Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is heading into controversy before it even launches. Steam’s database shows the upcoming fighting game blocked from purchase in 132 countries, and the reason looks a lot like a PlayStation problem gamers have already seen before.
The game is due out on August 6, 2026, from Arc System Works, Marvel Games, and PlayStation Studios. Right now, though, players in over a hundred countries can’t buy it on PC at all.
What SteamDB Shows About Marvel Tokon
The discovery came from SteamDB, the site fans use to track backend changes on Steam before publishers announce them. The listing for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls carries a note reading “Not in 132 countries.” A ResetEra user named Chairmanchuck flagged the listing, and it quickly spread across gaming forums and Reddit.
Players trying to view the game’s store page from an affected region are reportedly getting an error message instead. Sony has not confirmed the block officially. The game is still a month away from release, so the situation could shift before launch day.
The Same Story as Helldivers 2
This isn’t the first time a PlayStation PC release has run into this exact issue. In 2024, Helldivers 2 required players to link a PSN account to play on Steam. Anyone in a country without PSN access simply couldn’t use the game, and the fallout was brutal. Steam reviews dropped to Overwhelmingly Negative, and the requirement is said to have shut out more than 170 countries at one point.
Sony eventually backed off. The company removed the PSN requirement, and several PlayStation PC releases since then launched without it. Marvel Tokon appears to be bringing that requirement back.
Why PSN Is Being Enforced Again
Sony hasn’t given an official reason, but the pattern points to one thing: online features. Marvel Tokon requires a PSN account, and it includes online multiplayer alongside local play. Fighting games generally lean on crossplay so players on different platforms can compete in ranked modes, and that setup typically needs an account system tied to all platforms.
The catch is that Marvel Tokon isn’t purely an online game. It also has a single-player campaign, described as a roughly ten-hour comic-style story mode, plus offline content. None of that requires PSN. Sony appears to be treating the whole package as an online title regardless.
Countries without PSN access include Afghanistan, Barbados, Cambodia, Jamaica, and the Philippines, among others on the affected list.
