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Marvel Rivalsis a PvP shooter, which means it’s primarily multiplayer. Furthermore, the game requires an internet connection to run. So, understanding the game’s matchmaking and online features is necessary if you plan to play Marvel Rivals, whether alone or with a squad of online friends.
There are several ways to jump into a Marvel Rivals match. Quick Match mode allows you to start playing straight away. However, if you wish to include your friends or customize a game of your liking, there are options for these as well. Lastly, social permission settings round out a comprehensive multiplayer suite that will meet all your needs.
Updated on June 23, 2025 by Jack Filsigner:Marvel Rivals is one of the most fun multiplayer games out there. But, it can be tricky to get your settings right if you’ve never played a cross-platform hero-shooter before.With the full release of Marvel Rivals, we’ve updated this guide to reflect new changes to multiplayer settings, crossplay, local multiplayer, social settings, and more so that you may set yourself up to play with friends, climb up the ranks of Competitive Mode, and become One Above All.
Does Marvel Rivals Have Crossplay?
Marvel Rivals has online crossplay, but the feature is limited. TheCompetitive mode does not support matching PC gamers with console gamers. PC gamers can crossplay with console gamers in the following modes:
Does Marvel Rivals Have Cross-Platform Progression?
Marvel Rivalsdoes not have cross-platform progression, with only one profile allowed per system. That means, if you download the game on console and PC, you won’t be able to link your accounts.
What Online Modes Are In Marvel Rivals?
Marvel Rivals hassixmultiplayer modes, and sometimes offers limited time modes in addition to these six.
Once inside the Play menu,you may change modes by clicking the Change Mode buttonon the right side of the screen,or pressing the button prompt for your controller(Xbox Series X/S: View button, PS5: TouchPad).
Quick Match
Quick Match is a casual matchmaking modethat will automatically assign you to a random match of Marvel Rivals. Match types include the following:
Conquest
Conquestis a distinct casual mode in whichteams must KO as many enemy heroes as possible. The victor is the first team to reach 50 points or have the most points once time runs out.
Doom Match
Doom Matchis a casual mode in Marvel Rivals whereplayers compete in a free-for-all deathmatch, racing to be the first to achieve 16 eliminations, or reaching the highest score before time runs out.
Competitive
Competitivemode is Marvel Rivals’Ranked Match mode. You can automatically join a Competitive match orparticipate in a Competitive matchof your choosing via a Custom Game.
Competitive matches decide winners in various ways, depending on the mode. Competitive match types include the following:
Convoy
Teams must escort or defend a payloadfrom reaching a destination.
Whichever team pushes the payload the farthest, wins. Ties are determined in overtime rounds.
Domination
Teams compete for domination over a control pointin the center of the map—best two out of three wins.
Convergence
Teams must first compete for domination over a control point, then push or defend a payloadfrom reaching a destination.
Keep in mind thatyou can only queue in Competitive Matches within certain rank restrictions. If you’re ranked Grand Master, and your friend is ranked Bronze, you won’t be able to play Competitive together.
Practice Vs. AI
Practice vs. AIis atraining modein which you and a team of online players compete against computer-controlled opponents. You can set the AI difficulty to Easy, Medium, or Hard. The match type is randomly determined unless you create a Practice vs. AI match in the Custom Game menu.
Custom Game
Custom Gameis a multiplayer mode that lets youhost or join a match of your choice. you may create a Custom Game using any of Marvel Rivals' multiplayer formats/maps. Furthermore, you can adjust your room settings regarding who can and cannot join or spectate your game.
What Social Settings Are Available In Marvel Rivals?
No multiplayer video game is complete without a sweeping set ofSocial Settings. These settings let you decidehow you communicate with other players and with whom. Use the options below to make your online experience as public or as private as you wish.
Career Profile
The Career Profile settingsdictate whatother players can and cannot see on your Career Profile.
Voice And Text Chat
Chat settingslet you decidewhat messages you’ll receive from other players. In the Social tab of settings, you can toggle all of the below settings on or off.
you’re able to also disable or enable Voice Chat by going to the Audio settings taband scrolling down to the Voice Chat settings section.
You can also mute players mid-matchby pressing P on your keyboard, or by pressing the options/start button and selecting the mic icon, toggling it on or off.
Social
Social optionslet you decidehow other players interact with you. you may alsomanage your Blocklistin this section.
Choices
Allow Friend Requests
Set whether to allow other players to send friend requests through various channels.
Avoid As Teammate
Manage players who you would like to avoid as teammates in matchmaking.
Click theManagebutton to open Blocklist.
How To Play With Friends In Marvel Rivals
There are two ways to play with friends in Marvel Rivals. First, you canadd friends to your team and quickly join a game. Second, you caninvite your friends to a custom game.
Does Marvel Rivals Have Local Multiplayer?
Unfortunately,you cannot play Marvel Rivals via couch co-op or in split screenwith your friends. You’ll each need to have your own system to play, and have to add each other to your respective teams.
How To Add Friends In Marvel Rivals
Before we discuss playing with your friends in Marvel Rivals,let’s first cover how to add friends.
How To Add Friends To Your Team
Now that you have a buzzing friend list, let’sadd some of them to your team. You can quickly add friends to your team via thePlaymenu. Follow the steps below:
Once your friends join your team, you’re able to search for a match as usual.
How To Block Or Avoid Teammates
Once in a while, you might decide a former teammate or friend on your friend list is no longer someone you want to keep playing with. If this is the case,you can easily block players or avoid them as a teammate.There are two ways to achieve this:
From the Friends and Recent Player list, you canselect the username of the playeryou want to block,and then select either Avoid As Teammate or Add To Blocklist.
you’re able to alsomanage this list by going into Social settingsand selecting either Manage Blocklist or Manage Avoid As Teammate List.
How To Invite Friends To A Custom Game
Inviting friends to a Custom Game is similarto adding them to your team in the Play menu. Once you create a game, follow the steps below:
Additionally, there are severalRoom Settingsyou can utilize to enhance privacy.Click the Room Settings buttonat the bottom of the screen to see them:
Decide who can and cannot join your game.
Decide who can spectate your game.
For Custom Games, you can also choose the Map, Game Mode, and establish a Ban/Pick system.
