If your PC isn’t top-tier, you might still be in luck when Marathon goes live.
When PC players ask about a new game, one of the biggest questions asked is “will this run on my rig?” Bungie’s latest update for Marathon finally answers that question, and the short version is this: you probably won’t need to upgrade your PC just to run the game.
After locking in the game’s release date yesterday, the extraction shooter’s Steam page was recently updated, listing Marathon’s full minimum and recommended PC system requirements. These specs point towards a game built to scale across older hardware, rather than push cutting-edge PCs.
Bungie keeps Marathon’s PC requirements on the lighter side
Here are the PC requirements for those who want to try playing Marathon:
Minimum requirements
- Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
- Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- 8GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB), AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4GB), or Intel Arc A580 (8GB with ReBAR enabled)
- DirectX 12
- Broadband internet connection
Recommended requirements
- Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
- Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500
- 16GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8GB), or Intel Arc A770 (16GB with ReBAR enabled)
- DirectX 12
- Broadband internet connection
Based on these specs, Bungie isn’t asking for anything extreme, even at the recommended level. The GTX 1050 Ti and i5-6600 are both pushing 10 years of age at this point, while the recommended GTX 2060 sits firmly in mid-range territory. Even the RAM requirement isn’t too demanding. Across both tiers, the hardware listed reflects components that have been on the market for several years.
Marathon hasn’t been alone in taking this approach. The game’s system requirements are broadly in line with other games within the same genre released in 2025, such as Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders, which list similar CPU and GPU tiers for both minimum and recommended play.
Still, minimum specs only tell part of the story. Online multiplayer shooters can look forgiving on paper, and still struggle at launch. Server stability, optimisation, and performance can be heavily impacted once thousands of players are dropping in at once, even if it could still technically boot up on a GTX 1050 Ti without issue.
That’s especially true given Marathon’s uneven development journey. Early closed alpha tests reportedly left some players unconvinced, with feedback pointing to issues around readability, pacing, and overall feel. Bungie also dealt with a plagiarism issue involving visual assets, which wasn’t resolved until late last year. The game was then reintroduced in December 2025.
Marathon releases on 5 March, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
