Marvel has a rich history of video games across platforms and genres. From action-packed adventures to strategic role-playing games (RPGs), the best Marvel games have captured the hearts of fans around the world. Over the years, various developers have brought the exhilarating escapades of iconic Marvel superheroes to life.
Just like their DC counterparts, the best Marvel games are nothing short of masterpieces. And with so many titles to choose from, it’s about time we looked at all the Marvel games ever created and listed the best of them.
Whether you prefer battling villains in fast-paced action games or strategising your next move in turn-based role-playing games, there’s a Marvel game for you. The games have been released across a wide range of platforms, including PC, Nintendo consoles, Xbox and PlayStation.
Each entry on this list will provide you with a comprehensive look at the story, gameplay and other standout features of the 15 best Marvel games ever released.
The best Marvel games to get your hands
1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Genre: Action
Release year: 2023
Platform: PlayStation 5
Insomniac Games started developing this follow-up to their 2018 hit around the same time they released Spider-Man: Miles Morales (202o). It was revealed during a PlayStation 5 showcase with a teaser the next year. The teaser showcased both Peter Parker and Miles Morales fighting a bunch of enemies and it ended with fans spotting Venom, who was lurking in the shadows in an alley.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was ultimately released in 2024, and it featured Venom and Kraven the Hunter as the main antagonists. Visually, the game looked too good, but it featured a darker story, which was praised by critics and franchise fans. It is without a doubt the best Marvel game we have seen yet.
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2. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Genre: Action, RPG
Release year: 2006
Platforms: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii, PC
An action RPG that takes a lot of inspiration from Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo franchise. This game allows players to assemble a team of their favourite Marvel heroes and fight various enemies as they unfold a story featuring villains such as Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil.
This game also has multiple endings dictated by the optional missions you choose to complete.
3. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release year: 2013
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Vita
True to its LEGO legacy, this game plays in the third person and allows gamers to control 180 characters from the Marvel Universe. Each of those characters has unique gameplay mechanics depending on their special abilities; Hulk can smash, Spider-Man can swing, and Thor can use Mjölnir to eliminate his enemies.
In the story mode, gamers can fight against the mighty Galactus to save the world. They don’t have to do it alone, either. As with any other LEGO game out there, this game features co-op, so invite your friends and family and save the world together.
4. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Genre: Action
Release year: 2010
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Nintendo DS
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimension is a third-person action game where players control four different versions of Spider-Man through multiple dimensions. Play through Amazing, Noir, 2099 and the Ultimate Universe as you look for pieces of a shattered artefact.
Each iteration of Spider-Man has a different playstyle, giving players enough variety in gameplay. Any Spider-Man fan who loves Noir should get their hands on this title.
5. Deadpool
Genre: Action
Release year: 2013
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC
Everyone knows that Deadpool has a mouth, but not many know that he also has a game where he is talking to the players most of the time. The video game even starts with Deadpool pitching an idea for a game based on himself to developer High Moon Studios. Once he gets rejected, he blows the building up with explosives, forcing them to develop the very game we play.
It plays as a usual third-person action game where the player cuts his enemies with his swords and shoots them using his twin guns. They can level up, choose new skills, take their enemies down using stealth and even perform stealth gun kills. It is an excellent representation of Deadpool in a video game and a must-play for fans of Ryan Reynolds’ iteration of the merc with a mouth in the hit franchise, which includes 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine.
6. Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Genre: Tactics, Action, RPG
Release year: 2022
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC
A tactical action RPG that brings together Marvel’s greatest heroes to fight Chthon and his army. The game has 13 different playable heroes who fight in a squad against various groups of powerful enemies.
Multiple story expansions also add a bunch of more superheroes to the game, as well as brand-new missions and locations. This is a Marvel game that every RPG fan should play; its well-designed gameplay will impress any tactics fans out there.
7. Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Genre: Shooter
Release year: 2020
Platforms: PlayStation VR, Meta Quest
Marvel’s Iron Man is a shooter that puts players in the red metal shoes of one of Marvel’s beloved icons. Players control Iron Man from inside the suit in the first person as they shoot numerous foes and try to defeat a new enemy named Ghost.
It is an immersive experience that will appeal to any Iron Man fan who loves VR games.
8. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release year: 2021
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch (via cloud), PC
It is a third-person action-adventure video game that takes guardians throughout the galaxy as they fight the agents of the Universal Church of Truth, which Grand Unifier Raker leads.
Unlike most games on this list, players can only control Star-Lord, while other characters operate as an NPC squad. Players can give their squad commands and tell them what to do. It retains the classic Guardians humour and it has fun, engaging gameplay mechanics. If you are looking for an excellent Marvel game to get your hands on, you cannot go wrong with this one.
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9. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Genre: Action
Release year: 2016
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PC
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is a must-play for any Marvel Cinematic Universe fans out there. This game will take you through a story that features missions based on Marvel movies such as The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. With over 100 playable characters and a very long campaign, it will fill you with nostalgia for this franchise and remind you of what made this franchise great in the first place.
10. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
Genre: Action, RPG
Release year: 2019
Platform: Nintendo Switch
The latest entry in the celebrated Ultimate Alliance franchise, this game plays the same as its predecessors. It’s a top-down action dungeon crawler with some RPG elements. This time, Thanos and the Black Order are a threat to the world as we know it, and around 36 heroes team up to defeat them.
With its long story mode and an exciting co-op mode, this game will provide you with hours of entertainment. There’s even a DLC that adds even more superheroes from Marvel Knights, X-Men and Fantastic Four.
11. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Genre: Action, Hack-&-Slash
Release year: 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, PC, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
This third-person action hack-and-slash game was released alongside X-Men Origin: Wolverine. Players slash through enemies, creating combos and cutting them into pieces. They take down choppers and defeat some massive foes.
While critics weren’t favourable with their reviews for this game, it’s a fun title that knows how to represent the raw power of the killing machine that is Logan. We wonder if the upcoming Wolverine title by Insomniac Games will be able to do the same.
12. Marvel’s Spider-Man
Genre: Action
Release year: 2018
Platform: PlayStation 4, PC
No list compiling the best Marvel games can be complete without this incredible title.
No one expected Insomniac Games to have it in them to develop the perfect Spider-Man title, but the developer delivered and how. A superhero title that gives gamers all the freedom to explore as they want, swing where they want and deal with enemies the way they want.
This gameplay, paired with a well-written story and excellent voice acting, made Spider-Man one of the best games starring the friendly neighbourhood superhero that everyone looks up to.
13. Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Genre: Fighting
Release year: 2011
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, PC
For all the fighting game fans out there, this is the best example of how a developer can bring two franchises together. Play as characters from both Marvel Comics and Capcom’s franchises and just fight. It’s a tag-team-based title; players can choose two characters at once and even do various combo attacks while swapping characters.
If you ever wondered who would win in a fight between Iron Man and Dante from Devil May Cry, this game will give you the answer.
14. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Platform: Action
Release year: 2020
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC
A standalone expansion to 2020’s hit Marvel’s Spider-Man, this game follows Miles Morales as he struggles to balance his duties as a superhero and a son. He often gets some assistance from Peter Parker, but he is mostly on his own.
As an expansion of the original title, this game plays very similar to Marvel’s Spider-Man, but there are some Miles Morales-specific abilities for players to use. Despite being largely the same game, its tone, music and gameplay make Miles Morales an expansion that should not be missed at any cost.
15. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release year: 2005
Platforms: PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
In this third-person action game, you control the Hulk. You can explore a small, open world, do side missions and even play golf with huge golf balls. Developers knew what players wanted and implemented that in their game.
It’s an incredibly fun game with a decent story. You should play this because there aren’t many games starring Hulk out there and not all of them are as good as this one.
In case you have already gone through some of these, there are a bunch of new Marvel games in development such as Wolverine and 1943: Rise Of Hydra. They will be released in the next couple of years, so don’t fret and replay some of the above-mentioned titles till then.
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