One of the features that draws players in and keeps them coming back to Marvel Rivals is the numerous themed events that take place throughout each Competitive Season. These events generally involve completing missions to unlock various rewards, such as in-game currencies, sprays, nameplates, mood bundles, emojis, and even hero cosmetics and MVPs related to each event theme.

One such event taking place in Season 3 - The Abyss Awakens, is the Summer Special event. As the title indicates, this is a summertime-inspired concept featuring beachy hero skins, emotes, sprays, and more. If you're looking to get the most out of the Summer Special event in Marvel Rivals, this guide has all of the information you'll need to know.

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Summer Special Event Guide in Marvel RIvals

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In Marvel Rivals, the Summer Special event is automatically made available to every player who logs into the game, with progress checks available from the button on the main menu. This event runs for a limited time between July 17, 2025, and August 15, 2025. The event features multiple pages of free and premium reward tracks, similar to the mini Battle Pass-like approach previously seen in Venom's Bubble Pop.

Players automatically have access to the rewards and can progress by simply playing matches of the game in their eligible mode of choice (usually Quick Match or Competitive Play). As they continue to complete each match, they will gain XP to progress the unlock bar for the next track. All free rewards will automatically be unlocked and can be claimed by clicking the icon on the track.

Players can also choose to purchase the Premium Summer Special track to gain a series of additional rewards as they work their way through each page. In the case that they choose to come back and upgrade to Premium later, all previous Premium rewards that they have surpassed will automatically unlock and will become ready to claim.

All Event Rewards in Marvel Rivals Summer Special Event

Reward

Free or Premium Track?

Thing Sunshine skin

Premium

Loki mood bundle

Free

Sunshine Thing spray

Free

Sunshine Thing nameplate

Free

200 Unstable Molecules

Free

It's Readin' Time Thing emote

Free

Psylocke emoji bundle

Premium

Worthy Waves spray

Free

Worthy Waves nameplate

Free

Throg! Thor emote

Free

Thor emoji bundle

Premium

200 Unstable Molecules

Free

Maritime Mischief MVP intro

Free

Thor Worthy Waves skin

Free

Cool Summer spray

Free

Cool Summer nameplate

Premium

Frosty Fortress Luna Snow emote

Free

Luna Snow mood bundle

Premium

Summer Spectacular gallery card

Free

Frozen Flow MVP intro

Premium

Luna Snow Cool Summer skin

Premium

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Top Critic Avg: 78 /100 Critics Rec: 84%
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Released
December 6, 2024
ESRB
T For Teen // Violence
Developer(s)
NetEase Games
Publisher(s)
NetEase Games
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Limited - console crossplay, no PC crossplay
Cross Save
No
Franchise
Marvel
Number of Players
1-6
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unknown
PC Release Date
December 6, 2024
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
December 6, 2024
PS5 Release Date
December 6, 2024
Genre(s)
Third-Person Shooter, Action, Multiplayer
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
7.5 hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
20 GB