Deadpool has to be the most anticipated hero in Marvel Rivals history, as he’s caused the game’s player count to spike higher than it’s been since last April.
Unless you’ve been living under a Marvel-resistant rock for the past few weeks, you’re no doubt aware that Deadpool finally joined Marvel Rivals yesterday. As one of the brand’s most popular characters over the past decade or so, it’s no surprise that the Merc with a Mouth’s arrival is being met with a ton of attention.
Marvel Rivals players have been spending the last few days wrapping their heads around Deadpool’s bizarre moveset, meme-y voice lines, and seemingly endless number of references, but now that he’s actually in the game, it’s clear it wasn’t just empty excitement. After months of a decent but not groundbreaking playerbase, Deadpool has managed to almost double it overnight.
Deadpool Has Briefly Managed To Almost Double Marvel Rivals’ Player Count
And That’s Just On Steam!
As pointed out by Twitter user CultureCrave, Deadpool’s arrival in Marvel Rivals yesterday did the game’s player count a massive favour and gave it the biggest peak it’s seen in almost a whole year. SteamDB shows that Marvel Rivals had more than 200,000 concurrent players for Deadpool’s launch, peaking at 200,027.
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That’s just on Steam, too, as I’m sure PlayStation and Xbox also saw a big boost from Deadpool. Hell, even I was considering jumping back in for him.
Before Deadpool launched, Marvel Rivals was pretty reliably bringing in between 80,000 and 100,000 concurrent players, which would usually be boosted a bit when a new hero launched. Deadpool is clearly a big enough hero to reignite interest in the game and almost double its playercount in one day, although it’s very likely going to settle back down after a week or two when we get sick of the 6-7 jokes.
As of the time of writing, Rivals currently has 77,000 concurrent players on Steam, which isn’t bad at all for mid-day Saturday. We’ll have to see if the Merc with a Mouth can keep it up (how Deadpool of me) over the weekend, but it’s a nice sign that Marvel Rivals can still bring in plenty of players so far after launch, just as long as it picks a hero that everyone has been asking for.
Marvel Rivals
- Released
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December 6, 2024
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Violence
- Developer(s)
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NetEase Games
- Publisher(s)
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NetEase Games
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