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{{Short description|2020 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Marvel's Avengers
| image = Avengers 2020 cover art.png
| caption = 
| developer = Crystal Dynamics{{efn|Additional work by [[Company:Eidos-Montréal|Eidos-Montréal]], Crystal Northwest, Crystal Southwest, and [[Company:Nixxes Software|Nixxes Software]].<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Marvel's Avengers |user=PlayAvengers |number=1442868420744077315 |date=28 September 2021 |title=Marvel's Avengers is coming with Xbox Game Pass on September 30! All year-one content is included! Play all 9 Heroes, the Reassemble Campaign, three Operations, and the ever-evolving Avengers Initiative for endless multiplayer action. ➡️ Details - https://t.co/juJpf3ey69 https://t.co/ZUZDBRcrZP |language=en |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502073833/https://twitter.com/PlayAvengers/status/1442868420744077315 |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| publisher = [[Company:Square Enix|Square Enix]] (2020-2022)<br>Crystal Dynamics (2022-2023)
| director = {{ubl|Morgan W. Gray|Shaun Escayg}}
| producer = 
| designer = {{ubl|Michael Brinker|Philippe Therien}}
| programmer = 
| artist = {{ubl|Brenoch Adams|Josh Bapst}}
| writer = {{ubl|Nicole Martinez|Shaun Escayg|John Stafford}}
| composer = Bobby Tahouri<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=Bobby Tahouri to Score 'Marvel's Avengers' Game |date=10 August 2020 |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/marvels-avengers-score-composer-bobby-tahouri-1234730439/ 
| publisher  = Variety |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819195930/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/marvels-avengers-score-composer-bobby-tahouri-1234730439/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| series = 
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]]|[[Software:Google Stadia|Stadia]]|[[Software:Windows|Windows]]|[[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]]|[[Engineering:PlayStation 5|PlayStation 5]]|[[Engineering:Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]}}
| released = {{ubl|'''PS4''', '''Stadia''', '''Windows''', '''Xbox One'''|4 September 2020|'''PS5''', '''Xbox Series X/S'''|18 March 2021}}
| genre = [[Software:Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[Software:Beat 'em up|beat 'em up]]
| modes = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Software:Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Marvel's Avengers''''' is a 2020 [[Software:Action-adventure game|action-adventure game]] developed by Crystal Dynamics and originally published by [[Company:Square Enix|Square Enix]]. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, ''Marvel's Avengers'' is mainly inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe's iteration of the group. Additionally, it incorporates elements from the team's comic book. The plot follows Inhuman teenager Kamala Khan, who gains superpowers during A-Day, a celebratory day for the Avengers, which ends in tragedy following a terrorist attack. Blamed for the disaster, the Avengers disband and allow science corporation A.I.M. to take their place. Five years later, when A.I.M. threatens to eliminate all Inhuman individuals, Kamala embarks on a quest to reassemble the Avengers to combat this new enemy.

''Marvel's Avengers'' is played from a [[Software:Virtual camera system#Third-person view|third-person perspective]] and has both single-player and multiplayer modes; it features an online [[Software:Cooperative video game|co-op mode]], allowing players to assemble a team of heroes of their own. The initial roster consisted of Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, Tony Stark / Iron Man, Steve Rogers / Captain America, Bruce Banner / Hulk, Thor, and Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, with more characters being added in free post-launch updates, which also added story expansions and new regions to be explored. Each hero possesses a variety of costume customization features, as well as the capacity to upgrade their powers and abilities using a skill tree.

''Marvel's Avengers'' was released for [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Software:Google Stadia|Stadia]], [[Software:Windows|Windows]], and [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]] on September 4, 2020. It was also released for [[Engineering:PlayStation 5|PlayStation 5]] and [[Engineering:Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] on March 18, 2021 (with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players able to upgrade for free). The game received mixed reviews upon release, with critics praising its story and combat, but criticizing its [[Software:Grinding (video games)|repetition]], lack of substantial content, user interface, and technical issues. 

Despite strong initial sales, the game was a commercial failure. On January 20, 2023, it was announced that support will end for ''Marvel's Avengers'' and the game was delisted from digital storefronts on September 30, 2023. Crystal Dynamics released the last content update on March 31, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Edmond |date=2023-01-22 |title=Crystal Dynamics announces an end to Marvel's Avengers game |url=https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/marvels-avengers-crystal-dynamics-announces-shutdown-in-2023-square-enix-38990/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=GamesHub |language=en-AU |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405005205/https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/marvels-avengers-crystal-dynamics-announces-shutdown-in-2023-square-enix-38990/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Gameplay==
''Marvel's Avengers'' is a third-person, action-adventure game. It features an original story with single-player and co-operative gameplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/marvels-avengers-beta-hands-on-impressions|title=The Marvel's Avengers beta gives me big Anthem vibes|first=Alex|last=Donaldson|work=VG247|date=5 August 2020|accessdate=9 July 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709131901/https://www.vg247.com/marvels-avengers-beta-hands-on-impressions|url-status=live}}</ref> The game features a combat system chaining attacks, dodges, abilities, skills and elements during a combat phase.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} The game can be played offline through single-player or online with up to four people during certain aspects of the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/avengers-game-coop-multiplayer-explained/|title=Marvel's Avengers Multiplayer vs. Single-Player Options Explained|date=14 June 2019|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=30 June 2019|archive-date=30 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630083325/https://screenrant.com/avengers-game-coop-multiplayer-explained/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game features customization options including abilities and costumes, which can be upgraded using a skill tree. Costumes have been sourced from "all corners of the Marvel universe" and can be earned in-game or bought separately as downloadable content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/21/marvels-avengers-character-customization-skills-costumes-gear|title=How Marvel's Avengers Character Customization Works: Skills, Gear and Cosmetics - E3 2019|last=Barnett|first=Brian|date=21 June 2019|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=30 June 2019|archive-date=30 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630014645/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/21/marvels-avengers-character-customization-skills-costumes-gear|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-avengers-game-has-microtransactions-e3-201/1100-6467797/|title=Marvel's Avengers Game Has Microtransactions - E3 2019|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=14 June 2019|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=30 June 2019|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924183120/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-avengers-game-has-microtransactions-e3-201/1100-6467797/|url-status=live}}</ref> Players are able to receive free updates containing new regions and characters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a28129548/marvels-avengers-video-game-constant-updates-dlc-ps4-xbox-one/|title=How the Marvel's Avengers video game's constant updates and DLC will actually work|last=May|first=Rebecca April|date=23 June 2019|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=30 June 2019|archive-date=5 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805132646/https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a28129548/marvels-avengers-video-game-constant-updates-dlc-ps4-xbox-one/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
===Characters===
''Marvel's Avengers'' features a roster of characters from the Marvel Universe. The initial roster of playable heroes consists of:
* Tony Stark / Iron Man (Nolan North)
*  Steve Rogers / Captain America (Jeff Schine)
* Thor Odinson (Travis Willingham)
*  Bruce Banner / Hulk (Troy Baker / Darin De Paul)
* Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Laura Bailey),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/12/marvel-avengers-hawkeye-teaser/|title=Marvel Teases Hawkeye's Inclusion in Avengers Game|date=12 June 2019|website=Comic Book|language=en-US|access-date=17 September 2019|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629090905/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/12/marvel-avengers-hawkeye-teaser/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel (Sandra Saad).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a28448232/marvels-avengers-ps4-kamala-khan-ms-marvel/|title=Marvel's Avengers game confirms Kamala Khan's Ms Marvel at Comic-Con|date=19 July 2019|website=Comic Book|language=en-US|access-date=17 September 2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826132147/https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a28448232/marvels-avengers-ps4-kamala-khan-ms-marvel/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Virgin">{{Cite web|url=https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit/tips-and-tricks/marvels-avengers-game-kamala-khan-reveal|title=Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan joins Marvel's Avengers game|website=Virgin Media|language=en|access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006110918/https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit/tips-and-tricks/marvels-avengers-game-kamala-khan-reveal|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the game's initial release, more superheroes were made available via free [[Software:Downloadable content|downloadable content]], including Kate Bishop / Hawkeye II (Ashly Burch), added in December 2020;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-reveals-new-hero-kate-bishop/|title=Marvel's Avengers Reveals Kate Bishop as Newest Playable Hero|date=1 September 2020|access-date=1 September 2020|website=Comic Book|first=Matthew|last=Aguilar|language=en-US|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901183418/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-reveals-new-hero-kate-bishop/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bishop">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/01/marvels-avengers-launch-war-table-reveals-kate-bishop/|title=Clint Barton's protégé is the first post-launch Hero to join the roster|date=1 September 2020|access-date=1 September 2020|website=Playstation Blog|first=Meagan|last=Marie|language=en-US|archive-date=2 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902013755/https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/01/marvels-avengers-launch-war-table-reveals-kate-bishop/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-kate-bishop-now-available/|title=Marvel's Avengers: Kate Bishop Now Available|date=8 December 2020|access-date=29 January 2021|website=Comicbook|first=Matthew|last=Aguilar|language=en-US|archive-date=10 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210230536/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-kate-bishop-now-available/|url-status=live}}</ref> Clint Barton / Hawkeye (Giacomo Gianniotti), added in March 2021; T'Challa / Black Panther (Christopher Judge), added in August 2021;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/marvels-avengers-black-panther/|title=Marvel's Avengers Teases Black Panther DLC|work=Game Rant|first=JJ|last=Broson|date=1 September 2020|access-date=1 September 2020|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903162638/https://gamerant.com/marvels-avengers-black-panther/|url-status=live}}</ref> Peter Parker / Spider-Man (Sean Chiplock),<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Marvel's Avengers |user=PlayAvengers |number=1460669037730361347 |date=16 November 2021 |title=Oh, he's just hanging out with some new friends. Get it? Hanging? Please welcome Sean Chiplock (@sonicmega) as the voice of Spider-Man in Marvel's Avengers! https://t.co/Kd5Gdz6KtF |language=en |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928002337/https://twitter.com/PlayAvengers/status/1460669037730361347 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> added in November 2021 for the PlayStation versions;,<ref name="IGN Spider-Man">{{Cite web|url = https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-spider-man-ps5-ps4-exclusive-not-before-summer|title = Marvel's Avengers: Spider-Man Being Developed, but Not Coming Before Black Panther - IGN|date = November 2021|access-date = 19 March 2021|archive-date = 18 March 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318234951/https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-spider-man-ps5-ps4-exclusive-not-before-summer|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.polygon.com/22661308/marvels-avengers-spider-man-raid-klaw-war-wakanda-roadmap-2021|title = Marvel's Avengers is getting its first raid and Spider-Man before 2022|website = Polygon|date = 8 September 2021|access-date = 22 September 2021|archive-date = 17 September 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210917050809/https://www.polygon.com/22661308/marvels-avengers-spider-man-raid-klaw-war-wakanda-roadmap-2021|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/marvels-avengers-adds-klaw-raid-playstation-exclusive-hero-spider-man-on-november-30|title=Marvel's Avengers adds Klaw raid, PlayStation-exclusive Hero Spider-Man on November 30 (Version 2.2)|website=Gematsu|date=2 September 2021|access-date=2 September 2021|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104191817/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/marvels-avengers-adds-klaw-raid-playstation-exclusive-hero-spider-man-on-november-30|url-status=live}}</ref> Jane Foster / The Mighty Thor (Zehra Fazal), added in June 2022;<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Marvel's Avengers |user=PlayAvengers |number=1539292086633017346 |date=21 June 2022 |title=Please give a hearty welcome to @ZehraFazal, the voice of our Jane Foster: the Mighty Thor! https://t.co/rcubkkEVa9 |language=en |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622033509/https://twitter.com/PlayAvengers/status/1539292086633017346 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier (Scott Porter), added in November 2022.

Opposing the Avengers is the corporation Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.). Within the game's narrative, superheroes have been outlawed while A.I.M. takes the Avengers' place in society as a peacekeeping force, promising to find a cure for what is dubbed the "Inhuman Disease". A.I.M. is headed by Monica Rappaccini (Jolene Andersen)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/gaming-features/first-look-marvels-avengers-is-super-but-im-worried-about-the-end-game-2722363 |title=First Look: 'Marvel's Avengers' is super, but I'm worried about the end game |newspaper=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM |date=6 August 2020 |access-date=18 August 2020 |first=Jordan |last=Oloman |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907181135/https://www.nme.com/gaming-features/first-look-marvels-avengers-is-super-but-im-worried-about-the-end-game-2722363 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-modok-monica-reveal/ |title=Marvel's Avengers Reveals First Look at AIM's MODOK and Monica Rappaccini (Exclusive) |newspaper=Comic Book |date=20 August 2020 |access-date=20 August 2020 |first=Matthew |last=Aguilar |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820194124/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-modok-monica-reveal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and George Tarleton / MODOK (Usman Ally), who is severely mutated as a result of the events of A-Day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/07/14/marvels-avengers-endgame-crystal-dynamics/ |title=How Marvel's Avengers Adapts the Popular Property into Something All its Own, and Talking Endgame – Crystal Dynamics Interview |newspaper=PlayStation LifeStyle |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020 |first=Chandler |last=Wood |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814053615/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/07/14/marvels-avengers-endgame-crystal-dynamics/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Ally |first=Usman |user=UsmanAlly |number=1296519229668114433 |date=20 August 2020 |title=Yes. So pleased to announce that I joined the @PlayAvengers and Marvel Universe voicing #MODOK and George Tarleton. I've played a lot of villains in my life. But this one was EPIC! https://t.co/0KsvclPwJP |language=en |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308052159/https://twitter.com/UsmanAlly/status/1296519229668114433 |archive-date=8 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Other villains include Emil Blonsky / Abomination (Jamieson Price),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/119661/hulk-smashes-abomination-in-this-marvels-avengers-boss-fight |title=Hulk smashes Abomination in this Marvel's Avengers boss fight |newspaper=Shacknews |date=7 August 2020 |access-date=12 August 2020 |first=Sam |last=Chandler |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809125536/https://www.shacknews.com/article/119661/hulk-smashes-abomination-in-this-marvels-avengers-boss-fight |url-status=live }}</ref> Tony Masters / Taskmaster (Walter Gray IV),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/11/18661450/square-enix-avengers-game-villain-taskmaster |title=Marvel confirms the identity of the villain in Square Enix's Avengers game |newspaper=Polygon |date=11 June 2019 |first=Susana |last=Polo |access-date=12 June 2019 |archive-date=12 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612131606/https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/11/18661450/square-enix-avengers-game-villain-taskmaster |url-status=live }}</ref> and Loki (Travis Willingham). The game's DLC missions introduce more villains, namely the Super-Adaptoid,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/19/marvels-avengers-getting-new-superhero-and-supervillain-in-december-13623819/ |title=Marvel's Avengers getting new superhero and supervillain in December |newspaper=Metro |author=GameCentral |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=20 November 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119174140/https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/19/marvels-avengers-getting-new-superhero-and-supervillain-in-december-13623819/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lyle Getz (Darin De Paul), Maestro (Darin De Paul), Ulysses Klaue / Klaw (Steve Blum), and Brock Rumlow / Crossbones (Fred Tatasciore).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-hawkeye-maestro-hulk-black-panther/ |title=Marvel's Avengers Reveals First Look at Hawkeye DLC, Maestro Hulk, and Teases Black Panther |newspaper=Comic Book |date=19 November 2020 |first=Matthew |last=Aguilar |access-date=20 November 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119163318/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-hawkeye-maestro-hulk-black-panther/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Non-playable supporting characters in the game include Tony Stark's proprietary A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S. (Harry Hadden-Paton),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/marvels-avengers-beta-drop-dates-new-avenger-war-zones-and-more-news-esports/ |title=Marvel's Avengers: Beta Drop Dates, New Avenger, War Zones and More |newspaper=Essentially Sports |date=30 July 2020 |access-date=16 August 2020 |first=Akshay |last=Patel |archive-date=31 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031021605/https://www.essentiallysports.com/marvels-avengers-beta-drop-dates-new-avenger-war-zones-and-more-news-esports/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hank Pym (Danny Jacobs),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-hank-pym-ant-man-story/ |title=Marvel's Avengers Director Explains Hank Pym's Role in the Story |newspaper=Comic Book |date=6 December 2019 |access-date=6 August 2020 |first=Tyler |last=Fischer |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110005815/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-hank-pym-ant-man-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Phil Sheldon (Walter Gray IV),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apptrigger.com/2020/06/27/marvels-avengers-cameo/ |title=Marvel's Avengers 'War Table' features a very obscure cameo |newspaper=App Trigger |date=27 June 2020 |access-date=18 August 2020 |first=Eric |last=Halliday |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803172315/https://apptrigger.com/2020/06/27/marvels-avengers-cameo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Nick Fury (Charles Parnell), Maria Hill (Jennifer Hale),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wccftech.com/marvels-avengers-kate-bishop-launch-modes/ |title=Marvel's Avengers Details DLC Hero Kate Bishop, Some of the Modes Available at Launch |newspaper=Wccftech |date=3 September 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020 |first=Nathan |last=Birch |archive-date=2 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902053828/https://wccftech.com/marvels-avengers-kate-bishop-launch-modes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dum Dum Dugan (Greg Baldwin),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/avengers-stream-shows-off-new-takes-on-modok-nick-fury-and-maria-hill |title=Marvel's Avengers Stream Shows Off New Takes on MODOK, Nick Fury, and Maria Hill |newspaper=USgamer |date=24 June 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020 |first=Mike |last=Williams |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814043733/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/avengers-stream-shows-off-new-takes-on-modok-nick-fury-and-maria-hill |url-status=live }}</ref> Jimmy Woo (Aleks Le),<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Woo Voices (Marvel Universe) - Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Jimmy-Woo/ |website=behindthevoiceactors.com |access-date=25 September 2020 |postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources. |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206204028/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Jimmy-Woo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dante Pertuz (Michael Johnston), Cerise (Cherry Thompson),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-reveals-new-inhuman/ |title=Marvel's Avengers Reveals New Inhuman |newspaper=Comic Book |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=21 August 2020 |first=Marc |last=Deschamps |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805120926/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvels-avengers-reveals-new-inhuman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Yusuf Khan (Brian George), Justin Hammer (Nicolas Roye), Lucky the Pizza Dog, Shuri (Erica Luttrell), Okoye (Debra Wilson), Zawavari (Dave Fennoy), Liz Allan (Elizabeth Grullon), and Mark Raxton (James Arnold Taylor).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

===Plot===
====Main Story: Reassembled====
Kamala attends a celebration event called "Avengers Day" which unveils the Avengers' second headquarters in {{wipe|San Francisco}} and their own [[Engineering:Helicarrier|Helicarrier]] called the ''Chimera''. The ceremony is interrupted by a terrorist attack led by Taskmaster, which leads to the ''Chimera''{{'s}} Terrigen Crystal-powered core exploding and Captain America's apparent death. {{wipe|San Francisco}} is destroyed and blanketed by Terrigen Mist in the aftermath, which causes numerous individuals to involuntarily manifest superhuman powers as Inhumans, including Kamala. Blamed for the tragedy known as "A-Day", the Avengers disband and a company named A.I.M. rises to power.

Five years later at her home in Jersey City, Kamala discovers damaged video footage which seemingly implicate a scientist named Tarleton in Captain America's death. She attempts to meet a contact from an anti-A.I.M. Resistance movement known as "Tiny Dancer", but is captured by Tarleton and Rappaccini. Kamala escapes and travels to Utah to find the Resistance's base of operations. Her search leads her to the ''Chimera''{{'}}s damaged remains in which she finds Hulk who attacks her before reverting into Banner. She convinces him to assist her in proving the Avengers' innocence. Traveling to a former S.H.I.E.L.D. compound to retrieve J.A.R.V.I.S., the two are confronted by A.I.M. and one of their operatives, Abomination. [[Software:Hulk (video game)|Hulk]] defeats him before he and Kamala return to the ''Chimera'' to reactivate J.A.R.V.I.S. and set out to reunite the Avengers. While they find Stark at his family estate, he bears a grudge against Banner because his testimony of A-Day incriminated the Avengers. Upon learning of Kamala's evidence, Stark agrees to join them and works to restore the ''Chimera''.

During their search for parts to help Stark, Kamala and Banner stumble upon the [[Earth:Ant Hill (Zion National Park)|Ant Hil]][[Place:London|l]], an Inhuman sanctuary and the Resistance's headquarters run by Hank Pym. While assisting them, Kamala disobeys orders and attempts to raid an A.I.M. facility alone to save Inhuman prisoners, but is captured. While in custody, she learns Rappaccini's efforts to make an Inhuman cure are unsuccessful, leading Tarleton to prioritize the manufacturing of Adaptoid androids. Romanoff drops her cover within A.I.M. and infiltrates the facility. She captures Rappaccini, frees Kamala, and reveals her identity as "Tiny Dancer". Banner attempts to interrogate Rappaccini about the Adaptoid laboratory's whereabouts, but the latter resists before A.I.M. forces attack the ''Chimera'' and retrieve her. Witnessing the attack, Thor intervenes and re-joins the Avengers. J.A.R.V.I.S. restores the footage which shows Captain America ordering Tarleton to seal him inside so he can destroy the ''Chimera''{{'s}} reactor, apparently causing the explosion. Believing A-Day really was their fault, the Avengers fragment.

While reviewing the interrogation footage, Kamala realizes A.I.M.'s Adaptoid laboratory is located off-world in a satellite called Ambrosia. She relays this information to the Avengers and rallies them with a heartfelt speech. Stark upgrades his suit to achieve space travel and infiltrates the satellite where he discovers Captain America is alive and placed in suspended animation so Rappaccini could harvest his blood to power the Adaptoids and covertly accelerate Tarleton's mutation. Thor comes to their rescue and they return to the ''Chimera'', where Captain America reveals that he destroyed the reactor because it was unearthing an unidentified object underneath the bay that threatened to destabilize the San Andreas Fault and destroy California. Meanwhile, Tarleton discovers that Rappaccini's serum, while ostensibly keeping him alive, has deliberately induced his mutations and injects Rappaccini with it in retaliation.

Reassembled, the Avengers deduce that Rappaccini hired Taskmaster to hijack the ''Chimera'' and steal the Terrigen Crystal, which unearthed the buried object in the bay. They learn that Tarleton, now calling himself "M.O.D.O.K.", plans to exterminate Inhumans around the world and commit suicide afterwards. The Avengers storm his San Francisco fortress, but M.O.D.O.K. activates the object — a massive Kree Sentry — and overpowers them. Kamala unexpectedly grows to giant size, destroys the Kree Sentry, and sends M.O.D.O.K falling into the bay. After her recovery, Kamala returns home to her father Yusuf who allows her to discreetly join the Avengers.

In a mid-credits scene, Rappaccini becomes A.I.M.'s new leader, the Scientist Supreme, while the Sentry's remains launches a pod into space. In a post-credits scene, Maria Hill rallies the Avengers to undermine A.I.M.'s activities.

====Side Stories====
Throughout the story progression, six side missions can be unlocked.
* Ms. Marvel and Hulk learn that Abomination attempts to create a gamma army by transforming the people of a small town in Utah with gamma bombs around. While JARVIS deactivates the gamma bomb timers, Hulk defeats Abomination, then sends him and his A.I.M. troops to the authorities.
* Black Widow leads a rescue ops to save the former A.I.M. scientist she befriended and is currently having trouble defecting to the Resistance side safely. Once the scientists are rescued, Black Widow's second leading mission is to infiltrate A.I.M.'s icy underwater base which contains the data of those who were present in A-Day and are currently Inhumans like Kamala.
* Thor learns that an imposter assembled a cult of former A.I.M. agents known as "Woken" and is using them to create a synthetic Bifrost Bridge. As the Avengers stop the unstable Bifrost, the fake Thor, who turns out to be his brother, Loki, escapes.
* Captain America leads an infiltration to an A.I.M. space station to broadcast the truth about A.I.M.'s true nature and confirmation of the Avengers' return, then raids A.I.M.'s bases at New Jersey alongside Resistance and S.H.I.E.L.D. troops led by Hank and Maria.
* As Taskmaster has an ongoing contract with A.I.M. for five years, he collects data and uploads them to his contractor. However, as he is defeated by the Avengers, the last piece of data which Taskmaster was about to upload to A.I.M. has been destroyed by Maria, securing his arrest under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s custody.
* "Reigning Supreme" campaign's mission can only be unlocked after finishing the tasked side-missions. Once the campaign is cleared, a [[Software:Cutscene|cutscene]] shows Kamala being officially made an Avenger.

===Story expansions===
====Taking A.I.M.====
After a series of [[Physics:Tachyon|tachyon]] storms occur across the world, the Avengers investigate and discover their relation to A.I.M.'s experiments. Whilst investigating an A.I.M. facility, they encounter Kate Bishop, Hawkeye's protégé and ex-Avenger-in-training. Meeting with her at a S.H.I.E.L.D. outpost, the Avengers learn that Hawkeye had been captured by A.I.M. while investigating Nick Fury's disappearance and its relation to the tachyon storms. Capturing A.I.M. scientist Lyle Getz, they interrogate him and learn that Rappaccini is attempting to master time travel. After Captain America offers her a chance to join the Avengers, Bishop leads the team on a raid, during which they discover Rappaccini is in contact with a future version of herself and that Hawkeye apparently works with her.

Consulting Pym, the Avengers agree to travel back in time to rescue Hawkeye and end Rappaccini's experiments before they tear reality apart. With help from the Resistance, they construct their own time gate and go back to before Hawkeye initially went through A.I.M.'s portal and rescue him, whereupon he reveals that he was attempting to contact Fury, who is with the future Rappaccini, and that they are working together to avert a future apocalypse. Agreeing to let Hawkeye travel to the future, the Avengers return to the present to ensure he succeeds and takes control of Rappaccini's time gate after defeating a Super-Adaptoid created by her future self. Once Hawkeye returns to the present, Bishop destroys the gateway and agrees to join the Avengers as a full-time member.

While debriefing the Avengers, Hawkeye reveals that Rappaccini was trying to thwart a Kree invasion with Fury's help. After the latter realized the battle was a lost cause, he sent Hawkeye to the past to prepare the Avengers for the invasion before it occurs. Before he can tell the Avengers more, Hawkeye suddenly falls unconscious due to the effects of time travel.

====Future Imperfect====
Several weeks after falling into a [[Medicine:Coma|coma]], Hawkeye dreams about his future self searching for Fury and coming across a time gate built by Pym. Hawkeye then suddenly awakens and formally rejoins the Avengers as they resume their mission to save the future. Hawkeye goes to his home in Brooklyn to retrieve an essential package, only to find that most of his belongings have been stolen by the Watchdogs, A.I.M.'s hired guns, to lure Hawkeye into a trap and capture him. The Avengers recover Hawkeye's belongings before meeting with Pym at a S.H.I.E.L.D. outpost. Hawkeye gives him a [[SIM card]] to analyze, discovering it contains information about tachyons' ability to alter time.

Pym modifies a Quinjet to travel through time so that the Avengers can go to the future and find Fury. Amidst their search, they encounter a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents besieged by A.I.M. robots and save them. Learning the robots serve someone called the "Supreme Leader", the Avengers avoid them as they make their way to another S.H.I.E.L.D. hideout. There, they try to put together the clues they collected to locate Fury, but are forced to fend off an attack by the future Taskmaster. After defeating his troops, the future Hawkeye appears and offers to help the present-day Avengers change the future out of guilt for refusing to help when the Kree invasion occurred and inadvertently allowing the other Avengers to be killed. With his help, the Avengers learn Fury's last known location — Substation 99 — and go there to investigate. However, they encounter the Maestro, this timeline's Hulk who was driven mad with power after absorbing excess radiation from the nuclear fallout that destroyed most of humanity. Maestro reveals that he knows about the Avengers' plan to alter the future and attempts to stop them, but is ultimately defeated.

Venturing further into Maestro's territory, future and present-day Hawkeye finds Fury, Rappaccini, numerous S.H.I.E.L.D. and A.I.M. agents, and Kree Sentries frozen in time by the Cosmic Cube, which Rappaccini built to help defeat the Kree. However, the cube trapped her and those around her in a time-bubble while the rest of the world collapsed into chaos. With no hope of rescuing Fury, future Hawkeye asks his present-day self to never give up on the Avengers so that this future does not happen. Hawkeye vows to do so, abandoning his retirement plans as he and the other Avengers return to the present.

====Cosmic Cube====
Following the Avengers' venture into the future, a model Roy A.I.M.Bot assembles the team for a briefing to stop Rappaccini from using the cube's unstable power on her Project Omega, which would bring about the events that future Hawkeye warned of. When Rappaccini's machine becomes more unstable, she uses the cube's power against the Avengers despite potentially threatening reality and Hawkeye's warning. However, the future Hawkeye arrives in the present and sacrifices himself to send him and Rappaccini into a void, leaving the cube behind. While mourning for the future Hawkeye, the Resistance, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Avengers work to find the present Fury's whereabouts and properly use Project Omega to stop the impending Kree invasion. Later, the A.I.M.bot holds the cube while securing it, causing the latter to activate and affect another nearby Roy model A.I.M.bot.

====War for Wakanda====
For five years since the tragedy of A-Day caused Wakanda to re-isolate from the world once again, T'Challa, the current king of his home country and the current Black Panther, leads his people into battle against invading A.I.M. forces and a private army led by Ulysses Klaue, a longtime enemy of the country whose father Fritz Klaue was killed trying to steal Wakanda's precious resource vibranium. After stopping an invasion led by Crossbones at Wakanda's shielded capital Birnin Zana, T'Challa and his sister Shuri work with the Avengers to investigate Klaue's connection to the emergence of corrupted Vibranium in Wakanda and around the world. T'Challa attempts to use Wakanda's Kimoyo network to locate Klaue, but the latter hijacks and damages it before capturing and killing Shuri's research team. T'Challa orders the Wakandans to evacuate to Birnin Zana before joining the Avengers in confronting Klaue at Azzuri's Temple, only for Klaue to destroy it.

Upon escaping and regrouping, the heroes learn Shuri intercepted a transmission between Klaue and another Rappacini clone in which she reprimands Klaue for prioritizing seeking revenge for his father and destroying potentially valuable information in the temple before retracting A.I.M.'s support. In retaliation, Klaue and his army storm Wakanda's vibranium mound while A.I.M. attacks Birnin Zana. As the Avengers stop Klaue's army from corrupting the vibranium core, T'Challa fights Klaue in close combat, during which the latter falls into the vibranium chambers and transforms into a being of pure sound. Now going by "Klaw", he and Crossbones overpower the heroes, forcing T'Challa and Shuri to redirect energy from Birnin Zana's shields to create a wavelength capable of weakening Klaw. Crossbones retreats while T'Challa and the Avengers defeat Klaw, who disintegrates. As Birnin Zana's shields are restored, T'Challa joins the Avengers in their fight against A.I.M. and passes the throne to Shuri, making her Queen Regent of Wakanda.

====Discordant Sound====
It is discovered by Shuri that Klaw survived his last encounter, albeit weakened for a time being, and will always return many times to get revenge on Wakanda and the Avengers. With the help of Zawavari and Okoye, Avengers immediately disperse Klaw and defend the Vibranium Mound.

====With Great Power====
While the Avengers continue their fight against A.I.M., Peter Parker and Liz Allan apply for internships with the company only to learn A.I.M. is torturing Inhumans to create weapons with help from Allan's family's company Allan Chemicals. Parker and Allan ask the Avengers for help with Parker becoming Spider-Man to help the heroes expose A.I.M., while Liz joins the Resistance. It is revealed that Liz's half-brother Mark Raxton had been working undercover for his sister's sake to gather pieces of information for Spider-Man and the Avengers about A.I.M.'s dubious activities such as Spencer Smythe's downfall on siding with A.I.M. ever since the death of his son Alistair Smythe 5 years ago. With the evidence of A.I.M. and Spencer's crimes exposed and under investigation, Raxton uploads them to Daily Bugle and turns himself into the authorities for testimony against A.I.M.. Shortly after gaining a new suit as a reserved Avengers member, Peter gets a phone call from Aunt May before he goes swinging across the city at night.

====Return of Nick Fury====
Following the Avengers' success in retrieving the Cosmic Cube from Monica and preventing the Future Imperfect [[Timeline|timeline]] from happening, as well as their successful alliance with Wakandan army, Nick Fury resurfaces from the shadows and returns to lead S.H.I.E.L.D. once more.

====The Mighty Jane Foster====
While preparing their current missions in their home timeline, the Avengers unexpectedly encounters a female Thor, who is revealed to be Jane Foster from the alternate present timeline and was transported to the former's universe as the result of Monica's tampering the tachyon affected her timeline as well.

She explains that in her timeline, the original Thor Odinson lost his left arm in presumably a previous battle instead and alternate Jane was diagnosed with cancer after A-Day, resulting in Odinson retiring from the Thor role and entrusting it to her in order to keep cancer in her on hold via Mjolnir after it chose her. Thus, the alternate Jane became part of the reassembled Avengers team in his stead. Because of Odinson's action, his father Odin Borson goes mad due to outside forces and desecrates the Ten Realms into chaos. Before so, knowing that she will not be able to defeat Odin, she made a temporary truce with Loki Laufeyson, allowing the god of mischief to kill the fallen All-Father while he is off-guard on focusing his fight against Jane-Thor.

This outcome leads to Jane-Thor's involvement in the original universe when she and Loki were about to end a deal of their temporary alliance before the former is unexpectedly pulled by a tachyon anomaly that affected her universe. Jane Foster of the prime universe, with whom Jane-Thor comes in contact, is revealed to be healthy because she was not present at A-Day.

====No Rest for the Wicked====
Black Widow, Captain America, and Ms. Marvel discover an unidentifiable energy reading at one of A.I.M.'s Utah [[Earth:Badlands National Park|Badlands]] facilities. There, the Avengers discover a creature who appears to be MODOK, enclosed in a strange machine. They find out that due to their exploits against A.I.M., Monica has become desperate to preserve it, and is now attempting to revive MODOK as a last-ditch effort to support A.I.M.

She attempts to fend off the Avengers once again, only to be defeated. But to their surprise, the real MODOK appears before her and transports himself and Monica away before the Avengers can do anything. As the heroes return to their base, they are still doubting MODOK's current situation while vowing to bring him and Monica to justice.

====The Winter Soldier====
Having presumably died at the end of World War II during his time as Captain America's sidekick, Bucky Barnes was found and brainwashed by Soviets' Red Room as a Winter Soldier, who often put him on ice until new missions are given to him each year, particularly during a Cold War. Until the day during his time trained by Red Room, Bucky fell in love with Black Widow, who partially restored some of his humanity and past memories. Unfortunately, when the Red Room caught them having a relationship "forbidden" to their rules, Bucky remains unfound, while Black Widow was eventually rescued by S.H.I.E.L.D., and became one of the founding members of the Avengers after Captain America was found on ice years later. Sometime later, Bucky eventually wakes up and escapes Red Room in the same year as A-Day occurred. For three years since Captain America's presumed demise in A-Day, A.I.M., particularly Monica acquired Red Room's assets to brainwash Bucky once more and experiment on him.

====AIM Cloning Lab====
Two years later after the Avengers re-assembled, and Captain America was found alive thanks to Kamala, the team is informed that M.O.D.O.K. is awaiting for them at A.I.M.'s Utah branch of the cloning lab, and learns that Monica has escaped from his wrath once again. After being defeated by the Avengers, M.O.D.O.K. has learned the Kree's arrival is nearing, and shows them Bucky's exact location before he presumably dies. It is revealed that Bucky is also being put into similar station like how Monica secretly did to Captain America in A.I.M.'s space station.

====A Dark and Heavy Star====
Thanks to M.O.D.O.K.'s presumed death that allows Avengers to find Bucky's exact location, Bucky is offered to join the Avengers to redeem himself, in exchange for helping him find a way to remove the brainwashing protocols from his head.

==Release==
A teaser trailer was released on Marvel Entertainment's [[Company:YouTube|YouTube]] channel in January 2017 which announced the game. The game was under the working title ''The Avengers Project''.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=26 January 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq_V6WHSmQs |title=The Avengers Project Announcement Trailer |publisher=Marvel Entertainment |via=[[Company:YouTube|YouTube]] |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114222705/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq_V6WHSmQs |archive-date=14 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> More than two years later at E3 2019, [[Company:Square Enix|Square Enix]] hosted a press conference that shared more details on the game, including a full trailer and release date. The 14-minute presentation showcased a trailer made from in-game footage, a brief description of the gameplay including characters, multiplayer and customization, and a preview of the actors behind the game.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=11 June 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsz-sUgOL9k |title=Marvel's Avengers Full World Premiere Presentation {{!}} Square Enix E3 2019 |publisher=GameSpot |via=[[Company:YouTube|YouTube]] |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330042024/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsz-sUgOL9k |archive-date=30 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> A playable demo was available to show floor attendees behind closed doors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dinh|first=Christine|date=10 June 2019|title=E3 2019: 'Marvel's Avengers' Begins at A-Day in Official Trailer Reveal {{!}} News {{!}} Marvel|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/e3-2019-marvels-avengers-begins-at-a-day-in-official-trailer-reveal|access-date=11 June 2019|website=marvel.com|publisher=Marvel Entertainment|language=en|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720074028/https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/e3-2019-marvels-avengers-begins-at-a-day-in-official-trailer-reveal|url-status=live}}</ref>

A closed beta was available for those who pre-ordered the game. This began 7 August and ran until 9 August for PlayStation 4. The closed beta came to Windows and Xbox One from 14 August to 16 August, with an open beta for all PlayStation 4 users also being available during this weekend. A final open beta took place from 21 August to 23 August for all launch platforms apart from Stadia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Matthew|date=6 August 2020|title=Marvel's Avengers beta times, dates, how to get beta access and everything you need to know|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/marvels-avengers-beta-times-access-7039|access-date=9 August 2020|website=Eurogamer|language=en|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811141519/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/marvels-avengers-beta-times-access-7039|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Marvel's Avengers'' was originally set to release on [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Software:Google Stadia|Stadia]], [[Software:Windows|Windows]], and [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]] on 15 May 2020, but was pushed back to 4 September, in order to adjust and polish the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://outsidergaming.com/marvels-avengers-release-date-pushed-back-to-autumn-2020/|title=Marvel's Avengers Release Date Pushed Back to Autumn 2020|last=Chopping|first=Ben|date=16 January 2020|website=Outsider Gaming|language=en-GB|access-date=18 May 2020|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110005818/https://outsidergaming.com/marvels-avengers-release-date-pushed-back-to-autumn-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was released in four editions; a Standard Edition, an Exclusive Digital Edition (only for PS4), a Deluxe Edition, and an Earth's Mightiest Edition, with the latter three editions being playable from 1 September, and the standard edition releasing on 4 September.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel's Avengers: Editions and preorder bonuses revealed {{!}} Square Enix Blog|url=https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/marvels-avengers-editions-preorder-bonuses|access-date=4 August 2020|website=square-enix-games.com|language=en|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803154443/https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/marvels-avengers-editions-preorder-bonuses|url-status=live}}</ref> The game released on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on 18 March 2021.<ref name="nextgendelay">{{Cite web|last=Amos|first=Scot|date=16 October 2020|title=Marvel's Avengers: State of the Game Update|url=https://avengers.square-enix-games.com/en-us/news/sotg_oct_2020/|access-date=16 October 2020|website=Square Enix Games|language=en|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017085233/https://avengers.square-enix-games.com/en-us/news/sotg_oct_2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> PS4 and Xbox One players are entitled to a free upgrade.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Han|first=Karen|date=23 June 2020|title=Marvel's Avengers is a next-gen launch title with free upgrade|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/23/21300777/marvels-avengers-ps5-xbox-series-x-release-date-upgrade-next-gen|access-date=25 August 2020|website=Polygon|language=en|archive-date=28 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828132004/https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/23/21300777/marvels-avengers-ps5-xbox-series-x-release-date-upgrade-next-gen|url-status=live}}</ref>

Publishing rights for the Asian release of the game were handled by [[Company:Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bandainamcoent.asia/brand/marvels-avengers/|title=Marvel's Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Deluxe Editions, and Pre-Order Edition announced|accessdate=14 February 2020|date=14 February 2020|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123075824/https://bandainamcoent.asia/brand/marvels-avengers/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Post-release content ===
Following the initial release of the game, Crystal Dynamics developed several free [[Software:Downloadable content|downloadable content]] (DLC) packs adding new playable characters and missions that continue the game's story. In June 2020, the first of these expansions was revealed to focus on Hawkeye (Clint Barton).<ref>{{Cite web|title='Marvel's Avengers' War Table Reveals Hawkeye As Playable Character|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvels-avengers-war-table-hawkeye|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Marvel Entertainment|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901175121/https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvels-avengers-war-table-hawkeye|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, in August, Spider-Man was announced as the second playable DLC character, exclusively to PlayStation.<ref name="Spider Man">{{Cite web|last=Gilliam|first=Ryan|date=3 August 2020|title=Spider-Man in Marvel's Avengers will be exclusive to PlayStation|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/3/21352816/spider-man-marvels-avengers-post-launch-hero-exclusive-launch-2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805181101/https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/3/21352816/spider-man-marvels-avengers-post-launch-hero-exclusive-launch-2021|archive-date=5 August 2020|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Polygon|language=en-US}}</ref> Crystal Dynamics studio head Scot Amos stated the exclusivity of Spider-Man came from Marvel and Sony's existing partnership, and clarified that he was meant to be the only console-exclusive character.<ref>{{cite web|date=5 August 2020|title=Marvel's Avengers: How Spider-Man Became a PlayStation-Exclusive Character|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-how-spider-man-became-a-playstation-exclusive-character|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805174258/https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-how-spider-man-became-a-playstation-exclusive-character|archive-date=5 August 2020|access-date=5 August 2020|work=IGN}}</ref>

On 1 September, the third announced playable DLC character was Hawkeye (Kate Bishop).<ref name="Bishop" /> Kate's expansion, titled ''Operation: Kate Bishop - Taking A.I.M.'', was the first one to be released, on 8 December, after being delayed from its planned October release.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Watts |first1=Steve |title=Marvel's Avengers First DLC Character Kate Bishop Delayed |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-avengers-first-dlc-character-kate-bishop-delayed/1100-6483399/ |publisher=Gamespot |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017095546/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-avengers-first-dlc-character-kate-bishop-delayed/1100-6483399/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The second expansion, ''Operation: Hawkeye - Future Imperfect'', which patches Clint Barton as a playable character, was released on 18 March 2021. The third expansion, ''Operation: Black Panther - War for Wakanda'', which added Black Panther to the game, was released on 17 August 2021. ''Hero Event: Spider-Man - With Great Power'' was released on 30 November 2021.<ref name="IGN Spider-Man"/><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://collider.com/marvels-avengers-war-for-wakanda-trailer-black-panther-expansion/|title = Watch: 'Marvel's Avengers' Announces Black Panther is Coming Soon with 'War for Wakanda' Expansion|website = Collider|date = 18 March 2021|access-date = 19 March 2021|archive-date = 18 March 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318192843/https://collider.com/marvels-avengers-war-for-wakanda-trailer-black-panther-expansion/|url-status = live}}</ref> ''Hero Event: The Mighty Thor'' was released on 28 June 2022, which adds Jane Foster version of Thor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/mighty-thor-jane-foster-marvels-avengers-june-28|title=The Mighty Thor: Jane Foster is coming to Marvel's Avengers next week|website=VG247|date=25 June 2022|access-date=1 September 2022|archive-date=1 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901030304/https://www.vg247.com/mighty-thor-jane-foster-marvels-avengers-june-28|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Hero Event:'' ''Winter Soldier'' was released on 29 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.polygon.com/23311733/marvels-avengers-bucky-barnes-winter-soldier-new-hero|title = Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, is Marvel's Avengers' next hero|website = Polygon|date = 18 August 2022|access-date = 1 September 2022|archive-date = 1 September 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220901030304/https://www.polygon.com/23311733/marvels-avengers-bucky-barnes-winter-soldier-new-hero|url-status = live}}</ref>

On 30 January 2023, Crystal Dynamics announced that all official support for ''Marvel's Avengers'' would end on September 30.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Plunkett |first1=Luke |title=Marvel's Avengers Is Ending Development, Giving Away Cosmetics |url=https://kotaku.com/halo-infinite-xbox-layoffs-starfield-game-pass-1850043324 |website=Kotaku |access-date=28 January 2023 |date=January 22, 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128011918/https://kotaku.com/halo-infinite-xbox-layoffs-starfield-game-pass-1850043324 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Kat |title=Marvel's Avengers to be Delisted in September as Development Comes to an End |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-development-ending-delisted |website=IGN |access-date=28 January 2023 |date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222945/https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-development-ending-delisted |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wales |first1=Matt |title=Marvel's Avengers reportedly announcing end of development "as early as next week" |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/marvels-avengers-reportedly-announcing-end-of-development-as-early-as-next-week |website=Eurogamer |access-date=28 January 2023 |date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222945/https://www.eurogamer.net/marvels-avengers-reportedly-announcing-end-of-development-as-early-as-next-week |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Tie-in media and merchandise===

==== ''Marvel's Avengers: Road to A-Day'' ====
Marvel Comics has published five tie-in prequel comics for the game in a collection called ''Marvel's Avengers: Road to A-Day''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 June 2020|title=How Marvel's Avengers Prequel Comics Set Up the Game|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/marvel-avengers-game-comics-spoilers-story/|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US|archive-date=8 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708034920/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/marvel-avengers-game-comics-spoilers-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> Each comic focuses on one of the five playable characters available at launch, excluding Ms. Marvel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Marvel's Avengers Prequel Comics Announced|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/avengers-game-captain-america-black-widow-marvel-comics/|access-date=4 August 2020|website=GAMING|language=en|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110005817/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/avengers-game-captain-america-black-widow-marvel-comics/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first comic to be released was ''Marvel's Avengers: Iron Man #1'' on 11 December 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel's Avengers: Iron Man (2019) #1 {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/79478/marvels_avengers_iron_man_2019_1|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Marvel Entertainment|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927205958/https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/79478/marvels_avengers_iron_man_2019_1|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by ''Marvel's Avengers: Thor #1'' on 8 January 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel's Avengers: Thor (2020) #1 {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/79479/marvels_avengers_thor_2020_1|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Marvel Entertainment|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811105615/https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/79479/marvels_avengers_thor_2020_1|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Marvel's Avengers: Hulk #1'' on 5 February 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel's Avengers: Hulk (2020) #1 (Variant) {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/84189/marvels_avengers_hulk_2020_1_variant/variant|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Marvel Entertainment|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922082459/https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/84189/marvels_avengers_hulk_2020_1_variant/variant|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Marvel's Avengers: Captain America #1'' on 18 March 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel's Avengers: Captain America (2020) #1 (Variant) {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/85244/marvels_avengers_captain_america_2020_1_variant/variant|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Marvel Entertainment|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922025138/https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/85244/marvels_avengers_captain_america_2020_1_variant/variant|url-status=live}}</ref> and concluding with ''Marvel's Avengers: Black Widow #1'' on 25 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel's Avengers: Black Widow (2020) #1 {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/78352/marvels_avengers_black_widow_2020_1|access-date=4 August 2020|website=Marvel Entertainment|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919065558/https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/78352/marvels_avengers_black_widow_2020_1|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Tie-in books ====
Titan Books published two tie-in books for the game on 1 September 2020. The first book, titled ''Marvel's Avengers: The Extinction Key''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.waterstones.com/book/marvels-avengers-the-extinction-key/greg-keyes/9781789092066 | title='Marvel's Avengers': The Extinction Key | edition=paperback | isbn=9781789092066 | date=1 September 2020 | publisher=Titan Books | first=Greg | last=Keyes | via=Waterstones | access-date=5 August 2020 | archive-date=10 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110005819/https://www.waterstones.com/book/marvels-avengers-the-extinction-key/greg-keyes/9781789092066 | url-status=live }}</ref> was written by Greg Keyes, is a [[Engineering:Prequel|prequel]] focused on the events that take place prior to the A-Day, which also sets the game's events in motion. The novel follows the Avengers as they try to prevent an ancient organization called the Zodiac from acquiring an infinitely powerful weapon capable of warping the very fabric of time and space — the Zodiac Key. ''The Extinction Key'' also introduces the game's versions of Doctor Strange and Brother Voodoo, as well as specific members of S.H.I.E.L.D.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Workman|first=Robert|date=6 December 2019|title=Marvel's Avengers Video Game Will Get a Prequel Novel|url=https://www.superherohype.com/video-games/473201-marvels-avengers-video-game-will-get-a-prequel-novel|access-date=17 May 2020|website=SuperHeroType|language=en-GB|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128093802/https://www.superherohype.com/video-games/473201-marvels-avengers-video-game-will-get-a-prequel-novel|url-status=live}}</ref> The second book, ''Marvel's Avengers: The Art of the Game'' contains concept art, storyboards and artist commentary, an intimate study of the Avengers, plus a detailed view at the different environments and missions in the game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reeves|first=Brianna|date=6 December 2019|title=Marvel's Avengers Prequel Novel Will Pit the Team Against an Ancient Organization|url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/12/06/marvels-avengers-novel-art-book-titan/|access-date=18 May 2020|website=PlayStation LifeStyle|language=en-GB|archive-date=29 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529151508/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/12/06/marvels-avengers-novel-art-book-titan/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Further merchandise ====
[[Company:Funko|Funko]] released a set of Pop! Vinyl figurines based on the playable characters in the game that are available at launch, in addition to figures based on Taskmaster and Abomination. Black Widow received a glow-in-the-dark chase variant, with the stock of this variant being at a rate of one in every six Black Widow figures. Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk also received alternate designs exclusive to certain retailers, with the first two being glow-in-the-dark variants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/funko-pop-new-york-toy-fair-2020-reveals-marvels-avengers/|title=Funko Pop New York Toy Fair 2020 Reveals – "Marvel's Avengers"|access-date=4 August 2020|website=bleedingcool.com|date=21 February 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025061052/https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/funko-pop-new-york-toy-fair-2020-reveals-marvels-avengers/|url-status=live}}</ref> The designs for the characters were also loosely adapted for Lego Marvel Avengers sets releasing in 2020, though the events depicted are not from the game itself.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paige|first=Rachel|date=21 May 2020|title=LEGO Marvel Avengers: Five Brand-New Sets Arrive This Summer|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/gear/lego-marvel-avengers-new-sets-this-summer|access-date=10 August 2020|website=Marvel.com|language=en-GB|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808192602/https://www.marvel.com/articles/gear/lego-marvel-avengers-new-sets-this-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> There was also the release of several [[Company:Hasbro|Hasbro]] figures to tie-in to the game. This includes 5-inch basic figures of Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Taskmaster, Abomination, Captain America and Ms. Marvel as well as 6-inch Marvel Legends figures of Captain America, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, Hulk and Abomination.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Tyler |date=27 February 2020 |title="Marvel's Avengers" Gets its Own Wave of Marvel Legends |url=https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/marvels-avengers-gets-its-own-wave-of-marvel-legends/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913103453/https://bleedingcool.com/collectibles/marvels-avengers-gets-its-own-wave-of-marvel-legends/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 68/100<ref name="MCPC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/marvels-avengers/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Marvel's Avengers for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907091215/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/marvels-avengers |url-status=live }}</ref><br />PS4: 67/100<ref name="MCPS4">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/marvels-avengers/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Marvel's Avengers for PlayStation 4 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905161015/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/marvels-avengers |url-status=live }}</ref><br />XONE: 66/100<ref name="MCXONE">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/marvels-avengers/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Marvel's Avengers for Xbox One Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905074558/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/marvels-avengers |url-status=live }}</ref><br />PS5: 73/100<ref name="MCPS5">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/marvels-avengers/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |title=Marvel's Avengers for PlayStation 5 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426032126/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/marvels-avengers |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Destruct = 6/10<ref name="Destruct">{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Chris |date=4 September 2020 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/stories/review-marvel-s-avengers-601487.phtml |title=Review: Marvel's Avengers |publisher=[[Social:Destructoid|Destructoid]] |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905080814/https://www.destructoid.com/stories/review-marvel-s-avengers-601487.phtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EGM = 2/5<ref name=EGM>{{cite magazine|last= Harmon |first= Josh |url= https://egmnow.com/marvels-avengers-review/ |title= Marvel's Avengers Review |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>
| GI = 8.75/10<ref name="GI">{{cite web |last=Reiner |first=Andrew |date=3 September 2020 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/review/marvels-avengers/marvels-avengers-review-a-powerful-superhero-experience |title=Marvel's Avengers Review – A Powerful Superhero Experience |publisher=Game Informer |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905183845/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/marvels-avengers/marvels-avengers-review-a-powerful-superhero-experience |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GameRev = 3/5<ref name=GameRev>{{cite web |last= Ashworth |first= Mack |url= https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/658451-marvels-avengers-review-ps4-xbox-one-pc-2020 |title= Marvel's Avengers Review: 'An identity crisis of a game' |website= Game Revolution |date= 7 September 2020 |access-date= 9 September 2020 |archive-date= 19 September 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200919213508/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/658451-marvels-avengers-review-ps4-xbox-one-pc-2020 |url-status= live }}</ref>
| GSpot = 7/10<ref name=GameSpot>{{cite web |last= Hornshaw |first= Phil |url= https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/marvels-avengers-review-infinity-war/1900-6417560/ |title= Marvel's Avengers Review – Infinity War |website= GameSpot |date= 10 September 2020 |access-date= 11 September 2020 |archive-date= 11 September 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200911171835/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/marvels-avengers-review-infinity-war/1900-6417560/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
| GStar = 75/100<ref>{{cite web |last=Halley |first=Dimitry |date=3 September 2020 |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/marvels-avengers-im-test,3361591,wertung.html |title=Marvel's Avengers showed so much heart in the test - and so many problems |publisher=GameStar |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915002211/https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/marvels-avengers-im-test,3361591,wertung.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN = 6/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last= Marks |first= Tom |url= https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-review-2 |title= Marvel's Avengers Review |website= IGN |date= 10 September 2020 |access-date= 11 September 2020 |archive-date= 11 September 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200911184030/https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-review-2 |url-status= live }}</ref>
| SN = 8/10<ref name="SN">{{cite web |last=Erskine |first=Donovan |date=3 September 2020 |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/120164/marvels-avengers-review-excelsior |title=Marvel's Avengers review: Excelsior! |publisher=Shacknews |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=4 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904102201/https://www.shacknews.com/article/120164/marvels-avengers-review-excelsior |url-status=live }}</ref>
| USG = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=USG>{{cite web |last= Williams |first= Mike |url= https://www.usgamer.net/articles/marvels-avengers-review |title= Marvel's Avengers Review: The Civil War Within |website= USgamer |date= 8 September 2020 |access-date= 9 September 2020 |archive-date= 16 September 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200916012125/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/marvels-avengers-review |url-status= live }}</ref>
| VG = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Wise |first=Josh |date=4 September 2020 |url=https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/marvels-avengers-review |title=Marvel's Avengers review |publisher=VideoGamer.com |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118013904/https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/marvels-avengers-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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''Marvel's Avengers'' received "mixed or average reviews" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.<ref name="MCPC"/><ref name="MCPS4"/><ref name="MCXONE"/>

''[[Social:Destructoid|Destructoid]]'' summarized its 6/10 review by calling the game "Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy it a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled."<ref name="Destruct"/> ''Shacknews'' praised the campaign and unique character abilities, but noted the "convoluted and uninspired" menus and bug issues.<ref name="SN"/> ''USgamer'' scored the game 2.5/5 stars and wrote: "If ''Marvel's Avengers'' was just the single-player story campaign, it would be amazing. There, Crystal Dynamics sells you on its version of the Avengers and introduces the charming and endearing Ms. Marvel to players everywhere. Combat has depth to it, and each hero truly feels distinct. Unfortunately, the endgame is where our heroes falter, with broken matchmaking, rough options in terms of progression, and endlessly reused environments and enemies."<ref name="USG"/>

''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' said "''Marvel's Avengers'' squanders the potential of what might have been a fun superhero romp by grafting on an annoying, overly repetitive [[Games as a service|games-as-a-service]] component. Playing as the cast of heroes offers decent thrills, and the campaign tells an enjoyable enough story, but odds are good you'll get bored long before you [[Software:Grinding (video games)|grind]] your way to the top."<ref name=EGM/> ''Game Informer'' gave the game an 8.75/10, writing: "Developer Crystal Dynamics delivers a powerful superhero showcase that taps into each Avenger's unique abilities to light up the battlefield in thrilling ways, but when the dust settles, it slows down to show a softer, human side that is every bit as engaging, placing a character you wouldn't expect in the central role."<ref name="GI"/> ''IGN'' gave the game 6/10, praising its combat, superhero flavor and campaign, but criticizing its technical issues, loot system and recycled, repetitive end-game.<ref name="IGN"/>

=== Post-release ===
In the weeks following its launch, ''Avengers'' saw a large player drop due to audiences frustrated at the game's problems, such as bugs, repetitive gameplay, and lack of content in the base game. One update included a patch that fixed over a thousand player-reported issues in the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-next-patch-will-fix-over-1000-player-reported-issues |title=Marvel's Avengers: New Patch Fixes Over 1,000 Player-Reported Issues |last=Oloman |first=Jordan |date=21 September 2020 |website=IGN |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024101055/https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-next-patch-will-fix-over-1000-player-reported-issues |url-status=live }}</ref> Peter Morics of ''Screen Rant'' reported around 1,190 players on Steam during a weekend in November 2020 – a 96% decline since the game's debut.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morics |first1=Peter |title=Marvel's Avengers Reportedly Lost 96% Of Players Since Launch |url=https://screenrant.com/marvels-avengers-96-percent-player-count-loss/ |website=Screen Rant |access-date=19 February 2021 |date=13 November 2020 |archive-date=19 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319204410/https://screenrant.com/marvels-avengers-96-percent-player-count-loss/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gene Park of ''{{wipe|The Washington Post}}'' noted that only over a thousand players were playing ''Avengers'' on PC, which he described as "an early and worrying symptom of a dying live service game."<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/10/19/avengers-game-updates/ |title='Avengers' updates showcases the best of the studio, and the worst of the game |last=Park |first=Gene |date=20 October 2020 |newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}} |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020124848/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/10/19/avengers-game-updates/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The dwindling number of players, which Paul Tassi of ''Forbes'' observed as falling below 500 players at one point, have begun causing problems with matchmaking multiplayer games on PC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/10/08/avengers-dips-below-1000-players-on-pc-causing-matchmaking-problems/?sh=1df818053a8f |title='Avengers' Dips Below 1,000 Players On PC, Causing Matchmaking Problems |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=8 October 2020 |website=Forbes |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405012746/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/10/08/avengers-dips-below-1000-players-on-pc-causing-matchmaking-problems/?sh=1df818053a8f |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/11/10/avengers-drops-below-500-steam-players-escalating-matchmaking-spiral/ |title='Avengers' Drops Below 500 Steam Players, Escalating Matchmaking Spiral |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=10 November 2020 |website=Forbes |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110134438/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/11/10/avengers-drops-below-500-steam-players-escalating-matchmaking-spiral/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mike Fahey of ''Kotaku'' noted that players such as himself were growing bored with the game's repetitive features and lack of content, saying, "We need new content. New enemies. New game mechanics... The initial excitement over playing beloved superheroes has dulled, thanks to a lack of variety in late-game content," and after receiving a statement from Crystal Dynamics, he advised players, "There are plenty of other games out there to play, and as much as I would love to engage my superhero fantasies on a daily basis, nonstop for weeks on end, it's not currently happening in ''Marvel's Avengers''."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/10/crystal-dynamics-claims-relief-in-sight-for-bored-avengers-players/ |title=Crystal Dynamics Claims Relief In Sight For Bored Avengers Players |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=9 October 2020 |website=Kotaku |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023061350/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/10/crystal-dynamics-claims-relief-in-sight-for-bored-avengers-players/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Thomas Carroll of ''Comic Book Resources'' felt that the game had "plenty of bugs and crashes and a severe lack of content and customisation" alongside a large $60 price tag for a live-service game. He believed that Square Enix relied too much on the established Marvel brand in marketing, instead of "bothering to create a quality experience people would pay for once, then continue to pay for whenever new content was released."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/square-enix-loss-marketing-isnt-everything/ |title=Square Enix Losses Show Marketing Isn't Everything |last=Carroll |first=Thomas |date=13 November 2020 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=13 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113131049/https://www.cbr.com/square-enix-loss-marketing-isnt-everything/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Paul Tassi enjoyed his initial experiences with the game,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/09/01/the-avengers-game-is-unexpectedly-unequivocally-good-so-far/ |title=The 'Avengers' Game Is Unexpectedly, Unequivocally Good So Far |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=1 September 2020 |website=Forbes |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=6 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006084458/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/09/01/the-avengers-game-is-unexpectedly-unequivocally-good-so-far/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but over time grew frustrated over the game's bugs and underwhelming, grind-heavy loot system, concluding that it was "too broken to effectively play right now."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/10/02/avengers-is-just-too-broken-to-play-right-now/ |title='Avengers' Is Just Too Broken To Play Right Now |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=2 October 2020 |website=Forbes |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=5 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105004716/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/10/02/avengers-is-just-too-broken-to-play-right-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Gene Park commended Crystal Dynamics for listening to feedback and implementing fixes, he felt the game's lack of content in the base game highlighted that it "didn't need to be a live service game, and it's become increasingly clear that it shouldn't have been in the first place."<ref name="WaPo" />

==== Story expansions ====
The Kate Bishop expansion was praised for its gameplay, voice work, and story, but some felt the added content was lacking. Fahey stated, "It's not her powers and abilities that make Kate Bishop great in ''Marvel's Avengers''. It's a combination of [whoever] is writing the game's hero banter and the voice acting of Ashly Burch. Burch is a sassy voice actor given incredibly sassy superhero banter and she just eats it up."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/kate-bishop-makes-avengers-exciting-again-at-least-for-1845837983 |title=Kate Bishop Makes Avengers Exciting Again, At Least For A Few Hours |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=8 December 2020 |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-date=23 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223173955/https://kotaku.com/kate-bishop-makes-avengers-exciting-again-at-least-for-1845837983 |url-status=live }}</ref> Dave Trumbore of ''Collider'' felt it was a "too-short introductory outing" for Kate, whom he described as "[bringing] an energy on par with Kamala Khan's youthful spirit and Tony Stark's sharp wit to the team, though it's her tool kit of melee/ranged/teleporting skills that are a cut above on the battlefield."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/kate-bishop-dlc-review/ |title='Marvel's Avengers' Kate Bishop DLC Is Charming, Disarming, and Far Too Short - Review |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=9 December 2020 |website=Collider |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=27 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227003435/https://collider.com/kate-bishop-dlc-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Tassi was "deeply impressed" by the update's expansion on the campaign, voice work, and satisfying gameplay as Kate, but noted that this would do little to expand the game's current player base unless a large-scale expansion were added.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/12/09/kate-bishop-proves-marvels-avengers-is-no-anthem-after-all/ |title=Kate Bishop Proves 'Marvel's Avengers' Is No 'Anthem' After All |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=9 December 2020 |website=Forbes |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-date=16 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216160406/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/12/09/kate-bishop-proves-marvels-avengers-is-no-anthem-after-all/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/12/17/kate-bishop-does-not-seem-to-have-changed-marvels-avengers-fortunes/ |title=Kate Bishop Does Not Seem To Have Changed 'Marvel's Avengers' Fortunes |last=Tassi |first=Paul |date=17 December 2020 |website=Forbes |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220122133/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/12/17/kate-bishop-does-not-seem-to-have-changed-marvels-avengers-fortunes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sales===
In the United Kingdom, ''Marvel's Avengers'' was the best-selling retail game during its first week on sale.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dring|first=Christopher|date=6 September 2020|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-06-marvels-avengers-defeats-tony-hawk-and-nba-to-claim-no-1-uk-charts|title=Marvel's Avengers defeats Tony Hawk and NBA to claim No.1 UK Charts|publisher=GamesIndustry.biz|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910130258/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-06-marvels-avengers-defeats-tony-hawk-and-nba-to-claim-no-1-uk-charts|url-status=live}}</ref> In the United States, the game was the top-selling title for the month of September, and second-highest launch-month dollar sales of all-time for a superhero game behind ''[[Software:Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Spider-Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-10-16-avengers-assembles-september-sales-chart-heavy-on-new-releases |title=Avengers assembles September sales chart heavy on new releases |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020051525/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-10-16-avengers-assembles-september-sales-chart-heavy-on-new-releases |url-status=live }}</ref> In Japan, the PlayStation 4 version sold 42,979 physical units within its first week on sale, making it the second-best-selling retail game of the week in the country.<ref>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=10 September 2020|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/famitsu-sales-8-31-20-9-6-20|title=Famitsu Sales: 8/31/20 – 9/6/20|publisher=Gematsu|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910170650/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/famitsu-sales-8-31-20-9-6-20|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Despite initial strong sales, ''Avengers'' failed to turn a profit for Square Enix, with the publisher reporting an estimated loss of $63 million for their latest fiscal period at the time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=8 November 2020|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/square-enixs-hd-gaming-unit-loses-63-million-after-marvels-avengers-launch/1100-6484203/|title=Square Enix's HD Gaming Unit Loses $63 Million After Marvel's Avengers Launch|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=11 November 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111155842/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/square-enixs-hd-gaming-unit-loses-63-million-after-marvels-avengers-launch/1100-6484203/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda described the game as a commercial disappointment for the company. However, he affirmed that service games would be an important focus for the company in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-04-square-enix-president-says-marvels-avengers-had-a-disappointing-outcome|title=Square Enix president says Marvel's Avengers had a "disappointing outcome"|first=Marie|last=Dealessandri|work=Gameindustry.biz|date=4 November 2021|accessdate=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113124906/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-04-square-enix-president-says-marvels-avengers-had-a-disappointing-outcome|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the Black Panther expansion in September 2021, the game returned to the top 10 of the UK video game chart for two weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/06/minecraft-on-nintendo-switch-is-uk-no-1-games-charts-4-september-15213698/|title=Minecraft on Nintendo Switch is UK number one - Games charts 4 September|date=6 September 2021|access-date=12 November 2021|archive-date=12 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112090828/https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/06/minecraft-on-nintendo-switch-is-uk-no-1-games-charts-4-september-15213698/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Controversies===
In September 2021, Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix introduced XP boost, which can only be purchased through real-world money. XP boost allows players to gain more experience points for a short period of time, allowing them to level up faster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-paid-xp-boosts-fans-uproar|title=Marvel's Avengers Adds Paid XP Boosts, and Fans are in Uproar|first=Jared|last=Moore|work=IGN|date=8 October 2021|accessdate=19 October 2021|archive-date=12 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012204421/https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-paid-xp-boosts-fans-uproar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-08-square-enix-and-crystal-dynamics-have-destroyed-player-trust-by-selling-marvels-avengers-progression-boosts|title=Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics "have destroyed player trust" by selling Marvel's Avengers progression boosts|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|work=Eurogamer|date=8 October 2021|accessdate=19 October 2021|archive-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024100341/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-08-square-enix-and-crystal-dynamics-have-destroyed-player-trust-by-selling-marvels-avengers-progression-boosts|url-status=live}}</ref> This move followed an update in March 2021, which altered the progression system to make the leveling-up process take significantly longer than it did when the game first launched. These changes drew ire from both the community and gaming journalists, especially as Square Enix had previously declared in 2019 that the game's microtransactions would only be redeemable for cosmetics and customization items and would not be used to create a pay-to-win system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-08-square-enix-backtracks-on-cosmetics-only-pledge-for-avengers|title=Square Enix backtracks on cosmetics-only pledge for Avengers microtransactions|first=Danielle|last=Partis|work=Gameindustry.biz|date=8 October 2021|accessdate=19 October 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021060935/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-08-square-enix-backtracks-on-cosmetics-only-pledge-for-avengers|url-status=live}}</ref> Crystal Dynamics removed the XP boost from the in-game marketplace one month later, on 3 November.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-remove-xp-boosters|title=Marvel's Avengers Removes Purchasable XP Boosters from the In-Game Marketplace|first=George|last=Yang|work=IGN|date=3 November 2021|accessdate=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113040828/https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-avengers-remove-xp-boosters|url-status=live}}</ref>

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