Some lucky fans will be able to play Bungie’s extraction shooter Marathon way early, courtesy of a newly announced playtest that’s fast approaching.
Everyone interested in playing Marathon way ahead of its release will have a chance of doing so in late April 2025, courtesy of an upcoming closed alpha that Bungie has just confirmed. The playtest was announced alongside a new cinematic trailer, which also revealed the release date of Bungie’s long-time-coming shooter.
Marathon will mark Bungie’s first new title since the incredibly long-lasting Destiny 2, which was originally released in September 2017. Unlike the first two Marathon games, their upcoming sequel is an extraction shooter, being designed around a genre that didn’t even exist back when the series got its start in the mid-’90s.
Bungie originally announced Marathon during the May 2023 PlayStation Games Showcase, but has shared few new details about the project over the following two years.
