In this news post, we'll be covered the details of Marathon's season 1, "Death Is The First Step".
For a general refresher, head to our guide on How Marathon Seasons Work, but the TLDR is that the game will reset every three months alongside major content additions.
Season 1 begins alongside the game's full launch, on March 5th, 2026. If you're preparing to play day one, make sure to preload (it wasn't available for the Server Slam).
When Does Season 1 Marathon Launch?
Similar to the Stress Test, Marathon's Season 1 will launch at 10 AM PT.
Here are convenient conversions to other time zones:
- Pacific Time (PT): February 26 at 10:00 AM to March 2 at 10:00 AM
- Central Time (CT): February 26 at 12:00 PM to March 2 at 12:00 PM
- Eastern Time (ET): February 26 at 1:00 PM to March 2 at 1:00 PM
- Brasilia Time (BRT): February 26 at 3:00 PM to March 2 at 3:00 PM
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): February 26 at 6:00 PM to March 2 at 6:00 PM
- Central European Time (CET): February 26 at 7:00 PM to March 2 at 7:00 PM
- Moscow Standard Time (MSK): February 26 at 9:00 PM to March 2 at 9:00 PM
- India Standard Time (IST): February 26 at 11:30 PM to March 2 at 11:30 PM
- China Standard Time (CST): February 27 at 2:00 AM to March 3 at 2:00 AM
- Korea Standard Time (KST): February 27 at 3:00 AM to March 3 at 3:00 AM
Everything Included in Season 1
If you're here and following Marathon this closely, we're going to assume that you participated in the Stress Test. Here's everything that will be new for you:
- Launch
- Sekiguchi Genetics Faction contract progression
- Thief Runner Shell
- Outpost Map (after day 1 to give players time to gear up and unlock at Runner Level 12)
- Second half of March
- Ranked mode
- Cryo Archive Map
- Timing unknown
- New gun and implants
- Mid-Season balance changes
- C.A.R.R.I. Event
- Earnable cosmetics, achievements, and storytelling through Codex
Will there be Twitch Drops for Marathon's Season 1 launch?
Yes, similar to the Server Slam, there will be Twitch Drops:
- Weapon Sticker = Subscribe or gift a sub to a Marathon creator
- Twitch Sponsored Kit = 1 hour watchtime
- Profile Emblem = 1 hour watchtime
- Profile Background: 2 hours watchtime
- Weapon Sticker: 3 hours watchtime
- Weapon Skin (Style): 4 hours watchtime
