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Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha: Dates, heroes, and more

Players will be granted access during 10 days throughout May.

The Closed Alpha test for Marvel Rivals will run from May 10 at 5 p.m PT until May 20 at 11:50 p.m PT, the developers announced on Friday, April 26.

Marvel Rivals is an upcoming hero third-person shooter for PC that will place the players in six-versus-six battles with some of the most famous superheroes and villains of the Marvel universe. Here's everything you need to know about the Closed Alpha test.

How many players will have access to Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha?

Although lots of fans have signed up for the Closed Alpha test, NetEase Games will give access to around 30,000 lucky players from United States and Canada who meet the recommended system requirements.

Recommended Requirements
Specification
Operating System
Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU
Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600x
RAM
16 GB
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Super) or AMD RX 5700-XT
DirectX
Version 12
Storage
70 GB available space (SSD)

These recommended PC specs should be enough to run Marvel Rivals smoothly as long as the developers optimized the game properly.

All playable heroes and villains in Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha

The action will definitely be intense in Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)
The action will definitely be intense in Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

A total of 19 Marvel characters will be available for the Closed Alpha test, but expect the developers to add more once the game is ready.

  • Black Panther
  • Doctor Strange
  • Groot
  • Hela
  • Hulk
  • Iron Man
  • Loki
  • Luna Snow
  • Magik
  • Magneto
  • Mantis
  • Namor
  • Peni Parker
  • Punisher
  • Rocket Raccoon
  • Star-Lord
  • Storm
  • Scarlet Witch
  • Spider-Man

What are the game modes for Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha?

Three distinctive game modes will be available during the Closed Alpha test: Convoy, Domination, and Convergence.

All maps available for Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha

The 30,000 lucky players with access to the Closed Alpha test will have three maps at their disposal: Yggsgard: Yggdrasill Path, Yggsgard: Royal Palace, and Tokyo 2099: Shin-Shibuya.

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