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Marathon
Extraction Shooter
FPS
Multiplayer
Systems
PlayStation-1
Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 72%
Released
March 5, 2026
ESRB
Teen / Animated Blood, Language, Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
Developer(s)
Bungie
Publisher(s)
Bungie

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

Genre(s)
Extraction Shooter, FPS, Multiplayer

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Two runners in Marathon running through the grass.
Marathon game director quits Bungie
News

Four months after launch, Marathon is getting new leadership

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Bungie's mixing up Marathon with a new 'experimental PvE mode' in next update
News

Get ready to break vaults

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PlayStation CEO says he wants to 'revitalize the market' with live service games amid Bungie layoffs
PlayStation

Even after laying off hundreds of Bungie developers, PlayStation still wants to keep making live service games

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Bungie lays off 'most of the Destiny team' after game's final major update
News

The studio behind Marathon and Halo is hit with mass layoffs

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Marathon season 2 got off to a rocky start as player count spikes
News

The extraction shooters’ big new update was plagued by crashes, server issues, and crushing lost progress

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What time will Marathon Season 2 start in your time zone?
Marathon

Prepare to lose all your gear, runners

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Bungie's making Marathon free for the launch of season 2
News

The extraction shooter undergoes a full reset with each new season, so everyone starts on an even playing field

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Bungie reportedly has no plan for Destiny 3, will make 'significant' layoffs
News

The studio is switching its focus to Marathon

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Feature

A popular Cetting

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Sony marks massive loss on Bungie as Marathon struggles
News

PlayStation maker recorded a $565M impairment on its Bungie acquisition this quarter

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New Marathon update just made its best sponsored kit a weekly freebie
Marathon

Once per week, you too can feel overpowered

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Marathon’s 'Escape will make me God' isn’t a metaphor — it’s a legit threat
Interview

Bungie helps unpack the deeper meaning behind the AI Durandal's iconic quote

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Marathon’s latest update wants you to cooperate — even with enemies
News

Rooks and Recon players are going to love Bungie's latest update

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Bungie’s refusal to explain Marathon’s lobsters is deeply suspicious
Interview

“We do not comment on the lobsters."

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How Bungie built Marathon’s live-service experience years before the game even launched
Interview

A close collaboration with Kurppa Hosk led to the development of an ongoing series of ARGs

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Solo Marathon players are forming gangs, and teams are running scared
Feature

’All you have to lose are your chains’

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Marathon interactive maps
Marathon

Where to find everything you need

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Critics have decided they love Marathon, which means it’s on its way to The Game Awards
GOTY Watch

A GOTY nomination is a long shot, but the multiplayer category is Bungie’s to lose

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Less than a month after launch, Marathon has done the impossible
Analysis

The extraction shooter is one heck of a conversation starter

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I thought I hated extraction shooters. Marathon changed my mind
Opinion

Learning to empathize with your fellow Runner

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