The second season of Marathon starts on June 2 and will bring new challenges, new opportunities, and fresh mechanics for the game.

Alongside the season release, the Marathon Open Play Week will take place — from June 2 to June 9. During this period, the full game will be available to try on PlayStation 5 without a PlayStation Plus subscription, and all progress will carry over to season 2.

In season 2, the Dire Marsh zone will take on a new look: night will fall, lighting will disappear, and tension in matches will rise even more. In Night Marsh, some locations will be almost completely dark, and even external guiding lights will become less noticeable.

To survive in the darkness, players will be offered new tools: built-in flashlights on Runner shells, Darksight scopes, and signal flares. However, a light source may reveal your position to the enemy.

Along with this, new opponents will appear in the zone, and UESC will strengthen its presence and fortify the Complex building without explanation.

In season 2, the Runner selection will add the Sentinel — a defensive shell designed to control space and prepare for battle even before it begins. It combines tools for defense, information gathering, and trap setting.

There will also be Cradle — a new progression system for Runner shells. It will allow players to upgrade WEAVEworms, distribute WEAVEworm Energy among different upgrade branches, and if needed, reset progress and redistribute energy anew. The season promises a full reset for all players: equipment will be balanced so that everyone starts under the same conditions.

Among the new features, there will also be two weapons — the SMG KKV for close combat and the D54 Battle Pistol with a built-in red dot sight. Additionally, new mods, cores, and implants will be added, along with faster faction progress, a larger Vault, refined contracts, and other quality-of-life improvements. Bungie Rewards will also appear separately in Marathon.