NetEase has answered the prayers of many in the Marvel Rivals community by announcing a brand-new PvE Zombie mode for its hero shooter.
The new Marvel Rivals Zombies game mode was announced shortly after the game’s October 16 update. For the uninitiated, the latest Marvel Rivals update surprise-dropped a new in-game voice changer feature that lets players tweak how they sound in voice chat without having to rely on third-party software, adding an extra layer of fun to team comms.
The announcement video for the Marvel Zombies mode, which was dropped in collaboration with Marvel Animation, revealed the first looks at the new game mode while also confirming its release date.
Marvel Rivals Zombie Mode Release Date
As already confirmed by NetEase, the Marvel Zombies game mode will officially be added to Marvel Rivals with the game’s next update, which is set to hit the live servers on October 23, 2025.
Alongside adding the new PvE game mode, the update is also expected to bring additional rewards and cosmetics for players to enjoy.
Marvel Rivals Zombie Mode Details Revealed
Marvel Rivals Executive Producer Danny Koo and Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation at Marvel Studios, Brad Winderbaum, disclosed the details of the new Marvel Rivals Zombie game mode in their latest announcement video.
“In this Marvel Zombies-inspired mode, you get to play as Thor, Blade, Magik, Jeff, and The Punisher, taking on endless waves of zombies,” Koo said when explaining this new PvE mode coming to Marvel Rivals. “You’ll have to survive the horde, go toe-to-toe with Zombie Namor and The Queen of the Dead as bosses, and fight to save the world from getting totally zombified.”
The heroes in this mode have been slightly reworked from their original versions, each featuring unique abilities designed to help them survive the zombie hordes.
Lastly, the developers also offered fans a sneak peek at the Marvel Rivals PvE Zombie mode, available to watch in the official announcement video.