Marathon’s Season 2: Nightfall release date brings us a new set of content and rewards between its start and end dates, as the extraction shooter’s live service begins to find its footing.
Bungie treats Marathon’s Season 2 and its peers as opportunities to refresh gameplay through new gear, Runner shells, zones, events, and other surprises that “will be free for all players to access or earn–no expansions or DLC required.” We’ve now received a proper tease of what to expect when it finally arrives, and here we’ve collected the details for Marathon Season 2: Nightfall.
Last updated by Fran J. Ruiz on May 14, 2026.
Marathon Season 2 Release Date
The Marathon Season 2 start date has been confirmed ahead of Season 1’s explosive finale. No end date has been shared at this point.
- Marathon Season 2: Nightfall release date: June 2, 2026
Marathon Season 2 Content
Marathon’s Season 2 will be called Nightfall, and Bungie has already teased some of the new content we can expect to see when it goes live.
Narratively, it sees the “UESC […] stepping up their security measures and responding in force to your criminal activities.”
Marathon’s Season 2 will bring a nighttime version of Dire Marsh, alongside a brand-new Runner shell. New weapons, mods, cores, contracts, and more are also coming, so we should have plenty of new toys to try out.
“We’re also working on brand new systems that will change the way you play, plan, and progress throughout a season. For example, NIGHTFALL will introduce the Cradle, a new system designed to give you more autonomy over your Runner shell’s statistical strengths and weaknesses,” the developers wrote after launch and later confirmed. Quality-of-life changes are also included in the June 2 kickoff update.
Marathon’s Season 2 content will hopefully significantly contribute to the extraction shooter’s long-term evolution. More details about it should be shared over the coming weeks.
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