Who said fighting games were dead? Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls posted a peak concurrent player count of over 33,000 on Steam during its open beta last weekend. For context, these surpass the benchmarks set previously by Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6 (as well as their own betas). The numbers confirm that the appetite for a superhero tag-team fighter is very, very real, despite what the critics say. We’re hungry.
The beta ran across the weekend of July 25–27, 2026, and the numbers were striking from the moment servers opened:
