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Marvel Heroes
The Vault · 2013

Marvel Heroes

Great Marvel lore wrapped around repetitive, spammy combat.
Released2013
Players1-5
Marvelaction-RPG
Action MMOFree-to-PlayARPG

Marvel Heroes is a 2013 free-to-play action MMO by Gazillion Entertainment, blending Diablo-style action with MMORPG structure. Players control over 20 Marvel characters through a story written by comics writer Brian Michael Bendis. It ran on PC (later consoles as Marvel Heroes Omega) before shutting down in 2017.

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In Previews1 preview
First Look: Marvel Heroes
Diablo creator David Brevik is building a free-to-play action-RPG out of the Marvel Universe. Trailer-only so far, but the pedigree has our attention.
Cautiously Optimistic · May 23, 2012
How to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
A Windows PC; free-to-play.
Modern Re-release
The game and its console version (Marvel Heroes Omega) were shut down in 2017 and are no longer playable.
Game Record
PlatformPC (Windows)
DeveloperGazillion Entertainment
PublisherGazillion Entertainment
Genreaction-RPG
Players1-5
SeriesMarvel
ReviewedJune 15, 2013
RestoredJune 5, 2026
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PC (Windows)
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