Marathon launches in March 2026

Team-based extraction first-person shooter Marathon will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam in March 2026 for $39.99 / €39.99 / £34.99, developer Bungie announced.

Bungie is planning a roadmap of free gameplay updates as the year progresses, including new maps, new Runner shells, events, and more, starting with the exploration of UESC Marathon’s Cryo Archive in Season 1. More information about the roadmap and seasonal content will be announced closer to launch.

The developer also released a 23-minute video documentary today, highlighting the following 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
• 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. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.

ViDoc: Vision of Marathon