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ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 cover art

ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3

CAPCOM CO., LTD. · CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. · 2017-03-06

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Action

Franchise: Marvel, Street Fighter, Viewtiful Joe, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Darkstalkers, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Mega Man X, Strider, Final Fight, Mega Man, X-Men, The Avengers, Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor, Wolverine, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dead Rising, Iron Man, Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, Ace Attorney, Captain America · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 15, 2011 (PlayStation 3), Nov 15, 2011 (Xbox 360), Mar 07, 2017 (Xbox One), Dec 03, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Feb 22, 2012 (PlayStation Vita), Mar 06, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Marvel and Capcom join forces to deliver the most frenetic 3 vs 3 tag battles ever with Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3. This release comes fully loaded, including all previous DLC, Marvel VS. Capcom : Official Complete Works.

261
playing now
92%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (127 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

261 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 261 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 460 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~58/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 196k–470k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,837 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.37-71%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Gamer Thor (2025-01-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 95 of 155 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12512520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

261422026-08-06 22:00 — 177 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 119 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 84 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 161 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 134 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 87 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 186 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 135 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 87 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 201 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 128 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 81 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 177 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 110 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 91 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 148 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 132 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 71 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 161 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 136 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 52 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 119 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 193 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 61 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 136 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 159 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 69 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 167 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 261 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.992017-02-072026-08-262017-02-07 — best price $24.992018-08-02 — best price $8.492019-01-02 — best price $24.992019-05-06 — best price $24.992019-09-28 — best price $21.872020-01-30 — best price $7.492020-04-20 — best price $19.932020-06-25 — best price $7.492020-10-16 — best price $6.692021-01-04 — best price $19.932021-04-13 — best price $7.492021-07-19 — best price $24.992021-10-06 — best price $6.742021-12-15 — best price $7.492022-02-28 — best price $7.492022-05-11 — best price $24.992022-07-27 — best price $21.242022-09-29 — best price $24.992022-12-12 — best price $6.492023-02-23 — best price $24.992023-05-09 — best price $21.742023-07-25 — best price $7.502023-09-30 — best price $22.222023-12-11 — best price $6.372024-03-04 — best price $6.492024-05-03 — best price $6.532024-07-29 — best price $15.992024-09-17 — best price $6.492024-12-01 — best price $6.002025-01-21 — best price $15.992025-03-27 — best price $6.892025-05-30 — best price $7.502025-09-02 — best price $22.972025-12-07 — best price $22.172026-02-27 — best price $22.742026-05-27 — best price $24.742026-07-26 — best price $7.502026-08-26 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

9912026-08-26 20:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 81 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
63.1%
earned "Above Average Joe"
1.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TV

5 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)22,7024%47
Xbox 360 (Xbox)21,9141%47
PS4 (PlayStation)21,5752%47
Xbox One (Xbox)19,7550%47
PS Vita (PlayStation)15,2175%47
Steam (Steam)13,4730%47

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2.5DMemesActionArcadeFightingSuperhero2D FighterComic BookControllerCompetitive

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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