Marvel Snap devs say the card game won't go anywhere, as publishers reportedly look to exit “mainstream games”

Hundreds of staff reportedly affected by TikTok makers ByteDance’s decision to “restructure” their games team

Marvel Snapdevelopers Second Dinner have reassured players of the digital card game that it will continue to “operate and flourish in the future”, in the wake of reports that publishers Nuverse are set to step away from the mainstream games space.

Marvel Snap launched just last year, with some of the card-minded talent behindHearthstoneworking on the comic-book CCG. It seemed to carve out a decent name for itself among the very crowded realm of digital card games, earning fans for its lightning-quick three-minute games and fairly approachable gameplay.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to have been enough for publishers Nuverse - or more specifically, Nuverse owners ByteDance, best known as the people that make TikTok (you might have heard of it). According toReuters, while Marvel Snap found a “cult following”, that hasn’t translated into hard financial numbers.

In keeping with the focus away from “mainstream” games specifically, the company’s casual games arm Ohayoo won’t be affected. Nor will their library of casual games offered directly via TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin.

Other games in the works, however, will apparently halt development by December. In addition, ByteDance are said to be looking to “divest” from games that have already been launched - implying the inclusion of Marvel Snap - and not return to the gaming market.

Dear SNAPPERS,Some of our players have expressed their concerns regarding reported structural changes at Nuverse.We wish to thank you for your concern and assure you that regardless of any changes at Nuverse, SNAP will continue to operate and flourish in the future!

Second Dinner, for their part, took to the official Marvel Snap X account to respond to “concerns regarding reported structural changes at Nuverse”.

“We wish to thank you for your concern and assure you that regardless of any changes at Nuverse, SNAP will continue to operate and flourish in the future,” they wrote.