The Rainbow Capsule officially closed on August 3. The community far exceeded the original activation target of 200,000 Energy, finishing at 454,137 Energy spent. In total, 2,709 participants entered 1,493,295 Tickets, and the final prize pool settled at 1,270,900 GMT. That campaign marked the first large-scale public test of Challenge Capsules after the June beta, and it gave the team a clear picture of how players use Tickets, Energy, Charm, and Resilience together. Shortly after the close, FSL ran a Rainbow GGBox campaign from August 6 to August 13 as a thank-you to participants. Rainbow Capsule players received 100 GGBoxes, while the boxes themselves were loaded with extra prizes: three Rainbow Sneakers and three Level 4 Rainbow Gems, split across Solana, Polygon, and BNB Chain. Any items not found during the week were raffled among people who opened boxes in that window.

Marathon Season 3 became the main focus from early August onward. Registration opened on August 3 and ran through August 10. Players could lock into one of three reward pools: 50, 100, or 200 USD and then complete 14 consecutive days of at least 2 Energy in STEPN or STEPN GO to keep their entry and share the forfeited funds from eliminated participants. Round 1 ran from August 10 to August 24. Round 2 started immediately after, running from August 24 to September 7, with late registration available for a short window after the round began.

Season 3 added several quality-of-life changes based on community feedback. Insurance can now be purchased before each round to cover a single missed day, with pricing that adjusts by pool and previous-round success rates. Teams were expanded so players can create or join a squad with a custom name, logo, motto, and description. Team leaders can send reminders and notices, and teams compete on both a Round Leaderboard and a Season Leaderboard. Top teams each round earn shared rewards: first place gets 5 GGBoxes plus 3 Keys per member, second place 5 GGBoxes plus 2 Keys, and third place 5 GGBoxes plus 1 Key. Players can also set a Marathon name and avatar, while Season Pass holders unlock extra avatars, additional name changes, STEPN Premium, a locked Common STEPN Sneaker, and extra Marathon rewards.

To lean further into that identity layer, the team ran a UGC Avatar Contest for Season 3. Registration opened August 14–16, submissions ran August 17–23 on Discord, and community voting took place August 24–26. Creators could submit more than one design, but only one win was allowed per person. On August 27, after community voting, the four winning creators were announced: Bulbulブル子, Anna, t2, and Grouchy Dan. Their avatars will be added to the Marathon Season 3 Season Pass, and each winner received a Season Pass of their own. The official announcement highlighted the strength of the submissions overall, and the contest gave Season 3 a clearer community fingerprint beyond the usual leaderboard and team setup.

Late in the month, two more community-facing items landed. First, five AFA 2022 World Cup jerseys signed by Lionel Messi and two other key Argentina players were added to GGBoxes, with free worldwide shipping, remaining in the pool until all five are claimed. Two were found within the first 24 hours. Second, the team announced #STEPNEMBER5, the September anniversary event marking five years of STEPN and two years of STEPN GO. It will run as four weekly challenges across both apps, with Legendary Sneaker raffles, Uncommon Sneaker prizes, and community milestones such as 50,000 active users, 5 billion steps, and 500 million meters traveled.

Thanks to everyone who finished the Rainbow Capsule, registered for Season 3, stayed consistent through Round 1, submitted or voted on avatars, and kept moving through both apps. September’s anniversary event should give the community another focused stretch of challenges to work toward together.