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MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics cover art

MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · 2024-09-11

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Action

Franchise: Marvel · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 04, 2025 (Xbox One), Sep 12, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 12, 2024 (PlayStation 4)

The legendary crossover hits are back! The action-packed lineup consisting of seven unique titles, is full of heavy hitters like X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes. The collection also includes the rare beat 'em up game, THE PUNISHER.

66
playing now
94%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

66 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is a 2024 fighting game compilation developed and published by Capcom. It is a successor to Capcom Fighting Collection in 2022, and includes seven arcade titles developed as a collaboration with Marvel Comics, including the Marvel vs. Capcom series of crossover fighting games that were originally released between 1993 and 2000. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows in September 2024 digitally. Physical editions for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch were released in November 2024, while a digital Xbox One version was released in February 2025.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 66 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (873 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,501 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$17.96-64%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $16.95 at GameBillet (2026-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 116 of 167 observed days · $1.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
78178120242026Week of 2024-09-12: 781 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 92 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

124252026-08-11 23:00 — 81 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 48 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 47 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 67 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 47 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 65 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 80 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 55 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 52 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 66 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 44 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 73 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 54 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 42 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 86 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 61 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 33 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 124 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 90 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 25 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 87 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 45 players2026-08-26 11:00 — 26 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 98 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 41 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 84 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 54 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 66 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$879.12$16.992024-08-072026-08-292024-08-07 — best price $879.122024-09-11 — best price $44.802024-09-27 — best price $45.502024-11-16 — best price $40.992024-12-16 — best price $49.992024-12-27 — best price $37.592025-01-06 — best price $44.992025-01-25 — best price $34.992025-02-04 — best price $35.892025-02-28 — best price $38.862025-03-28 — best price $34.972025-04-23 — best price $47.492025-05-08 — best price $35.992025-05-25 — best price $33.442025-06-20 — best price $26.992025-07-13 — best price $47.492025-08-05 — best price $25.992025-08-25 — best price $26.992025-09-08 — best price $29.992025-10-01 — best price $24.022025-10-25 — best price $26.932025-11-19 — best price $21.252025-12-03 — best price $49.992025-12-23 — best price $20.192026-01-19 — best price $21.742026-02-06 — best price $45.492026-03-09 — best price $21.992026-04-13 — best price $20.742026-05-01 — best price $41.472026-05-26 — best price $49.992026-06-14 — best price $46.412026-06-30 — best price $18.572026-07-20 — best price $19.992026-08-07 — best price $46.412026-08-27 — best price $17.962026-08-29 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3741752026-05-31 — 245 pageviews2026-06-03 — 288 pageviews2026-06-06 — 290 pageviews2026-06-09 — 259 pageviews2026-06-12 — 214 pageviews2026-06-15 — 226 pageviews2026-06-18 — 193 pageviews2026-06-21 — 195 pageviews2026-06-24 — 206 pageviews2026-06-27 — 228 pageviews2026-06-30 — 201 pageviews2026-07-03 — 229 pageviews2026-07-06 — 202 pageviews2026-07-09 — 225 pageviews2026-07-12 — 196 pageviews2026-07-15 — 205 pageviews2026-07-18 — 236 pageviews2026-07-21 — 260 pageviews2026-07-24 — 255 pageviews2026-07-27 — 278 pageviews2026-07-30 — 257 pageviews2026-08-02 — 337 pageviews2026-08-05 — 282 pageviews2026-08-08 — 282 pageviews2026-08-11 — 317 pageviews2026-08-14 — 301 pageviews2026-08-17 — 254 pageviews2026-08-20 — 262 pageviews2026-08-23 — 312 pageviews2026-08-26 — 262 pageviews2026-08-28 — 240 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
72.6%
earned "The Battle for Survival Begins!"
9.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6,85722%41
Steam (Steam)2,9694%40
Xbox One (Xbox)2,20711%40
Switch (Nintendo)7280%0
Switch (Nintendo)1000%0
Switch (Nintendo)350%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

Retro1990'sActionArcadeFightingSuperhero2D FighterComic BookBeat 'em upMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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