Marvel Rivals Crosses Huge Player Milestone

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Marvel Rivals Crosses Huge Player Milestone



Key Takeaways

  • Marvel Rivals surpassed 10 million players just 72 hours after its full launch on December 6.
  • In addition to the impressive player count, Marvel Rivals is receiving positive reviews from players across 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 exceeded a whopping 10 million player count across all platforms. Following its formal launch on December 6, Marvel Rivals exploded in popularity on Steam, and it appears 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 major 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 line.


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While closed betas for Marvel Rivals had commenced earlier this year, the game fully launched into Season 0 on December 6. Marvel Rivals proved to be a massive 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 fanbase at an impressive pace. The official Twitter account for Marvel Rivals confirmed very recently that the hero shooter surpassed 10 million players worldwide across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S just 72 hours after launch.


Marvel Rivals Achieves Incredible Player Count in 72 Hours

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

The soaring popularity of Marvel Rivals is accompanied by strong approval from players, as the game has “Mostly Positive” reviews on Steam, a 4.68 (out of 5) rating on the PlayStation Store, and 4 (out of 5) stars on the Xbox Store at the time of writing. NetEase Games clearly has a huge hit on its hands with Marvel Rivals, with the hero shooter tying Apex Legends‘ record of 10 million players in three days and even surpassing Fortnite‘s initial pace of 10 million players in two weeks. Marvel Rivals‘ player trajectory seems incredibly strong, and it should 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 monetization system for Marvel Rivals that doesn’t impose any time limit for completion, allowing players to take on the challenges at any pace they’re comfortable with. Season 0 of Marvel Rivals is currently centered around popular Marvel villain Dr. Doom and NetEase Games has confirmed that Season 1 is slated to go live sometime in January 2025.

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