Following this weekend's leak, Bungie has officially confirmed Marathon will launch for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on 5th March 2026. It's £35 / $40 for the base version, with a Deluxe Edition also available. Catch the release date trailer up above.
With its updated visual design and look, the fresh slice of footage features even more gameplay from the multi-platform extraction shooter.
Anyone who pre-orders either version of Marathon gets access to a selection of weapon and character decals, but if you opt for the £50 / $60 Deluxe Edition, you get:
- Premium Rewards Pass Voucher
- 200 Silk Rewards Pass Token
- 2 Midnight Decay weapon cosmetics
- 4 Midnight Decay runner cosmetics

Infil into the dark sci-fi world of Tau Ceti IV: A derelict colony rife with rival Runners, hostile UESC security forces, and hazardous environments. As you scavenge its zones for valuables with a crew or alone, tense moments of exploration break into fast-paced PvP combat where gunplay is responsive, time to kill is low, and preparation is rewarded.
As developer Bungie has shared more about the multiplayer experience in recent videos, chatter and opinion around the game seems to have gotten more positive. It will face competition for attention from the likes of ARC Raiders and many other online efforts, and with a $40 price point, it's obviously a lot more expensive than any free-to-play game.
Still, with the gunplay of a Bungie-developed title backing it, there's a chance Marathon will find success. Are you going to give Marathon a shot from 5th March? Let us know in the comments below.





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Last year, I was cautiously optimistic about this game. This year, and after 200 hours of ARC Raiders, I'm genuinely excited for Marathon.
It's Bungie, so there's always a chance they'll ruin this with microtransactions galore, but the gameplay looks damn fun.
lol, i hope this game takes off, i really do. but it just has that impending flop aura around it.
@nomither6 same and I played there last beta they did thought it looked hideous and dull
@nomither6 If do you say so yourself....
I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing how this does.
I love the art but I hope they have a beta to try it out.
I'm so incredibly fussy with MP games that I have no idea where I'll fall with this.
I haven't gotten into Arc Raiders at all unfortunately so I'm more tempted to give this a go. Hopefully there's a beta or demo.
Yeah I'm alright thanks. I'm not gonna bother.
Those upcoming DualSense controllers were 100% going to be for Marathon, but after the recent conreversies, they smartly pivoted the product away from Marathon lol.
Marathon has been dead in the water for some time - Bungie's brand reputation has taken too many big hits over recent years to recover with yet another entry in an already bloated live service extraction shooter space. Their good track record with gameplay mechanics isn't enough to carry this, and for me this weird neon art style is fatiguing. Probably should go free to play out of the gate and if it's fun people will stick around and buy MTX and season passes rather than a $40 cash grab from their diehard fans.
I'm curious to see if this is a success or not. I have no interest but would be pretty crazy to see it become successful after all the drama.
Preorder lol. I don't recommend anyone preorder games, but especially this one. 90%+ of games released nowadays are broken. Unless the devs polish their games the same way that Fromsoft and Nintendo do, I think it's worth it to wait. You may even get a discount by the time its playable. (Note: Nintendo polishes their games, but they charge too much for them. Say "no to $80 games)
Well, good luck to them! But I have a feeling D3 will officially be announced before the years end
$229.99 for the collectors edition no game just download code though.
I love the art style for this game but I haven't played anything Bungie since Destiny 1. I hope this does well just because of the art alone! Who knows, maybe I'll get it if they offer a beta to check out before hand. I loved the destiny multiplayer. Say what you want about Bungie on storytelling and content but you cannot knock them on multiplayer gameplay.
I think the aesthetic of this game is so cool.
This will be succesful. And I am not talking "broad". 5 million copies until year ends and 80/80+ Meta/OpenCritic.
Not having PvE is weord though.
For that price it is worth a punt and I'm happy to support Bungie with a preorder, amidst all the negativity. Their core mechanics don't miss - let's see what gameplay hooks they wrap them in.
Great trailer. I’d be all over this if it wasn’t a multiplayer game..
I assume no word on a physical copy?
Incoming flop
Despite being a long-time Battlefield player, 6 hasn’t hooked me. I absolutely love the art direction for this so feeling it might be time to try something completely different. I’ll likely pre-order on payday.
Man, I stayed the course through all the discourse and I'm so happy I did. The game felt great in the beta and alpha tests, and I am PUMPED for this to release. So glad bungie is hitting their stride in the walk-up to release. This game is going to SMACK
"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?"
Remember not to preorder folks
For all the folks excited about this, I hope you enjoy it.
For everyone else including me: “Meh.”
After this and Fairgame$, the haunting is over.
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