That's a lot of Jeffs.
In little over a month, Marvel Rivals has established itself as one of the biggest multiplayer games on the planet. Not even the foresight of Odin could have predicted how big it would become.
Developed by NetEase Games, what appears to have helped the third-person hero shooter to reach such a large audience is its accessibility.
Namely, it's available across all next-gen consoles as well as PC with crossplay being praised for how effortless it's made. Not to mention the free-to-play element has to be taken into account.
With the number of players constantly fluctuating, we've rounded up what information there is out there to provide an accurate as-can-be player count for Marvel Rivals.
As of writing, the 24-hour peak of Marvel Rivals players on Steam was 438,502. Those are impressive enough numbers considering its all-time peak was 480,990 players (via SteamDB)
These numbers suggest the game is very much holding the interest of its players following its initial launch. Remember these numbers are just those playing on Steam – it’s also available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Epic Games Store, so that number will clearly be much greater overall.
NetEase Games has confirmed that Marvel Rivals has been downloaded by 20 million people! That’s an impressive number considering (as of the announcement) the game had only been out for 11 days.
To celebrate the huge milestone, NetEase Games is giving everyone a free gift: The 20 Million Rivals Spray. As you can see in the post above, to claim the 20 Million Rivals Spray, all you need to do is log in to Marvel Rivals between 20th December 2024 to 10th January 2025. Everyone can claim the free gift simply by logging in.
You might be asking why there are so many players in Marvel Rivals. The answer is simple enough: It’s free to play and from Marvel. While not every free-to-play game manages to earn overnight success and build a big player base after a week, Marvel Rivals has managed both those things. People like Marvel, we guess.
Marvel Rivals is available across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
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Toby Saunders is a freelance writer specialising in Video Game journalism. He has a wealth of experience in the field and is published on many different websites including PCGamesN, Nintendo Life and Pocket Tactics. He has a degree in Film Studies (he gets to write about Film and TV occasionally, too).
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