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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Marvel and Capcom join forces to deliver the most frenetic 3 vs 3 tag battles ever with Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3. This release comes fully loaded, including all previous DLC, Marvel VS. Capcom : Official Complete Works.

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Would you recommend it?
Player score
9.2/10
7,845 reviews
Released
2011
Developer
Capcom
Platforms
2 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
verified
Download
4 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

Marvel and Capcom join forces to deliver the most frenetic 3 vs 3 tag battles ever with Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3. This release comes fully loaded, including all previous DLC, Marvel VS. Capcom : Official Complete Works.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released15 November 2011
DeveloperCapcom, Eighting
PublisherCapcom
PlatformsPlayStation Vita, Steam Deck
GenresFighting, Horror
Languages6 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2073725, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 received?

Players92%positive of 7,845 · Very Positive
Achievements47on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckverified
Download size4 GB
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$24.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 worth it?

92% of 7,845 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. It costs $24.99 on Steam.

That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. Players do report problems — see the reported-problems section below before buying. We have not published our own review of this game.

How long is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3? How long to beat it

Total play time for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is about 96.8 hours to do everything, and around 1.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path1.3h102
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do12.2h56
Completionist: everything: 100% the game96.8h5

At its current price of $24.99, beating the main story works out to about $19.22 per hour. That is the price divided by the hours, a value read and not a verdict: a longer game costs less per hour, which is not the same as being the better game.

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 system requirements

The minimum requirements from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 minimum requirements
Memory2 GB RAM (other games at this level)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX260
Storage4 GB (more games this size)
System64-bit OS required

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Where Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 sits on the grid

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Estimated sales for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

These are estimates, not reported figures. Capcom has not published unit sales for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and nobody outside the company can measure them. What follows is arithmetic on the review count, with the method printed below so you can check it or reject it.

235K–471KEstimated copies soldon Steam, lifetime
$1.9M–$7.8MEstimated player spendbefore Valve's cut
$1.4M–$5.4MEstimated to the publisherafter the 30% platform cut

How this was calculated

Steam sales track review counts closely enough that dividing one by the other across games with published figures gives a usable multiplier. This is the standard method for estimating sales from outside a publisher.

Sales estimate working
Reviews on Steam7,845
Sales per review30 to 60
List price$24.99
Assumed average selling price33% to 66% of list

What this cannot tell you

Steam only. Console, Epic, GOG and retail sales are not in here. For a game that sold heavily on PlayStation this is a fraction of the real number.

The band is wide because the method is imprecise. Review rates vary with price, genre, launch era and how insistently a game asks. Published analyses put the ratio between 30 and 60 for paid games, and we show the whole range rather than picking a point in it.

The owner estimate above measures something else. SteamSpy counts accounts that have the game, which includes free weekends, bundles, giveaways and gifts. It sits higher than a sales figure for that reason, and the two are not alternative answers to the same question.

Revenue is the shakiest line. It assumes an average selling price well below list because most copies move in sales, and it ignores regional pricing, refunds, key resellers and whatever deal the publisher actually has with Valve. Treat it as an order of magnitude, not a figure.

If Capcom publishes a real number we will use that instead and say where it came from. Our editorial policy covers how we handle figures we cannot verify.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 price & deals: is it on sale?

We have one reading so far: $24.99 on 30 August 2026. Prices are checked daily from here, and this becomes a chart once there is more than one point to join. A single observation is a price, not a history.

Latest Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 updates & patch notes

Pulled from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's own Steam feed on 5 September 2026. Posts marked as from the studio were written by the developer; the rest are articles Steam syndicated from elsewhere. Every one links to its source.

  1. Notification · From the studio
  2. Notice of Update Distribution · From the studio
  3. Fighting game YouTuber offers $10,000 bounty for upgraded netcode in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 · PC Gamer

What readers say about Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.

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Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Launchers, accounts and anti-cheat31 of 300 (10%)

    As of 11 January 2024: Capcom is planning on re-introducing DRM (via Enigma Protector) to combat mods and cheat engines.

    Steam review, 11 January 2024 · 5 hours played · 221 readers marked it helpful

    Capcom adding DRM after purchase when it wasn't disclosed on the store page should be against store policy.

    Steam review, 27 January 2024 · 1 hours played · 46 readers marked it helpful
  2. Crashes and freezes10 of 300 (3%)

    Game crashes immediately once opened, can't even run the game

    Steam review, 1 December 2025 · 4 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful

    The game crashes a lot on modern computers.

    Steam review, 30 September 2025 · 1 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful

A further 7 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

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24 games overlap with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Ultra Street Fighter IV, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition and Street Fighter IV.

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Common questions about Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

What platforms is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on?

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is available on PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck. It first released in 2011.

How much does Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 cost?

$24.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

92% of 7,845 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 download?

4 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was developed by Capcom, Eighting and published by Capcom.

Is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 worth it in 2026?

92% of 7,845 Steam reviews are positive (Very Positive), and it is $24.99 on steam. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.

Is Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on sale?

Not at the moment. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is at its $24.99 list price on Steam, read on 30 August 2026. It has been cheaper before; the price history above shows when.

What are the system requirements for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

At minimum, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 needs 2 GB RAM, a Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, a NVIDIA GeForce GTX260, 4 GB of storage, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.

How long does it take to beat Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

about 1.3 hours for the main story, 12.2 hours with the main extras, 96.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.