Marvel Rivals

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Marvel Rivals

Developers
	NetEase Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5
Release dates
Windows	December 6, 2024
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Time-limited
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy, Sci-fi
Series	Marvel

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Marvel Rivals, known as 漫威争锋 in China, is a free-to-play multiplayer third-person action-shooter developed and published by NetEase Games in the Marvel series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Official Discord Server

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
Steam		Same client for both Chinese server and Global server.
Developer website		Global server.
Developer website		Chinese server.

All versions require Account-based DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Steam version can play match with official website version.

Accounts from different platforms (PC storefronts, PlayStation and Xbox) can be linked for cross-progression at ingame (Account Linking). Please note for linking PC to PlayStation: Due to account authorization issues, please make sure your PlayStation official website account is either a linked account or logged out. Otherwise, the system will automatically use the currently logged-in PlayStation account as the linked account, which may cause issues.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Free-to-play	Game is free-to-play.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Cosmetic battle pass. Previously bought battle passes do not expire with game seasons. Cosmetics can also be purchased from store.
Currency	Lattice, Units and Chrono Tokens. Lattice is only obtainable via microtransaction. 100 Lattice is 0.99$. Lattice can also be exchange for Units and Chrono Tokens. 1 Lattice is 1 Units. 1 Lattice is 1 Chrono Tokens.
Free-to-grind	Some cosmetics can be farmed in limited events.
Infinite spend	There is no limit on the amount of Lattice that can be purchased.
Time-limited	Event limited shop skins.

Essential improvements

Skip launcher

Navigate to the game's directory and locate the file 'launch_record'. Open the file with a text editor like Notepad++ or similar and change 6 to 0.
May get reset after game update

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Marvel\Saved\Config\Windows\GameUserSettings.ini %LOCALAPPDATA%\Marvel\Saved\Saved\Config\MarvelUserSetting.ini %LOCALAPPDATA%\Marvel\Saved\Saved\Config\{id}\MarvelUserSetting.ini %LOCALAPPDATA%\MarvelRivals_Launcher\meta_info
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2767030/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2767030/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			21:9 is the largest aspect ratio allowed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default is 90°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen available. May cause instability on devices with two or more monitors.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off option added in version 20250110. High-fidelity upscaling is forced with AA. Render scaling is available. From 30 to 100. Off and TAAU is 100. Choosing any option will lower it to 80 by default.
High-fidelity upscaling		TAAU, TSR, DLSS 4, FSR 3.1, FSR 4, XeSS 2 Requires GPU hardware acceleration in windows settings. Sharpness slider available for TSR/DLSS/XeSS/FSR. FSR 4 added on Season 2: Hellfire Gala [Exclusively on the AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 series]
Frame generation		DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Multi-Frame Generation, FSR Frame Generation, XeSS Frame Generation
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On and Off options. Default is Off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Slider limit from 30 FPS to 240 FPS. The frame rate will be capped in menu and in game. Limit FPS setting must be enabled first, otherwise the frame rate will be uncapped in menu and in game.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Software ray tracing based Lumen Global Illumination and Lumen Reflection.
Color blind mode		Deuteranopia, Protanopia and Tritanopia options available. Preview option is available.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse bindings for combat.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Individual profile settings for each hero available.
Mouse sensitivity		Horizontal and Vertical. From 0.01 to 40.00. Also available to save for individual profile settings for each hero.
Mouse acceleration		Added in version 20250110. Also available Mouse Smoothing. On and Off for both options. Default for both is Off. Raw Input added in version 20250314. On and Off options. Default is Off.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Game Launcher does not support Controllers, and requires Keyboard/Mouse input inorder to bypass it.
Controller remapping		Individual profile settings for each hero available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense, DualSense Edge Traditional rumble is not supported when connected via Bluetooth.
PlayStation button prompts		Dualsense prompts only. If using DualShock 4: it'll use Xbox prompts instead.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support		Static blue lights only on the DualShock 4.
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support		Wired only.
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) Bluetooth connectivity is only supported on the DualSense and DualSense Edge.

Nintendo controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Other controller(s)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
HD haptic feedback		DualSense, DualSense Edge DualSense: Wired only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Button prompt flickers when both Controller and Keyboard/Mouse inputs in use at the same time. UI Audio cue and in-game HUD will display Input switch indicator.

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  Bindings for User Interface.

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  Bindings for Communications.

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  Bindings for Spectating.

Audio

General audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound Effects, Lobby Ambiance, Music, Lobby Music and In-Game Voice volumes. From 0 to 100. In Combat Mix seperate volumes are available for Hit Indicator, Material Layer, UI Layer, Healing Sound, Damage, Critical Health and Announcer. From 0 to 100 for Material Layer and UI Layer. The rest are from 1 to 5.
Surround sound
Subtitles		For Voiceover.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Labeled as Background Playback.
Royalty free audio

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  Audio combat mix presets.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Vietnamese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		12	Versus Quick Match, Competitive, Conquest and Doom Match are for 12 players. Practive VS. AI are for 6 players. Events limited game modes can also be for 6 players such as Clash Of Dancing Lions. Custom Game can have minimum 1 player and 12 players for maximum.
Asynchronous multiplayer
Crossplay		Supported platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series Unranked modes & Custom Game. Crossplay for PC is enabled by default and can't be turned off.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		For all modes without Custom Game.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Europe (Frankfurt and Warsaw) North America (Northern Virginia, Dallas and Oregon) Asia (Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney) Middle East (Dammam) Latin America (São Paulo) Opt for a low-latency server for better gameplay. High latency might cause lag or disconnections.
Self-hosting		Custom games only.
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise, iZotope
Interface	Qt
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat	NEAC Protect

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  Social settings.

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  Other settings.

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  Accessibility settings.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 (1909 or newer)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6600K AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		Intel Core i5-10400 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
System memory (RAM)	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	70 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 Intel Arc A380 3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD), 6 GB (Intel) of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible		Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Intel Arc A750 8 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

An SSD is recommended.