Marvel Rivals

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 419k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

NetEase Games · Free to Play · Dec 6, 2024

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
90,625
concurrent players
#14 by players on Steam
Achievements
49
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio3 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy Marvel Rivals?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story and characters: 97 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 88 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 419k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
17% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews83% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is smooth, the overall balance is decent (with a few outliers, of course), the cast of heroes is expansive, and I respect the devs for consistently adding fresh team-ups, heroes, and content.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There’s still a lot of potential here and space for improvement — the core gameplay can be enjoyable, and the visuals and hero designs are solid.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay50 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story and characters
31% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
25% still recommend
Optimization
14% still recommend
Multiplayer
24% still recommend
Monetization
9% still recommend
Performance
32% still recommend
Crashes
17% still recommend
Combat
24% still recommend
Difficulty
42% still recommend
Cheating
13% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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