Arc System Works Responds as Marvel Tokon Launches to a Painful 44% Mixed Reviews on Steam

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls stumbled onto Steam with "Mixed" user reviews as players complained of PlayStation account requirements, anti-cheat roadblocks, and other technical issues. With a unique art style, a roster of heroes and villains that includes everyone from Spider-Man to Doctor Doom, and the developers at Arc System Works behind it all, the new Marvel fighting game stood out as one of the most highly-anticipated games of the year. Now, after finally reaching its August 6, 2026, release date, Steam users are reporting more negative experiences than positive ones. At the time of this piece's publication, just 44% of the 2,561 Marvel Tokon reviews on Valve's digital PC storefront are showing as positive across all languages. Of those user reviews, three topics seem to appear more than any others: PlayStation's PSN requirements, Linux, and anti-cheat. "There is no good technical excuse for shutting out Linux here," one highly rated Steam review said, referencing a lack of Linux support. "Easy Anti-Cheat already supports Proton when developers enable it, and games like Marvel Rivals prove that an online Marvel title can make that effort. Instead, Tokon treats Linux players a