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Marvel Heroes
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Marvel Heroes

Developer: Gazillion Entertainment · Published by Gazillion Entertainment · 2013
Great Marvel lore wrapped around repetitive, spammy combat.
Action MMOFree-to-PlayMarvelARPG
2
out of 5.0
Average
POCG VERDICT
Superb Marvel lore and cut-scenes, buried under repetitive, spammy play.
A good-looking Marvel action MMO with superb lore and cut-scenes, undone by repetitive, depersonalised, spammy combat and broken PvP. For die-hard fans only.
About This Game

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.

POCG ReviewOriginal: June 15, 2013 · Restored: 20260605
2
Average
Review Verdict
Marvel Heroes
A good-looking Marvel action MMO with superb lore and cut-scenes, undone by repetitive, depersonalised, spammy combat and broken PvP. For die-hard fans only.
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.