Marvel Rivals secures new peak player count

No doubt, you know the deal with Marvel Rivals — it’s NetEase’s solution to Overwatch 2 and has felt a great deal of success, including recently as its peak player count marches upwards. The game has even beaten the likes of Counter-Strike 2.

As pointed out by Insider Gaming, the hero shooter, besides securing a whopping 20 million players by the end of December, has seen its peak player count go up to 644,269 at a time. This boost in popularity comes after the debut of its first fully developed season.

In our review, we said: “If you’re not into multiplayer, it’s at least worth a shot because it’s free-to-play. NetEase released Marvel Rivals at just the perfect time. We will see how far they can take this very strong launch, but currently, this game is a blast! It’s a must-play for Marvel fans, shooter fans, and especially Overwatch fans.”

Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger Editor-in-Chief

Gabe has been a gamer since he was young, playing games like Pajama Sam, Freddi Fish, Guitar Hero, and whatever looked cool on GameFly. Ever since 2018, he's been infatuated with the inner workings of the gaming and entertainment industries, covering a wide range of topics from video games to TV and film. Starting as a contributor for PSX Extreme, he's worked his way up to its Managing Editor. Using what's he learned over the years, he founded Smash Jump to remind everyone to smash jump.