just one screen.

The Best All-in-One Choice for Marathon: ULTRAMARATHON

If you want one install, one visual language, and a setup that looks like it was designed for Marathon from day one, use a purpose-built pack.

ULTRAMARATHON: Marathon Stream Overlays and Widgets gives you a cohesive Marathon aesthetic with overlays and widgets designed to work together.

Why this is the smartest default

• Cohesive look across scenes, overlays, and widgets
• Faster go-live with fewer mismatches and less tweaking
• Better viewer experience because the layout stays readable and consistent
• Content-ready for launch, events, and updates

If you want a Marathon overlay that looks instantly intentional, start with ULTRAMARATHON.

The Best Widgets for Marathon Streams

Marathon streams look best when your widgets feel like part of the game UI, not random add-ons. The rule is simple: clean, compact, and always readable, even during fights.

The ULTRAMARATHON stream package includes a full widget bundle, built to match the Marathon aesthetic:

• Alert Box (works across Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Gaming, Kick, and Trovo)
• Chat Box widget
• Event List
• Goal Bars

If you want the complete bundle with overlays and widgets in one cohesive theme, grab it here!

1) Alerts that stay out of your crosshair zone

Alerts should reward events without stealing attention. For Marathon, the best setup is:

• Small footprint
• High contrast for readability
• Positioned away from the center gameplay HUD
• Consistent motion style that does not overwhelm the scene

ULTRAMARATHON’s Alert Box is designed to sit cleanly in your layout while staying readable on every supported platform.

2) Chat box that stays readable in motion

Marathon streams move fast, and chat can get dense. A good chat box widget should:

• Use clear spacing and readable text weight
• Avoid heavy backgrounds that block gameplay
• Maintain contrast in dark scenes
• Fit naturally into your overlay grid

With ULTRAMARATHON, the chat box is styled to feel like a UI panel, so it blends with the rest of your Marathon layout.

3) Event list that creates momentum

An event list quietly adds social proof and keeps the stream feeling active. For Marathon, keep it:

• Compact
• Aligned with your other HUD modules
• Focused on the events that matter most
• Consistent with your typography and spacing

This is one of the easiest ways to make your stream feel “alive” without adding clutter.

4) Goal bars that look like Marathon UI

Goal bars can look cheap fast if they are too bright or too chunky. The best Marathon-style goal bars:

• Use clean shapes and controlled accents
• Stay readable at small sizes
• Sit outside the crosshair zone
• Keep the same visual language as your other widgets

ULTRAMARATHON includes goal bars that match the theme, so you can run sub goals, follower goals, or tip goals without breaking the look.

The Best Stream Deck Setup for Marathon

Marathon is the kind of game where you don’t want to alt-tab mid-run. Your Stream Deck should be your control center.

A Marathon-ready Stream Deck setup should include:

• Scene switching
• Mute toggles and audio controls
• Quick “moment” buttons for clips and markers
• Matching icons so your control layer looks cohesive on camera
• An OBS-focused layout that’s fast to learn
• Support for the following Stream Deck Devices: Neo, Mini, MK, SD+, XL and Galleon 100 SD.

Stream Deck assets only option

If you already have overlays and only want Marathon control, icons, and OBS actions, grab the dedicated pack:

Marathon Stream Deck Profile for OBS and Icons

If you hit any friction with install, mapping, or layout, use this article and learn how to install Stream Deck Icons, profiles and screensavers!

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Reactive Overlays for Marathon (Streamlabs Users)

If you stream games supported by Streamlabs AI, reactive overlays are one of the easiest ways to make your layout feel alive without adding clutter. Instead of relying on flashy animations, you get clean, data-driven HUD elements that update automatically as you play.

Reactive Overlays do not natively support Marathon yet. Streamlabs needs to add official game support first. For now, ULTRAMARATHON Reactive Overlays work with supported titles and still match the Marathon aesthetic.

Reactive Overlays are currently supported in:

• Apex Legends
• Battlefield
• Black Ops 6
• Counter-Strike 2
• Fortnite
• League of Legends
• Marvel Rivals
• Overwatch 2
• PUBG
• Rainbow Six Siege
• Valorant
• War Thunder
• Warzone
• And more titles coming soon

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In ULTRAMARATHON, Streamlabs users can run reactive overlays that support:

• Kill counter
• Death counter
• KD ratio calculator

Why reactive overlays matter for Marathon

Marathon is all about momentum and high-stakes decisions. Reactive HUD stats give your viewers context instantly:

• They see your performance trend without you explaining it
• It creates mini “goals” inside the run
• It boosts engagement because people track your pace in real time

Best placement for Kills, Deaths, and KD

Keep these elements readable but out of your way:

• Place them near your webcam frame or upper corner modules
• Avoid the center HUD and any region where Marathon UI elements sit
• Use consistent sizing so the widget feels like part of the overlay system

Pro tip for clean KD display

KD can break visually when deaths are zero. Make sure your KD overlay is configured to avoid weird outputs like Infinity or NaN, so the on-screen UI stays professional.

If you need help installing or tuning reactive overlays, use our Ultimate Reactive Overlays Troubleshooting Guide.

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Recommended setup paths

Path A: you want the full Marathon look

1. Install ULTRAMARATHON overlays and widgets
2. Add the Stream Deck assets so your controls match your visuals
3. Go live with a cohesive Marathon identity

Path B: you already have overlays and want Marathon controls

1. Install the Stream Deck assets only pack
2. Switch your Stream Deck icons and OBS actions to Marathon
3. Keep your existing overlay system

Path C: you want a Marathon season refresh

1. Run ULTRAMARATHON for Marathon streams only
2. Keep your usual theme for other games
3. Swap Stream Deck profiles to switch brands instantly

How to add widgets and overlays to OBS cleanly

The most reliable approach is a browser source workflow. It’s fast, consistent, and works across most streaming setups.

• OBS Browser Source guide
• StreamElements guide

How to customize the colors of your Marathon stream overlays

Watch the video below to learn how to use Color Correction filters on any streaming app in order to customize the look of any stream package by StreamSpell.

Make your Marathon stream look premium

Run this checklist before you go live:

• One aesthetic across scenes, overlays, widgets, and Stream Deck
• Clean margins around gameplay, no HUD collisions
• Readable text at mobile sizes
• Consistent color system for backgrounds, accents, highlights, and text
• Fast scene switching with a Stream Deck layout you can operate blind

Ready to upgrade the whole look in one move? Start with ULTRAMARATHON: Marathon Stream Overlays and Widgets.

If you only want the OBS profile, icons, and Stream Deck visuals, grab Marathon Stream Deck Profile for OBS and Icons.

Need help, fixes, or install guidance? Go here: StreamSpell Support.

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