It’s been over a month since Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launched, and its early gross sales figures and participant counts on PC are sparking concern inside the preventing recreation neighborhood about its longevity.
Arc System Works’ newest tag preventing recreation has suffered no finish of discourse inside the FGC; some gamers like it, whereas others are severely dissatisfied with its tag system and on-line matchmaking, and it’s virtually unimaginable to keep away from this debate when you’re on preventing recreation Twitter proper now. Most everybody was excited for a brand new, fast-paced Marvel preventing recreation from the builders of the highly-lauded Responsible Gear sequence and Dragon Ball FighterZ — however after launch, that pleasure appears to have dwindled right into a spiral of frustration.
Information from Steam Charts reveals that the title boasts a present energetic PC participant rely of 427 gamers on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 791 gamers. The sport’s all-time peak on Steam is listed at 13,787 gamers, however needless to say these are simply Steam figures and don’t account for PlayStation customers.
Sales figures for Tokon on PC have additionally pushed discourse across the recreation; information from Alinea Analytics reveals a cavernous disparity between platforms, with 82% of copies being bought on PlayStation in comparison with simply 18% on Steam. That being stated, it has generated an estimated $49.7 million in income, promoting roughly 750,000 copies throughout each platforms mixed.
These numbers aren’t something to smell at, and it’s price noting that the competitors is stiff. Avenue Fighter 6 is unquestionably essentially the most profitable preventing recreation in the marketplace proper now, and Tokon was unlikely to ever topple it. The sport is actually seeing success on PlayStation — however its extraordinarily tough launch on PC is more likely to blame for the extreme disparity between who’s taking part in on what platform.
The sport infamously suffered points with its PC port at launch, to the purpose the place distinguished neighborhood determine Maximilian Dood actually uninstalled it throughout one in every of his dwell streams in a damning second that went viral. Whereas a patch was shortly launched to assist clear up these issues, Tokon’s producer admitted that it might be tough to regain gamers’ belief after this, and the sport’s director, Kazuto Sekine, apologized for the ordeal in an trustworthy assertion a month later.
Whereas Tokon seems to be thriving on PlayStation, its comparatively lackluster playerbase on PC and strikingly smaller gross sales figures on Steam have sparked a debate inside the preventing recreation neighborhood as as to whether or not the sport has what it takes to climate the storm in an more and more crowded market of IP-based tag preventing video games (hey, Invincible VS and Avatar Legends). We can also’t low cost the truth that the sport was initially blocked in 132 nations resulting from PSN necessities.
One of many loudest voices on this dialog is Responsible Gear and Smash Bros professional William ‘Leffen’ Hjelte. “Until Tokon turns the sport round gameplay clever by subsequent patch, I am gonna drop it,” he wrote in a viral post on X/Twitter. “Gameplay apart, I can not even get matches in EU, it appears like the intense playerbase is possibly, at finest, 1/tenth of Try’s and 2XKO’s right here.
“I genuinely suppose the sport is saveable in the event that they act quick and accurately, however with us not even realizing when the patch is coming and solely 4 characters coming (no date), I feel it is most likely over, at the least when you care about having a giant scene. Very unhappy, I had lots of excessive hopes for Tokon.”
I genuinely suppose the sport is saveable in the event that they act quick and accurately however with us not even realizing when the patch is coming and solely 4 chars coming (no date) I feel its most likely over, at the least when you care about having a giant scene.
Very unhappy, I had lots of excessive hopes for Tokon.— Leffen (@TSM_Leffen) September 22, 2026
“Dragon Ball FighterZ bought over two million copies in its first week,” one other participant pointed out. “Tokon most likely will not even break a million in six months. That is really unhappy that they fumbled such a simple win.”
“Yeah… This recreation will solely have a yr’s price of content material, and solely as a result of it is already made or within the planning phases. I do not suppose Cyclops will deliver within the crowd Tokon wants,” one other speculated.
Others, nonetheless, are arguing that it’s solely been just below two months because the recreation got here out, and are pointing to its success on PlayStation as to why issues won’t be as grim as some voices within the FGC imagine.
“Marvel Tokon got here out August 6. Not even two months in the past,” YouTuber and distinguished neighborhood member Mightykeef stated. “Not… even… two months in the past. I’ve seen such an insane quantity of doom posting for a preventing recreation that has not even been in a position to breath for 2 months, lol.”
“Tokon is an unbelievable preventing recreation, however it’s nonetheless a preventing recreation. At all times a distinct segment style. Hell, one of many goats of the style, UMVC3, did not crack 600k in two months,” one other pointed out.
“It took Marvel vs Capcom 2 years to turn out to be the legendary legend it’s. Began in arcade, then ported over to Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox. It’s not gonna occur in a single day. And I like Tokon, I would like extra of it. We have to actually finish the silly seasonal DLC crap. Simply launch with extra characters,” one other stated.
The FGC tradition is so totally different than I keep in mind. Marvel Tokon got here out August sixth. Not even two months in the past.
Not… even… two months in the past. I’ve seen such an insane quantity of doom posting for a preventing recreation that has not even been in a position to breath for 2 months lol https://t.co/1LGW70FoEG
— Mightykeef (@MightyKeef) September 23, 2026
What’s your tackle this dialog? Do you suppose Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is in a wholesome state with a vivid future forward, or do you imagine that the sport is already on its solution to irrelevance? Tell us within the feedback under.
Virginia Glaze
Information Editor
Virginia (she/her) is IGN’s Information Editor. With ten years of expertise reporting on video games and leisure, she’s bought a storied background within the preventing recreation neighborhood, influencer information, and viral on-line developments. Discover her on Twitter at @TheeMissGlaze.