Marathon Set for March 2026 Launch

Bungie has announced PvPvE extraction shooter Marathon will launch in March 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam for $39.99. In the latest ViDoc for Marathon, Bungie also confirmed plans for a roadmap of free post-launch gameplay updates with new maps, Runner shells, events, and more for Season 1 and beyond.

Here are the highlights from the Bungie ViDoc:

• 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