Marvel Rivals passes huge player milestone

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Important takeaways

  • Marvel Rivals surpassed 10 million players just 72 hours after its full launch on December 6th.
  • In addition to the impressive player count, Marvel Rivals is receiving positive reviews from players on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox.
  • Developer NetEase Games will expand Marvel Rivals with new characters in the future and plans to release Season 1 in January 2025.



Marvel Rivals has officially crossed a whopping 10 million player count across all platforms. After the formal launch on December 6, Marvel Rivals exploded in popularity on Steam, and it seems the hero shooter is quickly blazing through major player milestones on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S as well.

Developed and published by NetEase Games, Marvel Rivals is the newest live-service hero shooter to hit the market. As the name suggests, one of the biggest draws of Marvel Rivals is its 33 strong roster of Marvel heroes and villains, such as Moon Knight, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine and many more. Recent leaks have also revealed that Marvel Rivals will expand this lineup with more beloved Marvel characters down the road.


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Marvel Rivals puts DC between a rock and a hard place

Marvel Rivals seems to have knocked it out of the park, and if it continues to grow, DC Comics could be in a bit of a tough spot going forward.

While closed are grazed for Marvel Rivals had begun earlier this year, the game was fully launched in Season 0 on December 6. Marvel Rivals proved to be a huge hit on Steam on its first day of release with a peak of over 444,000 concurrent players, and now that three days have passed, the game continues to build its fan base at an impressive rate. The official Twitter account for Marvel Rivals just recently confirmed that the hero shooter surpassed 10 million players worldwide on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S just 72 hours after launch.


Marvel Rivals achieves an incredible number of players in 72 hours

  • 10 million players on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC

The soaring popularity of Marvel Rivals accompanied by strong approval from players, as the game has “Mostly Positive” reviews on Steam, a rating of 4.68 (out of 5) on the PlayStation Store, and 4 (out of 5) stars on the Xbox Store at the time of writing. NetEase Games clearly has a big hit on their hands Marvel Rivalswith the hero shooter binding Apex Legends' record of 10 million players in three days and even surpassing Fortnites initial pace of 10 million players in two weeks. Marvel Rivals' player lane seems incredibly strong, and it will be interesting to see how the game tracks in the coming weeks and months.


NetEase Games has also won the favor of the community with its battle pass and revenue system for Marvel Rivals which does not set a time limit for completion, allowing players to take on the challenges at whatever pace they are comfortable with. Season 0 of Marvel Rivals is currently centered around the popular Marvel villain Dr. Doom and NetEase Games have confirmed that Season 1 is scheduled to go live sometime in January 2025.

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