Players will be able to try out Blade for the first time as well as Episode Mode
Update: PlayStation has now revealed another villain is joining the Marvel Tokon open beta roster to bring the available characters up to 16. More information for the fighters and beginner’s guide has been added to our story below.
After running a couple of closed tests, it’s finally almost time for everyone to be able to get their hands on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.
PlayStation just revealed all of the major and important information regarding Marvel Tokon’s incoming Open Beta Test on both the PlayStation 5 and also PC for the first time.
Update: Sony and Arc System Works are apparently adding more to the beta content than previously revealed.
Green Goblin is joining the test’s roster to showcase his first appearance as an official fighting game character.
So now that only leaves four of the launch roster on the outside between Deadpool, Loki, Carnage and Hulk, but perhaps that’ll change again as we get closer to the start date.
“I’m here! The greatest! The greenest! The murder king! Hyaahahaha!” pic.twitter.com/X4UR6hqbc4
— MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls (@MARVELTokon) July 20, 2026
On top of that, the PlayStation Blog also shared an official beginner’s guide for Marvel Tokon’s beta that goes over more of the mechanics and modes which are going to be available.
Open Beta begins this Friday!
Master the basics, pick your hero, and hit the ground running with the #MARVELTokon: Fighting Souls Beginner’s Guide, written by @HYPER_pachiRead it on the PS Blog: pic.twitter.com/YxaCAFLmnT
— MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls (@MARVELTokon) July 20, 2026
Original Story: Marvel Tokon’s beta will surprisingly contain 16 of the main roster of 20 characters, so almost everyone can be tested.
That includes one of the newest revealed fighters in Blade from the Samurai Outriders team, but Deadpool and Loki will not be joining in here.
The rest of the characters are Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Storm, Magik, Wolverine, Danger, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, Peni Parker, Ghost Rider, Doctor Doom, Green Goblin and Magneto.
Players can battle across six selectable stages with Marvel’s New York (Day), Savage Land, X-Mansion, Knowhere, Wakanda, and Marvel’s New York (Night).
As for modes, Tokon’s beta offers Casual, Ranked and Open Lobby online matches, but that’s not all.
They’re also including Training Mode, the Start Up Battle tutorial and even an early look at Marvel’s Episode Mode.
Players will be able to check out the first three chapters of the Amazing Guardians’ story.
The beta is scheduled to begin on Friday, July 24, at 12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET and run through Sunday, July 26, at 11:59 p.m. PT / 2:59 a.m. ET.
Pre-downloads begin from the store two hours before the test begins at 10 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. ET.
Sony states that players do not need a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online in this beta, but everyone will need a PlayStation Network account even on PC.
You can find more information below or on the PlayStation Blog post about Marvel Tokon’s beta, and take a look at the new beta test trailer for the upcoming fighting game.
Available Characters
Fighting Avengers
• Captain America
• Iron Man
• Black Panther
Unbreakable X-men
• Storm
• Magik
• Wolverine
• Danger
Amazing Guardians
• Spider-Man
• Ms. Marvel
• Star-Lord
• Peni Parker
Samurai Outriders
• Ghost Rider
• Blade
Knights of Doom
• Doctor Doom
• Magneto
• Green Goblin
Available Stages
• Marvel’s New York (Day)
• Savage Land
• X-Mansion
• Knowhere
• Wakanda
• Marvel’s New York (Night)
Available Modes
• Casual Online
• Ranked Online
• Open Online Lobbies
• Episode Mode demo
• Start Up Battle Tutorials
• Training Mode
Times
• Start: July 24 12:00 a.m. PT / 8:00 a.m. BST / 4:00 p.m. JST
• End: July 26, 11:59 p.m. PT / July 27, 7:59 a.m. BST / 3:59 p.m. JST
• Pre-downloads: July 23 10 p.m. PT / July 24 6:00 a.m. BST / 2:00 p.m. JST
