MultiVersus: Release date, characters, platforms, Rifts PvE mode, more

❘ Updated: 2024-05-20T15:57:27

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MultiVersus is ready to be officially released after a long period of beta testing, so here’s everything you need to know about Warner Bros’ fighting game, including its release date, confirmed fighters, PvE mode, and more.

MultiVersus had a successful Early Access and beta test period in 2022 and 2023, giving fans the chance to fight it out with different characters from Warner Bros. Entertainment’s franchises.

Here’s everything you need to know about the fighting game, including its release date, all confirmed fighters, the Rifts PvE mode, and more.

Release date
Platforms
All characters
Gameplay details
All stages
PvE mode
Trailers

MultiVersus release date

MultiVersus is officially coming out on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Players all around the world will be able to join the action in this free-to-play fighting game simultaneously.

Mics? Checked. MVPs? Rabid. Netcode? Updated. Game engine? Unreal 5’d. Tony? Ready. #MultiVersus launch date? May 28th. pic.twitter.com/CWnXDL1Mr4
— MultiVersus (@multiversus) March 11, 2024

MultiVersus platforms

MultiVersus will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) at launch, according to the official website. What’s more, the game features crossplay between platforms, so you’ll be able to play with your friends no matter what system you’re on.

Fans had the chance to enjoy a beta test period between July 2022 and June 2023. And while that version of the game was built on Unreal Engine 4, the game is now being developed in Unreal Engine 5, so players can expect better graphics and performance on the current-gen consoles.

All MultiVersus characters

Here are all the 26 confirmed characters that will be available in MultiVersus at launch:

Agent Smith (The Matrix)
Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)
Batman (DC)
Black Adam (DC)
Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
Finn the Human (Adventure Time)
Garnet (Steven Universe)
Gizmo (Gremlins)
Harley Quinn (DC)
Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
Joker (DC)
Lebron (Space Jam)
Marvin the Martian (Looney Tunes)
Morty (Rick and Morty)
Reindog (MultiVersus)
Rick (Rick and Morty)
Shaggy (Scooby-Doo)
Steven Universe
Stripe (Gremlins)
Superman (DC)
Taz (Looney Tunes)
The Iron Giant
Tom and Jerry
Velma (Scooby-Doo)
Wonder Woman (DC)

We’ll update this section once more characters are revealed. If you want to know more about characters’ types in the fighting game, make sure to check our guide of every MultiVersus characters.

MultiVersus features characters from different franchises owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment.

MultiVersus gameplay details

The devs at Player First Games (PFG) confirmed MultiVersus will feature rollback netcode to “provide the best online experience possible.” This was celebrated by the fighting game community, as it has become standard for the genre.

PFG also revealed some big changes from the beta’s gameplay with two additions: Dash attacks and Parry Time. “Dash attack is an intuitive combat entry that can quickly close the distance between you and your opponent,” reads its official description. Players can use this attack to start or end a combo, as well as to escape from a sticky situation.

The biggest addition is the Parry, which allows players to counterattack. However, as is common in fighting games, missing the Parry window can leave you in a worse position than before, so players will need to master its timing. The devs are adding these elements to keep the dynamic gameplay while adding more tools for players to attack and defend in battle.

All MultiVersus stages

Since MultiVersus mixes many popular franchises, stages are also an important element in the experience, and here are all the confirmed arenas so far from the beta:

Batcave (DC)
Cromulans (Rick and Morty)
Dexter’s Laboratory
Scooby-Doo’s Haunted Mansion (Scooby-Doo)
Sky Arena (Steven Universe)
The City of Townsville (Powerpuff Girls)
The Court (Space Jam)
Throne Room (Game of Thrones)
Training Room (MultiVersus)
Tree Fort (Adventure Time)
Trophy E.D.G.E. (MultiVersus)

MultiVersus Rifts Mode: PvE explained

Game Director and Player First Games co-founder Tony Huynh confirmed the Rifts PvE mode is coming to MultiVersus at launch. According to Huynh, “This new mode will introduce additional ways of playing with unique rewards.”

On May 16, PFG revealed an overview of the PvE mode that “will allow players to travel the multiverse and fight their way through a series of encounters flavored by wacky combat mutators and unique experiences.”

Each Rift will feature specific themes, skins, challenges, and mutators.

Each Rift will have a series of fights players need to complete alongside challenges and mini-games of different natures called Nodes. All Rifts will follow a specific theme that will prompt unique interactions between characters, building on the MultiVersus “story.”

Rifts will get harder the more you progress through them, and they’ll have seasonal content that will rotate regularly. Players will be able to train their skills outside of PvP in battles with modifiers called mutators. Rifts will also include Boss Battles to end each Rift with a bang.

MultiVersus players will earn Stars by completing Nodes on Rifts and clearing side objectives. Lastly, Gems will allow you to power up different aspects of your fighters. Gems can be for Offense, Defense, or Utility, and if you unlock the same one more than once, you’ll be able to level it up to get better modifiers.

All MultiVersus trailers

After a lot of content released during the MultiVersus beta, Player First Games released the Joker’s official trailer on May 8, 2024.

Then, on May 20, 2024, PFG confirmed Jason Voorhees and Agent Smith as playable characters with the Official Launch Trailer:

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