Summary
Marvelhas announced a brand-new team-based tactical RPG inMarvel Mystic Mayhem, pitting Nightmare against a diverse cast of superheroes. Developed by NetEase Games, Marvel Games’ GM Haluk Mentes highlighted the company’s long-standing partnership with the studio and hopedMarvelfans would enjoy soaking up the RPG’s visual flair and unique gameplay set in the supernatural world.
Comic book fans already haveMarvel’sWolverineto look forward to, in addition to Skydance New Media’sMarvel 1943: Rise of Hydraand Arkane Lyon’sBlade. For the most part, Marvel’s video games catalog has remained separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s sprawling continuity. However, the popular card gameMarvel Snapremains connected to the greater universethrough its alliance bounty system, giving superhero fans a cohesive experience while swapping media.
Posted on Marvel’s official website and social media,Marvel Mystic Mayhemwas announced as a free-to-play mobile game featuring Nightmare, the lord of the Dream Dimension, and it joins a host offree-to-play games people are excited about. Popular heroes Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Moon Knight, and more are confirmed to join Psylocke, Misty Knight, and Sleepwalker at launch, with the lesser-known Japanese mutant Armor suited and booted in gauntlets and sabatons alongside Stephen Strange on the frontline. Pre-registration is active through theMystic Mayhemwebsite, and the RPG has no release date yet.
Marvel Announces New Free-to-Play Mobile RPG Marvel Mystic Mayhem
The game’s premise follows Doctor Strange, Sleepwalker, and company, uniting in three-hero teams and using dream energy from the Mindscape to combat Nightmare’s motives for world domination.Nightmare nearly became the villain in theDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesslive-action movie, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular role alongside Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch. However, the scheming supervillain is now centerstage in this project. Like DC Comics’Knight Terrorsrun by Joshua Williamson, Nightmare will force Marvel’s heroes to confront their “deepest fears” inside dream dungeons, and the team must navigate each nightmare to stop reality from collapsing.
Mystic Mayhemis NetEase’s fourth collaboration with Marvel, having previously worked onMarvel Super Warand joined forces again to deliver the upcoming PvP shooterMarvel Rivals. Thanks to the free-to-play 26-character roster,Marvel Rivalsmay threatenOverwatch 2after Blizzard’s sequel raised controversy with costly cosmetics and refined PvE. The hero shooter is scheduled to debut on Jul 27, 2025, and comic book fans can look forward to 6v6 fun with their favorite superheroes.
Marvel
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