Bungie has announced a new release window for their Marathon reboot after delaying it shortly after it’s big re-reveal.

The Marathon reboot is now set to launch globally sometime in March 2026 for Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. To hype up the big release of the reboot, Bungie announced plans for a roadmap of free gameplay updates” throughout the year, including: new maps, new Runner shells, events, and more, starting with the exploration of UESC Marathon’s Cryo Archive in Season 1.

A video documentary with gameplay for the game’s development was released, here’s some new details plus the ViDoc:

Highlights include timestamped links if you’d like to learn more.

• 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