Marvel Rivals closed beta release date and time for all regions

Netease Games has announced the release date and time for the upcoming Marvel Rivals closed beta for July 2024. The upcoming playtest will go live on July 23 through August 5, and players can sign up right now to secure a chance to participate. Thus far, the 6v6 multiplayer third-person shooter game has seen a closed alpha with limited players joining the fight but it's a bigger event this time.

Sign-ups for both console and PC platforms are nearly here, so here's everything players need to know before diving into the upcoming Marvel Rivals closed beta test.

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When does Marvel Rivals closed beta for July 2024 release?

After being announced earlier, it has been confirmed that the Marvel Rivals closed beta will air in three regions: North America, Europe, and Asia. Here's when it goes live and ends for all corresponding platforms:

Begins on July 23, 2024 at

• Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): July 23, 2024, at 3 PM
• Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): July 23, 2024, at 4 PM
• Central Daylight Time (CDT): July 23, 2024, at 5 PM
• Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): July 23, 2024, at 6 PM
• Brasilia Time (BRT): July 23, 2024, at 7 PM
• British Summer Time (BST): July 23, 2024, at 11 PM
• Central European Summer Time (CEST): July 24, 2024, at 12 AM
• Eastern European Time (EET): July 24, 2024, at 12 AM
• Indian Standard Time (IST): July 24, 2024, at 3:30 AM
• China Standard Time (CST): July 24, 2024, at 6 AM
• Japan Standard Time (JST): July 24, 2024, at 7 AM
• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): July 24, 2024, at 8 AM
• New Zealand Standard Time (NZST): July 24, 2024, at 10 AM

Ends on August 5, 2024 at:

• Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): August 5, 2024, at 12 AM
• Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): August 5, 2024, at 1 AM
• Central Daylight Time (CDT): August 5, 2024, at 2 AM
• Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): August 5, 2024, at 3 AM
• Brasilia Time (BRT): August 5, 2024, at 4 AM
• British Summer Time (BST): August 5, 2024, at 8 AM
• Central European Summer Time (CEST): August 5, 2024, at 9 AM
• Eastern European Time (EET): August 5, 2024, at 9 AM
• Indian Standard Time (IST): August 5, 2024, at 12:30 PM
• China Standard Time (CST): August 5, 2024, at 3 PM
• Japan Standard Time (JST): August 5, 2024, at 4 PM
• Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): August 5, 2024, at 5 PM
• New Zealand Standard Time (NZST): August 5, 2024, at 7 PM

Here's how to sign up:

• Console: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S players can fill up the official Marvel Rivals closed beta questionnaire and await a response
• PC (via Steam): Steam users can head to the Marvel Rivals store page on July 20, 2024, to request access with the Join Beta option

As for content, players will be able to fight across the Yggsgard and Tokyo 2099 maps with the following characters in this Marvel Rivals closed beta:

• Adam Warlock
• 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
• Venom

Marvel Rivals is currently in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms.