In today’s big information/gameplay blowout we got the release date for Marathon, and it’s coming to Xbox, PlayStation and PC this September.
Marathon will launch on September 23rd, 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. It supports full crossplay and cross-save. It’s not know if the game will be free-to-play or have a similar $40 cost like Helldivers 2 and Concord did.
The game describes itself as:
A massive ghost ship hangs in low orbit over a lost colony on Tau Ceti IV. The 30,000 souls who call this place home have disappeared without a trace. Strange signals hint at mysterious artifacts, long-dormant AI, and troves of untold riches. You are a Runner, venturing into the unknown in a fight for fame… and infamy. Who among you will write their names across the stars?
This title is a spiritual reboot of the original 1994 Macintosh game. It was a first person shooter which took place upon a colony ship known as The Marathon. There were a trilogy of Marathon games which released over the course of three years. It is seen as precursor to Bungie’s Halo franchise.
Bungie, the developer of this game, are now fully owned by Sony’s gaming division. The game will still come to Xbox platforms on day one and a technical alpha test has sign-ups available on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. To sign up for the alpha you’ll need to join the official Discord server and follow these steps:
- Visit the #🐛alpha_access channel on the Discord Server, then type in /alpha and press Enter/Send on your keyboard
- Follow the prompts from the Marathon Discord Bot and answer a few questions to receive a link to the Alpha registration page on Bungie.net
- Sign into your Bungie.net account
- If you don’t have one, you will be prompted to create one
- Choose the platform you want to play the Marathon Alpha on
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam
- Accept the Marathon Closed Alpha non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
- Consent to receive emails about the Marathon Closed Alpha
- Answer survey questions about your Marathon Closed Alpha gaming experience
- This should take about five minutes to complete
