Superhero fans are going crazy: in the first hours of its release, Marvel Rivals reached a peak online of 444 thousand people - the 25th result in the history of Steam

We wrote that on 6 December 2024, Marvel Rivals, a free-to-play third-person team shooter, was released. And players were so eager to play it that the game immediately set one achievement.

Here's What We Know

A few hours after the release, 444 thousand people were playing Marvel Rivals simultaneously. In terms of peak online , this is the 25th result in the history of Steam. Although the number of people playing on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series is unknown, we can assume that more than 1 million players were playing on all 3 platforms at the same time.

The game also has 75% of positive reviews on Steam. People only complain about optimisation.

Now it will be interesting to see how long the game will remain popular, but thanks to the fan base, $0 price, and interesting gameplay, the authors have already managed to make something cool.

Source: steamdb