Marvel Tōkon beta start time and everything you'll be able to play

Jul 23, 2026 - 13:07

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Marvel Tōkon beta start time and everything you'll be able to play

Fighting Souls - Star-Lord posing with his right hand up to his temple.

I'm not usually a fighting game person, but Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is my jam. Partly because it's superheroes, partly because it looks absolutely beautiful. And with the Marvel Tōkon beta dates coming up, our chance to finally play it is almost here—the previous playtest was exclusive to PS5, the greedy buggers.

Below, I'll go over when you can websling into the open beta and what you can expect to have access to. While the full release is only a month away, this beta doesn't reveal everything you'll find on launch day. For one, we're missing a few fighters.

When is the Marvel Tōkon beta?

The Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls beta runs for just three days on PC and PS5, from Friday, July 24, until Sunday, July 26, at the following times across the globe:

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Time Zone

Start

End

US Pacific	12:00 am PT	11:59 pm PT
US Eastern	3:00 am ET	2:59 am ET
UK	8:00 am BST	7:59 am BST (July 27)
Europe	9:00 am BST	8:59 am BST (July 27)
Australia	5:00 pm AEST	4:59 pm AEST (July 27)
New Zealand	7:00 pm NZST	6:59 pm NZST (July 27)
Japan	4:00 pm JST	3:59 pm JST

You'll be able to download the open beta via Steam or the Epic Games Store on PC, or on PlayStation, up to two hours before the playtest goes live.

What's in the Marvel Tōkon beta?

While the open beta features much more content than any previous closed test (which were also limited to PS5), it's still not everything we'll have access to at launch. Most notably, it includes 16 of the 20 characters, so a few teams are a little short-staffed:

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Official artwork showcasing the Fighting Avengers team, with Captain Amercia, Black Panther, Hulk, and Iron Man.

Fighting Avengers

The Avengers are only missing the Hulk, though he's quite a big ally to lose:

Captain America
Iron Man
Black Panther

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Official artwork showcasing the Unbreakable X-Men team, with Danger, Wolverine, Storm, and Magick.

Unbreakable X-Men

Storm
Magik
Wolverine
Danger

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Official artwork showcasing the Amazing Guardians team, with Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Ms Marvel, and Peni Parker.

Amazing Guardians

Spider-Man
Ms. Marvel
Star-Lord
Peni Parker

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Official artwork showcasing the Samurai Outriders team, with Deadpool, Loki, Ghost Rider, and Blade.

Samurai Outriders

While it's the first time Blade's playable, this team is missing Deadpool and Loki:

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Official artwork showcasing the Knights of Doom team, with Doctor Doom, Carnage, Magneto, and Green Goblin.

Knights of Doom

We can playtest my favourite fighters on this team, but it's without Carnage:

Doctor Doom
Magneto
Green Goblin

Outside of the almost complete roster, there will be:

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - A stage with a lush park with an Avengers statue.

Six stages

We'll also be able to duke it out on six different stages, though the developer hasn't confirmed how many there are in the full game yet:

Marvel’s New York (Day)
Marvel’s New York (Night)
Savage Land
X-Mansion
Knowhere
Wakanda

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Gameplay of Iron Man hovering above fire attacking Ghost Rider in a city street.

Casual and ranked

Surprisingly, we'll be able to check out the ranked mode during the beta, including climbing the ladder. Ironically, it's probably going to be the best time for it, while most players haven't got the knack of how to kick your ass so cleanly you can't react.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Official screenshot of th Open Lobby area, with an chibi style Blade and Ghost Rider walking towards the camera.

Open Lobby

We'll also have access to the Open Lobby between matches, where you can select an avatar and meet up with other players. You can even challenge them directly by using the arcade cabinets.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - An official screenshot of a comic cutscene from Episode Mode, featuring Ms Marvel and Spider-Man.

Episode mode

For the first time, we can play through the first three chapters of the story mode. Specifically, the Amazing Guardians storyline, as Spider-Man is putting together the team. What I love is that it features fully illustrated motion comic cutscenes between the standard battles, which feel very fitting.

Marvel Tōkon system requirements

Below are the minimum and recommended requirements for both the open beta and the full launch:

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Minimum requirements:

OS: Windows 11
CPU: Intel Core I5-8400/AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
RAM: 16GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB/AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB

Recommended requirements:

OS: Windows 11
CPU: Intel Core I7-8700/AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
RAM: 16GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB/AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB

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