Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls: Steam figures and sales estimates spark debate

• Steam Charts data cited in the article lists 427 concurrent PC players, a 24-hour peak of 791, and an all-time peak of 13,787 on Steam.
• According to IGN, Alinea Analytics estimates that 82% of sales came from PlayStation and 18% from Steam, for roughly 750,000 copies sold and $49.7 million in revenue.

What happened

IGN wrote that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has become the subject of debate over the health of its online scene. The discussion was sparked by a combination of relatively low current Steam numbers and sales estimates that appear to lean heavily toward PlayStation. The article also stresses that Steam figures do not include PlayStation players.

According to the Steam Charts data cited by IGN, there were 427 active players on PC at the time of reporting, with a 24-hour peak of 791. The all-time peak on Steam was said to be 13,787 players. Those are PC-only figures; the total player base on PlayStation is not visible in this data.

IGN also cites estimates from Alinea Analytics, which put Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls at around 750,000 copies sold across PlayStation and Steam, with an estimated $49.7 million in revenue. In that split, 82% of sales would have come from PlayStation and 18% from Steam. These are estimates from a third-party data firm, not official figures from Arc System Works.

The debate was further fueled by social media reactions. In a tweet included in the source material, Leffen said the game could still be saved if the developers act quickly and well, but that it is “probably over” for a major scene if there is still no clear patch date and only four additional characters have been announced without dates. MightyKeef countered that Marvel Tokon launched on August 6, 2026, and was, in his view, not even two months old when the doomposting began.

Background

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a tag fighting game from Arc System Works. The core of the article’s discussion is that the available Steam data only shows part of the picture, while the sales estimates suggest that most buyers are on PlayStation. As a result, the same numbers can be read as either worrying or incomplete.