The Marvel Comics digital game counts Nuverse as its publisher, which like TikTok is owned by the Chinese conglomerate ByteDance.

The U.S. government's ban against ByteDance products has hit folks hard, but Second Dinner says Marvel Snap "isn't going anywhere."

Digital collectible card game 'Marvel Snap' was shut down in the U.S., a casualty of the government ban targeting TikTok.

Notably, RedNote (Xiaohongshu) is still available for download from the U.S. app store, despite being a Chinese-owned platform subject to China's data privacy and censorship laws. In the lead-up to TikTok's banning, many users have flocked to the video-forward platform as a potential alternative.

In a statement, developers Second Dinner and publisher Nuverse said the game was unexpectedly impacted by the takedown of TikTok on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Not only was Marvel Snap just banned in the US, its developer wasn't even told this was happening, so they couldn't let fans now.

A new US law has caused popular apps from ByteDance, including Marvel Snap and TikTok, to go offline in the US. Players and developers of Marvel Snap were surprised by the game's disappearance since there was no prior notice about its removal.

Many players, including myself, were shocked to find out that Marvel Snap is no longer accessible in the United States. It is published by Nuverse, a company ow

Marvel Snap has now been banned in the US alongside TikTok, thanks to an association with the social media platform's parent company ByteDance, catching players off guard.

The shutdown of TikTok has inadvertently affected a number of other apps, including the ever-popular Marvel Snap.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox