Marvel Crisis Protocol is branching into cooperative play with a brand-new line. Confirmed via Atomic Mass Games' official announcement at Miniatures Week 2026, Marvel Crisis Protocol: Alliances launches summer 2026 with Night of the Goblin, a cooperative game for up to four players.
This is a confirmed launch with a defined roster, so here's what's included.
Atomic Mass Games' official announcement confirms the following:
Marvel Crisis Protocol's core game has always been a competitive head-to-head miniatures system, so a dedicated cooperative line gives existing players and newcomers alike a lower-barrier entry point built around a fixed scenario and shared objectives rather than competitive deckbuilding and army composition.
Leading with four distinct Spider-Man-adjacent heroes against a single iconic villain gives Night of the Goblin a tight, thematically coherent story hook, letting Atomic Mass Games introduce the cooperative ruleset around a cast most Marvel fans already recognize before expanding into a broader roster in future Alliances sets.
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Atomic Mass Games has already confirmed two follow-up Alliances boxed sets, Attack of the Sentinels arriving Q1 2027 and The Once and Future Kang in Q2 2027, giving this cooperative line a multi-release roadmap rather than a single standalone product.
Marvel Crisis Protocol is usually discussed through competitive or scenario-focused tabletop play, so a cooperative line like Alliances changes the conversation immediately. A co-op entry lowers the friction for groups who want Marvel miniatures action without jumping straight into head-to-head play and list-building pressure.
That makes Night of the Goblin more than just another box. It can act as an entry point for players who love the characters and miniatures side of the game but want a more approachable mode of play.
This release is strongest for Marvel Crisis Protocol players who want a different way to use their Marvel shelves and tables, Spider-Man-corner Marvel fans, and groups who prefer team-up experiences to competitive play. It is also a good fit for collectors who want a boxed set that already implies a narrative roster instead of only a generic starter format.
It is a weaker fit for someone who only cares about standard competitive roster expansion and has no interest in cooperative game modes. The co-op format is the main reason to pay attention here.
Starting with Ultimate Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, Spectacular Spider-Man, Black Cat, and Green Goblin gives the line an easy-to-read identity at launch. Those characters are recognizable, visually varied, and already well-suited to a story-driven conflict structure, which makes the first product easier to explain than a more scattered all-Marvel mix would be.
That clarity helps both new buyers and existing players. A launch set anchored to one corner of Marvel feels cleaner and more memorable than a grab bag of unrelated names.
A cooperative Marvel Crisis Protocol product like Night of the Goblin can do something the broader line does not always do easily: give curious buyers a reason to jump in without immediately committing to a competitive mindset. That can make the box much more approachable for Marvel fans who care about characters first and rules depth second.
In practice, that can broaden the audience significantly. A co-op launch set is easier to recommend to mixed-experience groups than a product that assumes every player wants a versus-style commitment from the beginning.
When a new sub-line begins, the first box has to explain what the format is trying to be. Night of the Goblin does that reasonably well by using a recognizable Spider-focused conflict and clear hero-versus-villain framing. That makes the product easier to understand quickly, which is especially important for a rules variant inside an already established tabletop game family.
For collectors and players, that clarity is valuable. It helps the launch feel intentional instead of experimental in a vague way.
Current Marvel Crisis Protocol players might initially view Alliances as a side mode, but launch products like Night of the Goblin can still matter because they broaden how a collection gets used. A game line becomes more valuable when its miniatures can support more than one style of play, especially if one of those styles is easier to introduce to friends or family.
That makes the set relevant beyond simple onboarding. It can expand the utility of the wider Marvel Crisis Protocol ecosystem for people who are already invested.
Night of the Goblin has the kind of immediately readable setup that can explain a new cooperative sub-line in one glance. That clarity gives the release more weight than a launch product with a looser identity might have, because it helps buyers understand the format without extra effort.
Summer 2026.
Up to four, in a cooperative format.
Ultimate Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, Spectacular Spider-Man, and Black Cat.
Attack of the Sentinels (Q1 2027) and The Once and Future Kang (Q2 2027).
Night of the Goblin gives Marvel Crisis Protocol fans a genuinely new way to play with a cooperative format built around a tight, recognizable Spider-Man-focused roster. Watching for the summer 2026 launch is worthwhile for anyone interested in the confirmed multi-set Alliances roadmap.
Having general protective storage ready keeps components and painted miniatures safe from day one.
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