Marvel Rivals reveals holiday-themed update as it hits 20 million players

Marvel Rivals has reached 20 million players, according to NetEase.

The milestone player count was announced on X on Tuesday, 11 days after the game’s December 6 release for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

NetEase previously claimed that Marvel Rivals hit 10 million players in its first three days of availability.

Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play 6v6 team-based shooter played from a third-person perspective.

Players can choose from a selection of Marvel heroes and villains from the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men and more.

The game is being developed by a new internal team at NetEase, which has said it’s “composed of global talent who previously worked on hit franchises such as Call of Duty and Battlefield”.

💖 We are thrilled to announce that 20 million players have joined Marvel Rivals! Our gratitude for each of you is immense!

🥰The spray is ready now, and we also included this number in the spray! Thank you for helping us achieve this milestone.

⏲️Log in from December 20th,… pic.twitter.com/tr0k6NYZ95

— Marvel Rivals (@MarvelRivals) December 17, 2024

NetEase has also announced plans to launch a Winter Celebration update for the game on December 19 at 11pm PST.

A trailer for the holiday-themed event, which will add new costumes, a Splatoon-like game mode and “a few surprises”, is viewable at the top of this page.

Marvel Rivals game director Thaddeus Sasser recently suggested Sony’s live service shooter Concord flopped because it “didn’t bring any unique value” to players.