Marvel Rivals: Comprehensive Guide to Cross-Progression

Marvel Rivals, the free-to-play hero shooter, has implemented cross-progression, a highly requested feature that allows players to carry their game progress, collections, and purchases across multiple gaming platforms. This guide will detail how the system works, how to set it up, and what players need to know before linking their accounts.

Understanding Marvel Rivals Cross-Progression

Cross-progression in Marvel Rivals enables you to link multiple platform accounts together and access the same character, including their progress, collections, and paid content, from any linked platform. Before cross-progression, each account had a separate character, meaning progress, ranks, collections, and purchases were distinct for each platform. With cross-progression, multiple accounts can share access to a single, chosen primary character.

Supported Platforms for Cross-Progression

Marvel Rivals supports cross-progression across the following platforms:

The game itself launched on December 6, 2024, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with a PS4 version released on September 12, 2025.

How to Set Up Cross-Progression

Setting up cross-progression in Marvel Rivals involves a straightforward process within the game's settings:

1. Open Marvel Rivals on the gaming platform where you have your primary account. 2. Navigate to 'Settings'. 3. Select the 'Other' tab. 4. Scroll down to find 'Account Linking' (it may also be labeled as 'Account Binding' or 'Account'). 5. Choose a platform different from your current login that you wish to link. 6. Complete the account verification process for that platform. It is advisable to be logged into the official website of the platform you want to link to prior to starting this process. 7. Wait for the binding process to complete.

After linking, you will be able to manage all your linked accounts from a single interface.

Choosing and Switching Your Primary Character

If you have existing characters on multiple accounts, you will be prompted to select a primary character during the linking process. This decision is crucial because your primary character's progress, collections, and purchases will become accessible from all linked accounts. Characters not selected as primary are stored but not accessible, and data between characters is never merged. It's recommended to choose the account with the most progress, purchased content, or competitive rank that is most important to you.

To switch your primary character, you can go to Settings → Other → Account Binding where you'll see all linked accounts and their characters. Select the character you want as your new primary. Note that there is a cooldown period for switching your primary character to prevent frequent changes.

What Transfers with Cross-Progression?

Once accounts are linked and a primary character is chosen, the following aspects of your game progress transfer across platforms:

What Does NOT Transfer with Cross-Progression?

While most aspects of your primary character's progress are shared, there are specific elements that remain platform-specific:

Unlinking Accounts and Cooldown Periods

You have the option to unlink any platform account at any time:

1. Go to Settings → Other → Account Linking. 2. Find the account you wish to unlink. 3. Select it and click 'Unlink'.

If the unlinked account had a character, that character will be restored to the account. Be aware that unlinked accounts and their associated platforms enter a 180-day cooldown period, during which you cannot re-bind the same platform to your cross-progression setup, and the unlinked account cannot be linked to other accounts. This is to prevent security and trading issues.

Important Considerations for Cross-Progression

By following these steps and understanding the nuances, players can effectively utilize Marvel Rivals' cross-progression feature to enjoy their progress across all their preferred platforms.