Marvel Rivals is doing great on Steam. Free superhero shooter is extremly popular and receives good ratings
The launch of Marvel Rivals has been a great success. The game is cranking out very high scores on Steam, and most player reviews are positive.
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Marvel Rivals is here. This is an online shooter inspired by the series Overwatch, in which players control superheroes from the Marvel universe. We expected it to be a popular title, but the scale of its success on Steam still came as a surprise.
The release day record was 444,286 players playing simultaneously. Undoubtedly, the use of a free-to-play model with microtransactions has greatly contributed to its success, but it remains an impressive achievement. Shortly after the launch, Marvel Rivals was the second most popular game on Steam, only surpassed by CS 2.
- It should be remembered that the title was released in the middle of the week. It will most likely set a new record next weekend. We are very curious to see if the game will be able to surpass the success of the most popular "hero shooter" on Steam, Apex Legends (with 624k players simultaneously).
- The game uses a free-to-play model with microtransactions and players are eager to use them. At the time of writing this news, it's the third highest earning title on Steam.
- Marvel Rivals not only has been achieving impressive activity results but is also collecting positive reviews. On Steam, 75% of players praise this game. On the PlayStation Store the title has an average rating of 4.85/5 stars.
Players like the execution and mechanics. Also commendable is the fact that all characters are unlocked from the start, and the season pass isn't time-limited and will never expire. On the other hand, critics are focused on the excessive resemblance to the Overwatch series and the bad balance.
To sum up, the Marvel Rivals start can be considered very successful. The game seems to have great potential for the future. The developers will have no shortage of ideas for expanding, given the richness of this comic universe, with each season bringing new superheroes and maps.
Marvel Rivals was released on PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5. The production uses a free-to-play model with microtransactions.
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Author: Adrian Werner
A true veteran of the Gamepressure newsroom, writing continuously since 2009 and still not having enough. He caught the gaming bug thanks to playing on his friend's ZX Spectrum. Then he switched to his own Commodore 64, and after a short adventure with 16-bit consoles, he forever entrusted his heart to PC games. A fan of niche productions, especially adventure games, RPGs and games of the immersive sim genre, as well as a mod enthusiast. Apart from games, he devourers stories in every form - books, series, movies, and comics.
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