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What is a .SCEN file?

.SCEN is a Marathon (Aleph One) file (Games). Analyser identifies a .SCEN file and reads the metadata in its header, right in your browser.

Did you know
  • A Marathon scenario bundles the levels, story and rules of a whole campaign, which total-conversion mods are built around.
  • The studio behind Marathon, Bungie, went on to create Halo, and Marathon is often seen as Halo's spiritual ancestor.
  • Bungie open-sourced the Marathon engine in 2000, and Aleph One has kept the trilogy playable on modern systems ever since.
What Analyser reads
Identify Marathon (Bungie's 1994 FPS trilogy) and Aleph One data files - the open-source engine that runs Classic Marathon, Marathon 2 and Infinity on Steam: scenario maps (.scen / .sceA), physics models (.phys / .phyA), shapes/sprite collections (.shps / .ShPa), sound collections (.sndz / .sndA), recorded-game films (.filA), interface images (.imgA) and MML config XML (.mml). Reads the big-endian wad header version and the embedded internal name from each.
Depth of analysis
.SCEN is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
Open a .SCEN file
Drag a .SCEN file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.
Related formats
.SCEA · .APPL · .PHYS · .PHYA · .SHPS · .SHPA · .SNDZ · .SNDA · .FILA · .IMGA · .MML. See all supported file types.