Marvel Snap will return to app stores with a surprise gift from the devs

By Patrick Hearn Published January 25, 2025

Marvel Snap running on the OnePlus Nord N30 5G. — Joe Maring/Digital Trends / Digital Trends

Although restored to service shortly after the TikTok debacle first took it down, Marvel Snap still hasn’t returned to US app stores. Developer Second Dinner said it began the process of restoring the game to the Google Play Store yesterday, and expects the game to come back to the iOS App Store early next week. In addition to bringing the game back, the developers also have a welcome back package for players.

Second Dinner shared a long post on X detailing what players can expect, along with the words “We can’t thank you all enough for being so patient with us through this downtime ordeal. Your outpouring of support to all of us at Second Dinner was heart and greatly appreciated.”

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— Second Dinner (@seconddinner) January 25, 2025

Marvel Snap was an unfortunate and unintended victim of the TikTok ban. Its original publisher is owned by ByteDance, and now Second Dinner says the team is seeking a new publisher for the game.

The reward packages are meant as a thank you to all players, not just those in the United States. While the compensation packages are slightly higher for those in the US, non-US players are also set to receive a ton of items.

Here’s the full list of rewards.

Package Overviews

For US-based players– US Downtime Package:

Over Collection Level 500

2 Spotlight Keys
5000 Season Pass XP
4150 Credits
6200 Collector’s Tokens
1000 Gold
5 Gold Conquest Ticket
3 Infinite Conquest Ticket
4000 Conquest Medals
1 Mystery Variant
6 Premium Mystery Variants
1 Cosmic Red Border (Super Rare)
3 Cosmic Gold Border (Super Rare)
155 x5 Random Boosters

Under Collection Level 500

6 Mystery Series 3 Cards
5000 Season Pass XP
7150 Credits
1000 Gold
1 Mystery Variant
6 Premium Mystery Variant
1 Cosmic Red Border (Super Rare)
3 Cosmic Gold Border (Super Rare)
155 x5 Random Boosters

For non-US-based players– Global Gratitude Package:

Over Collection Level 500

2 Spotlight Key
3000 Collector’s Tokens
1500 Credits
1 Mystery Variant
1 Premium Mystery Variant
1 Cosmic Gold Border (Super Rare)
1 Cosmic Red Border (Super Rare)
155 x3 Random Boosters

Under Collection Level 500

6 Mystery Series 3 Cards
3000 Credits
1 Mystery Variant
1 Premium Mystery Variant
1 Cosmic Gold Border (Super Rare)
1 Cosmic Red Border (Super Rare)
155 x3 Random Boosters

Second Dance says players can expect these items to be delivered to their inboxes sometime next week.

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