A new patch for Marathon will be released on March 11, 2026. You can find out when the servers are down, when you can play again, and the patch notes here.
When will the servers go down? According to the support page of Marathon, the server downtime starts on March 11, 2026, at 09:00 CET. You will not be able to log in or play. If you are currently in a match, you will be kicked.
How long will the server downtime last? According to support, the server maintenance is expected to be completed by 12:00 CET. You should be able to log in as planned by 11:30. However, you might be placed in a queue, and there could be issues.
Are there any patch notes yet? Not yet, but we will inform you and update the post as soon as they are online. You will then find the complete patch notes and highlights in this post.
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A solid start for the extraction shooter
On March 6, 2026, Marathon launched and has since enjoyed over 88% positive ratings on Steam and 88,337 concurrent players at peak – with 62,495 in the last 24 hours.
While it does not show as strong a success as its genre counterpart ARC Raiders so far, Marathon fills a niche that players of ARC Raiders miss, proving that both games can successfully coexist.
With the upcoming updates and content from the roadmap, Marathon is expected to be further expanded and improved. Whether this will attract more players and if Marathon can compete with ARC Raiders will remain to be seen.
Loot plays a huge role in Marathon, and battles can quickly become a risk to the hard-earned progress. However, in the new extraction shooter, players are forced to give up their collected gear – and that is a good thing: Marathon forces players to sacrifice their valuable gear, but it is worth it
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