Marvel Rivals release time – when does the game come out and how to preload

MARVEL Rivals is the upcoming 6v6 superhero shooter featuring a massive roster of Marvel characters, and it’s coming out tomorrow, December 6, 2024.

The countdown for Marvel Rivals has started, as the PvP hero shooter is launching on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 simultaneously, and will be free to play.

If you’re looking forward to downloading and starting to play Marvel Rivals as early as possible, here’s everything you need to know about the game’s exact release date and time.

What time is Marvel Rivals coming out?

Marvel Rivals will be released on December 6, 2024, at 12am UK time (midnight), simultaneously across all platforms and regions.

This means all players will be able to start playing at the same time, regardless of whether they’re playing on PC, PS5, or Xbox.

For players in the US, the launch time for Marvel Rivals is December 5, 2024, at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.

In some regions, such as the US, it will still be December 5 when the game launches, while in Europe and Asia, the release time id on December 6.

Here’s what Marvel Rivals’ global launch time looks like in your time zone: 

December 5, 2024

• 4pm PT (US Pacific Time)
• 5pm MT (US Mountain Time)
• 6pm CT (US Central Time)
• 7pm ET (US Eastern Time)

December 6, 2024

• 12am (midnight) GMT (UK Time) 
• 1am CET (Central Europe)
• 2am EET (Eastern Europe)
• 5:30am IST (India)
• 8am CST (China)
• 9am JST (Japan)
• 11:00am AEDT (Australia)
• 1pm NZDT (New Zealand)

How to preload Marvel Rivals

Players can already preload Marvel Rivals on PC via Steam by navigating to the game’s page in the store and clicking the Pre-Load Game button.

The download size on Steam is 47.5GB, so if your internet connection is slow, make sure you start preloading as early as possible.

Once the game releases, you will be able to quickly install the preloaded files from your Steam library and start playing.

Unfortunately, there is no preload option for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, so console players will have to wait for the game’s release time to download and install.

For more on the game, check out our Marvel Rivals preview.