Marathon launches in March 2026

Bungie has announced that its team-based, first-person shooter, Marathon, will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (via Steam) in March 2026. The game will cost $39.99, €39.99, or £34.99.

Bungie has announced plans for a year of free updates to the game, with new maps, character customizations, events, and other content. The first update, coming in Season 1, will let players explore the Cryo Archive of the UESC Marathon. Details about future updates and seasonal content will be shared as they get closer to release.

The developer shared a new 23-minute video today that details the latest updates.

New features since alpha, including…
- Proximity chat
- Solo queue
- Rook, a Runner shell used to scavenge matches in progress
The world and fantasy of Marathon
- Ways we’re doubling down on the dark, gritty, and grounded sci-fi world
- Your role in Marathon—you are the Runner, and you transfer your consciousness into different shells designed with unique capabilities
Improved visual fidelity and immersion, including…
- Dead Runners drop as corpses that decay over time
- Deepened environmental storytelling
- The role of audio
Introduction to Marathon‘s four zones (maps)
- Three surface zones—Perimeter, Dire Marsh, and Outpost
- The first zone on the UESC Marathon–Cryo Archive, an end-game challenge
Loot and customization
- Weapons and mods, including ways to customize your gun in unique ways (like turning the Battery SMG into the Needler)
- Runner shell archetypes and ways to customize your playstyles
Factions and progression
- Factions and the jobs they’ll ask you to do in game, like MIDA requesting you blow up a UESC dropship
- Faction upgrade trees and the capstone rewards you’ll earn each season
- The Codex, a collection of your achievements and narrative discoveries; progress to earn exclusive cosmetics and lore

Watch the full video documentary below.

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