Marvel Rivals is a fast-paced team-based shooter featuring all your favorite heroes and villains from the Marvel universe.
With a staggering roster of 33 heroes at launch that’s only going to grow exponentially over time, and addicting gameplay reminiscent of hero shooters’ best, many have hopped into the free-to-play game to enjoy themselves solo or with friends.
Because it resembles Overwatch 2 and other hero shooters, many have wondered who developed the Marvel game. With Blizzard Entertainment at the head of OW2, and the games’ similarities, some have wondered if Rivals was made by the same company as well.
Here is all the info on the developers and publishers behind Marvel Rivals.
Who developed Marvel Rivals? Answered
Marvel Rivals is developed and published by NetEase Games, and as it’s a Marvel game, they too participated in the development process for the popular hero shooter.
NetEase is a Chinese company founded in 1997. Since its launch, it has developed several online mobile and PC games. Some of the more well-known titles from this developer include Naraka Bladepoint, Once Human, and Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. In addition to Marvel Rivals, NetEase Games has developed other Marvel games like Marvel Duel, a strategy card game, and Marvel Super War, a mobile MOBA game.
NetEase has had a poor reputation for some time now due to its habit of costly in-game microtransactions, game abandonment, and the more recent issue of the Once Human privacy policy. Despite that, the company does make pretty decent games. Marvel Duel is a popular game with great reviews on its respective iOS and Android pages.
Marvel Super War, on the other hand, didn’t fare as well and was officially shutdown on June 27, 2024. Thankfully, Marvel Rivals has already seen more success and a steadier player base than Super War, maintaining hundreds of thousands of players each day, with seasonal updates and releases including new heroes and maps coming every six weeks or so.
Season one of Marvel Rivals added the Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing), and subsequent seasons will add from all across the Marvel universe of villains and heroes. Leaked upcoming playable characters include Blade, Ultron, Deadpool, Captain Marvel, X-Men like Cyclops, Colossus, Rogue, Gambit, and Phoenix, and some lesser known ones like Hit-Monkey, Paste Pot Pete, Jia Jing, and more.
In this new game, NetEase and Marvel collaborated to craft a storyline that fits the Marvel universe. It’s been developed to compete in one of the most popular categories—team-based PvP shooters. Many OW2 players have made the switch, with many other casual gamers trying the game out thanks to its recognizable IP and free cost to try, so it’s easy to see why it quickly became popular.
With NetEase at the helm and Marvel supporting close by, it’s clear to see that Marvel Rivals is here to stay for the foreseeable future, ready to launch collaborative skins with the MCU and any other special Marvel event as well.
Published: Feb 6, 2025 02:34 pm