Bungie’s ‘Marathon’ Gets September Release Date For Xbox, Closed Alpha This Month

Bungie has pulled back the curtain on its upcoming extraction shooter Marathon today, including a first proper look at gameplay. It’s been revealed that Marathon will release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 23rd, 2025.

In Marathon, you’ll pick your Runner (“cybernetic mercenaries with unique abilities”), join a team of up to three players, and work together to battle “hostile AI security forces and rival Runner teams”.You’ll collect weapons, implants and equipment along the way, and if you survive, everything you collect can be kept for future runs.

In teams of up to three players, you’ll drop into a zone where the goal is to loot as much as possible and get out alive. You’ll be up against several threats, including AI security forces and other teams, that you’ll need to deal with in some way. If you survive, everything you’ve collected is yours to keep for future runs. For extra challenge seekers, there’s also an option to run a match solo, take down teams alone, and extract with all the loot by yourself.

You can check out the Marathon Gameplay Reveal Trailer up above, while we’ve also dropped the more lengthy Gameplay Overview Trailer down below. It’s still early days, but we’re liking what we’re seeing from this one so far!

The release date is obviously a bit far away, but if you’re interested in checking out Marathon this month, a Closed Alpha will be taking place beginning April 23rd. To sign up for it, you’ll need to head to the official Marathon Discord server.

How are you feeling about Marathon so far? Liking the look of it? Tell us down in the comments section below.