The 14 Best Marvel Games Ranked and Scored: Spider-Man 2 Takes No. 1, With Action, RPGs and Fighting Games All Covered

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We put 14 Marvel games through 4 scoring categories and ranked them. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (released October 20, 2023) takes the No. 1 spot with a total score of 329. No. 2 is Marvel’s Wolverine, which landed on September 15, 2026, at 326, and No. 3 is the free-to-play Marvel Rivals at 318. This list has exactly one rule: only current games you can buy and play in Japanese as of October 2026. That includes the standalone Spider-Man games and the standalone X-MEN titles, and every arcade game in MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection is scored individually.

There are too many Marvel games now. Big-budget Spider-Man adventures, a 6v6 shooter, a turn-based card battler, a 4v4 fighting game, 1990s arcade ports, a pixel-art beat-’em-up. They’re all “Marvel games,” and not one of them feels like another.

So don’t pick one on total score alone. We rated every game out of 100 on 4 axes: Accessibility, Graphics, Difficulty and Replay Value, so that whichever axis runs highest tells you who the game is for. Marvel’s Avengers, whose service has shut down, and Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, which has no release date, are both excluded.

I’m the generation that learned MARVEL vs. CAPCOM in the arcade. But for 2026, the No. 1 spot went to Spider-Man without hesitation.

The scoring uses the same 4 axes as our existing rankings by platform and by genre. Start by taking in all 14 at a glance.

All 14 Marvel Games Compared: The Full Score Table

Accessibility measures how easy a game is to get into, a higher Difficulty score means more of a fight on your hands, and Replay Value reflects the depth that keeps you going past a single playthrough. Don’t stop at the total: pick on the axis that matters most to you.

The top of the list reshuffles depending on whether you want to soak in a story alone or keep fighting other people. The 3 Spider-Man games and Guardians earn their points on Accessibility and Graphics, while Marvel Rivals and MARVEL Tōkon earn theirs on Difficulty and Replay Value. If you want a fighting game you’ll still be playing years from now, the Difficulty score of 82 on MARVEL VS. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES is your marker.

No. 14: X-MEN CHILDREN OF THE ATOM — Capcom’s Marvel fighters all started here in 1994

Arcade release: December 15, 1994 (CPS-2) / Console release: Sega Saturn, November 22, 1995 / Developer and publisher: Capcom / How to get it today: included in MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4 / Switch / PC; Steam version 5,990 yen, about US$39, converted at 153 yen to the dollar)

X-MEN CHILDREN OF THE ATOM is Capcom’s first Marvel fighting game, and it hit arcades on CPS-2 hardware on December 15, 1994. The roster runs 10 deep: Wolverine, Psylocke, Cyclops, Storm, Iceman, Colossus, Spiral, Silver Samurai, Omega Red and Sentinel, with Akuma tucked in as a hidden character. The air game that uses the full height of the screen via Super Jump, air guarding that works against every move, the Hyper X attacks fueled by the X-POWER gauge, and the Chain Combo that links by button order became the foundation for the entire MARVEL vs. CAPCOM series that followed.

The Difficulty score of 76 comes from a design that demanded air combos and fast neutral play back in 1994. A system fans call “vector theory” makes knockback depend on a character’s weight, so the same move may or may not let you follow up depending on who you’re hitting. There’s a lot to learn, but the sensation of moving X-MEN characters with powers this close to the comics is strongest in this first game.

The Accessibility score of 66 is the lowest number in this article, down to 1-on-1 play with no tag partners or assists and a UI designed 30 years ago. It lands at No. 14, but as an X-MEN game this is the origin point, and a fighting game that lets you play as Sentinel is still a rarity. The Saturn version shipped in Japan in 1995, and it was also one of the releases that showed at home what arcade ports were capable of.

No. 13: MARVEL Cosmic Invasion — a pixel-art beat-’em-up where you pick 2 heroes out of 15

Release date: December 1, 2025 / Platforms: PS4 / PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / Switch / Switch 2 / PC (Steam) / Developer: Tribute Games / Publisher: Dotemu / Price: 3,740 yen including tax on Steam (about US$24)

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is a side-scrolling brawler where you pick 2 heroes out of 15, pair them up, and swap between them instantly in the middle of a fight. Tribute Games developed it and Dotemu published it, and it launched on December 1, 2025 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2 and Steam. The enemy is the Annihilation Wave, and the stages stretch from New York all the way out to the Negative Zone.

The Accessibility score of 86 comes from how legible the side-scrolling brawler format is on its own. There aren’t many buttons, and the Cosmic Swap that switches your two heroes is the only thing you really need to learn to reach the end. It supports both online co-op and local split-screen co-op, which makes it a natural fit for playing side by side with family or friends. On Steam, 88% of its 2,325 reviews are positive, giving it a Very Positive rating (as of October 2026).

Replay Value sits low at 62 because a single run is simply built. Swapping characters and going again is fun, but there’s no gear or build rabbit hole to fall into. Japanese covers the interface and subtitles, though the voice acting is English only. This is the one for tearing through a pixel-art Marvel adventure with a friend; if you want to sink in deep on your own, look higher up this list.

No. 12: MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order — the action RPG 4 people can play at once on Switch

Release date: July 19, 2019 / Platform: Nintendo Switch / Developer: Koei Tecmo Games (Team NINJA) / Publisher: Nintendo / Price: 7,678 yen including tax (about US$50)

MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order is a Switch-exclusive top-down action RPG. Nintendo published it on July 19, 2019, with Koei Tecmo Games’ Team NINJA handling development. It was the series’ first new entry in 10 years, and it had sold 1.6 million copies as of December 2022.

The Accessibility score of 85 comes down to how low the bar is for 4-player co-op. Share a pair of Joy-Con and 4 people can pick heroes and start swinging together on the spot. You can mash your way forward, and chaining skills together triggers team-up attacks. The Replay Value score of 81 reflects the depth of leveling more than 30 heroes and running the campaign again.

The Graphics score of 70 is an honest read on the hardware limits of a 2019 Switch game. Resolution drops in handheld mode, and the screen gets hard to follow once it fills with 4 characters’ worth of attack effects. Even so, the experience of 4 people gripping controllers in front of the living room TV to take on Thanos exists nowhere else. It runs on Switch 2, too.

No. 11: MARVEL SUPER HEROES — the 1995 fighter where Infinity Gems rewrite your stats

Arcade release: September 1995 (CPS-2) / Console release: Sega Saturn, August 8, 1997; PlayStation, September 25, 1997 / Developer and publisher: Capcom / How to get it today: included in MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4 / Switch / PC; Steam version 5,990 yen, about US$39)

MARVEL SUPER HEROES is Capcom’s 2D versus fighter, which hit CPS-2 arcades in September 1995 and takes its story from the Marvel crossover event The Infinity Gauntlet. The cast covers 6 heroes in Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Psylocke; 5 villains in Juggernaut, Magneto, Blackheart, Shuma-Gorath and Doctor Doom; and Thanos as the boss, with Anita from Darkstalkers playable as a hidden character. It took a Special Award at the 10th Gamest Awards for 1996.

What nothing else has is the Infinity Gems. You pick up 6 kinds of stones during a match, Power, Time, Space, Reality, Soul and Mind, and activating one boosts your stats for a limited window. Every character has gems they’re best with, so the same matchup plays out differently depending on which stones are in hand. The Difficulty score of 78 comes from stacking that resource management on top of the usual mind games.

The Accessibility score of 68 and Replay Value of 70 are the marks of a 1995 one-on-one fighter: with no tags or assists, the structure is plainer than in the games that came after. That’s exactly why, if you want to take your time with Marvel characters one at a time, it can be easier to get into than the 2-on-2 MARVEL VS. CAPCOM. The Saturn version supported the 4MB expansion RAM cartridge, making it one of the few titles of its day that could reproduce arcade movement at home.

No. 10: X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER — the 1996 original that gave the VS series its 2-on-2 tag battles

Arcade release: September 25, 1996 (CPS-2) / Console release: Sega Saturn, November 27, 1997 (4MB expansion RAM cartridge required); PlayStation EX EDITION, February 26, 1998 / Developer and publisher: Capcom / How to get it today: included in MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4 / Switch / PC, 5,990 yen (about US$39) on Steam)

X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER hit arcades on September 25, 1996 as the first entry in Capcom’s VS series, and it’s the game that brought 2-on-2 tag battles into the fold. The X-Men side fields Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Sabretooth, Juggernaut, and Magneto, while the Street Fighter side brings Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Nash, Dhalsim, Zangief, Cammy, M. Bison, and Akuma. The boss is Apocalypse.

The Difficulty score of 80 comes from bolting a whole layer of tag-switch mind games — Variable Attack, Variable Counter, Variable Combination — straight onto 1-on-1 fighting. The benched character slowly recovers health, so when you tag out is what decides the match. The 2-on-2 framework invented here grew into the Variable Assist and Duo Team Attack of MARVEL VS. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES two years later.

The console ports are a clean snapshot of what the hardware of the era could and couldn’t do. The Saturn version leaned on the 4MB expansion RAM cartridge to reproduce tag battles, while the PlayStation EX EDITION cut mid-match switching entirely and went round-based instead. Today the Fighting Collection gives you the arcade build as it was, so there’s no reason to hunt down a Saturn copy. My Saturn still has the expansion RAM sitting in the slot, though.

No. 9: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Accessibility 92 and a tight, rich 10 hours

Release date: PS4 / PS5, November 12, 2020; PC, November 18, 2022 / Developer: Insomniac Games (PC version co-developed with Nixxes Software) / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Price: 6,490 yen (about US$42) on Steam, tax included

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales follows Miles Morales after his move to Harlem as he protects the city as its second Spider-Man. It launched November 12, 2020 on PS4 and PS5, and the PC version arrived on November 18, 2022 in a port by Nixxes Software. Bio-electric Venom Blasts and a real stealth toolkit are what set him apart from Peter Parker.

That Accessibility score of 92 is the highest number in this entire list. It stands on its own as a story, but it’s tighter than the mainline games, and web-swinging is in your hands inside the first 10 minutes. On Steam, 93% of 39,576 reviews are positive, holding a Very Positive rating (as of October 2026). Difficulty 45 reflects combat that was deliberately tuned on the easier side.

Replay Value 71 lands below the two mainline games purely on volume. That’s a design decision more than a flaw, and if you want to finish a story over a weekend, the shorter length is the right answer. You can jump in without having played Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, but knowing the history with Peter changes how heavily the final scene hits.

No. 8: MARVEL VS. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES — the 1998 game that changed fighting games with assists and duo attacks

Arcade release: February 1998 (CP System II) / Console release: Dreamcast, March 25, 1999; PlayStation, November 11, 1999 / Developer and publisher: Capcom / How to get it today: included in MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4 / Switch / PC, 5,990 yen (about US$39) on Steam)

MARVEL VS. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES hit arcades in February 1998, a 2-on-2 Capcom fighter and the first game in the series to put Marvel and Capcom characters face to face with both names on the marquee. The roster runs 21 deep, 15 standard characters plus six hidden ones, lining up Captain America, Hulk, Spider-Man, Venom, War Machine, Wolverine, and Gambit on the Marvel side against Ryu, Chun-Li, Zangief, Mega Man, Morrigan, Strider Hiryu, Captain Commando, and Jin Saotome on Capcom’s.

The Difficulty score of 82 comes down to the two systems this game introduced: 22 Special Partners you can summon mid-match, and Variable Cross, where both of your characters attack at once. Your opponent’s screen fills up in an instant, with no time to react to what they’re seeing. The density of the mind games went up a notch from the previous game, MARVEL SUPER HEROES VS. STREET FIGHTER, and the “overwhelm them with your team” design that runs all the way to MARVEL Tōkon’s 4-on-4 today starts right here.

Accessibility 72 and Graphics 75 are both scored as a 1998 game. Among the ports, the Dreamcast version stayed faithful to the arcade and added four-player Cross Fever, while the PlayStation version lost tag battles outright to memory limits. Play it now through the Fighting Collection and you get rollback online matches, which puts you in better shape than Dreamcast owners were back then. In my book, MARVEL VS. CAPCOM means this first game, not 2.

No. 7: MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls — 4-on-4 tag fighting, with four characters coming in Year 1

Release date: August 7, 2026 / Platforms: PS5 / PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) / Developer: Arc System Works / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Price: 7,980 yen (about US$52) standard, 10,480 yen (about US$68) Digital Deluxe, 11,980 yen (about US$78) Ultimate, all tax included

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is a fighting game where you build 4-on-4 teams out of 20 Marvel heroes and villains, and it launched August 7, 2026 on PS5 and PC. Arc System Works developed it; Sony Interactive Entertainment published it. The Year 1 Character & Stage Pass runs 3,980 yen (about US$26), and the first wave, Phoenix and Cyclops, joins the roster on November 2 (Pacific time).

Graphics 90 is the high-water mark for Arc System Works’ anime-style 3D. The presentation looks like comic panels set in motion, and the Hyper Combo cut-ins never get old no matter how many times you see them. Difficulty 76 reflects how much information a match throws at you once 4-on-4 switching and assist management are in the mix.

Replay Value 62 is down to the fact that, two months after launch, only four additional characters are planned and the long-term depth still isn’t visible. There’s room for that number to climb depending on what Year 1 delivers through the end of 2027. A three-hour trial for PS Plus members went live on October 7, so you can get hands on it before buying.

No. 6: Marvel’s Midnight Suns — turn-based combat fought with cards, downtime spent at the Abbey

Release date: PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / PC, December 2, 2022; PS4 / Xbox One, May 11, 2023 / Developer: Firaxis Games / Publisher: 2K / Price: 8,250 yen (about US$54) for the standard edition on Steam, tax included

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a turn-based tactical RPG from Firaxis Games, the studio behind XCOM. It launched December 2, 2022 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with the PS4 and Xbox One versions arriving on May 11, 2023. The planned Switch version was canceled. Combat is deck-building, drawing cards to pick your actions, and between fights you’re based at the Abbey, spending time with the other heroes.

Replay Value 82 comes from the deck combinations and the depth of the hero relationships at the Abbey. Every hero has a different card set, and swapping one member of your three-hero squad changes how you fight. Graphics 84 is a nod to how lavish the presentation gets when a card goes down and the character rips off a signature move. Difficulty 66 reflects the higher settings, where you have to nail both your card luck and your positioning.

Accessibility 74, the second-lowest score in this list, is the cost of needing to get comfortable with both card games and turn-based tactics, plus the sheer volume of dialogue in the Abbey sections. If you came to Marvel games looking for action, this isn’t it. Flip it around, though, and if you love XCOM or Slay the Spire, this No. 6 pick is effectively No. 1.

No. 5: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered — The 2018 original, the New York that sold 20 million copies

Release date: PS4 version (Marvel’s Spider-Man) September 7, 2018; PS5 version November 12, 2020; PC version August 12, 2022 / Developer: Insomniac Games (PC version co-developed with Nixxes Software) / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Price: Steam version 7,590 yen (about US$50, tax included)

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is a rebuilt PS5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man, the game that launched on PS4 on September 7, 2018. The PS5 release arrived on November 12, 2020, bundled with the Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition, and the PC version followed on August 12, 2022. The PS4 original had sold 20 million copies as of November 2020. The Remastered edition’s advantage is that it includes all three chapters of The City That Never Sleeps DLC from the start.

Accessibility 90 and Graphics 90 tying tells you how polished this game is. Web-swinging was perfected here, and the two sequels build on top of it. The hero is a Peter Parker who already has experience under his belt, and a story about juggling the cape with the rest of your life makes this the entry in the series that answers “what is Spider-Man” most directly. Steam reviews are 95% positive across the most recent 1,628 (as of October 2026).

Difficulty 50 is deliberately low, same as the sequels, and Replay Value 80 comes from side missions, suit collecting, and the three DLC chapters. You will not be lost if you start with the sequel, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, but playing the story in order from this first game makes Miles’ arrival land properly. If you plan to play all three, this is the order to do it in.

No. 4: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy — The story that won Best Narrative at The Game Awards 2021

Release date: October 26, 2021 / Platforms: PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S / PC (Steam) / Switch (cloud version) / Developer: Eidos-Montréal / Price: Steam version 8,310 yen (about US$54, tax included)

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is a single-player, story-driven action game in which you control Star-Lord and bark orders at the other four Guardians mid-fight. Developed by Eidos-Montréal and released on October 26, 2021, it won Best Narrative at The Game Awards 2021 and took both Adventure Game of the Year and the story category at the 25th D.I.C.E. Awards.

Accessibility 88 and Replay Value 88 landing on the same number says a lot about what kind of game this is. Combat is simple, with squad commands mapped to a single button, and it is not trying to be hard. What it offers instead is dialogue choices that steer the story, which is enough to make you want a second run to see the other branches. Fighting with 1980s hits blasting over the action works even if you have never seen the movies.

Difficulty 50 is too low for anyone who wants real resistance. The combat gets repetitive, and you have to accept it as a vehicle for the story. On Steam, 93% of 35,545 reviews are positive, and sales have cut it 85% down to 1,246 yen (about US$8) (as of October 2026). At that price, I would recommend it even to people who have no interest in Marvel.

No. 3: Marvel Rivals — Free-to-play 6v6, and a season that never ends at Replay Value 80

Release date: December 6, 2024 / Platforms: PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) / Developer and operator: NetEase Games / Price: Free-to-play

Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 hero shooter built by NetEase Games in partnership with Marvel Games, and it launched free-to-play on December 6, 2024. All 33 heroes were free to use at launch, and the game is defined by destructible maps and Team-Up abilities that trigger when specific characters are paired. AUTOMATON reported that concurrent players topped 600,000 in January 2025.

Replay Value 80 comes from the heroes and maps added every season and the climb up the ranked ladder. It never ends. Difficulty 74 reflects how much you have to think about six-player role composition and read the enemy team’s lineup. Queue up solo and your first few dozen matches will be losses where you have no idea what just happened to you. Graphics 86 is credit for a toon-shaded look that pushes comic linework straight into 3D.

The concern is that Steam reviews over the last 30 days sit at 60% positive, below the all-time figure (as of October 2026, 7,361 reviews). That is the fate of any live-service game where per-season balance changes breed complaints, and it is what Accessibility 78 accounts for. It is free, so there is no cost to trying it, but if you want to stick with it long term you are better off with a regular squad.

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No. 2: Marvel’s Wolverine — Released September 15, 2026, claws out in Shinjuku

Release date: September 15, 2026 / Platforms: PS5 / Developer: Insomniac Games, Marvel Games / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Price: Standard 8,980 yen (about US$59), Deluxe 9,980 yen (about US$65), both tax included

Marvel’s Wolverine is a solo Wolverine action-adventure from Insomniac Games, the studio behind Spider-Man, and it launched exclusively on PS5 on September 15, 2026. It is set across the world, Shinjuku in Japan included, with Logan fighting to unravel the mystery of his own past. In the Japanese dub, Wolverine is voiced by Hiroki Tochi, Sabretooth by Kenichiro Matsuda, and Jean by Rie Tanaka.

Graphics 95 is the direct payoff of a PS5-only build. You can walk through the crush of Shinjuku at night with your claws still out. Difficulty 70 comes down to a system where a full Rage meter lets you get back up as many times as you need, which also means that letting Rage run dry turns things dangerous in a hurry. This is heavy, painful combat, nothing like Spider-Man’s lightness.

Replay Value 77 is a cautious number that accounts for how much of the game is still unmapped a month after launch. Accessibility 84 reflects two things: it is PS5-only, with no PS4 or PC option, and the violence 4Gamer describes as “raw, intense combat” makes it a narrower door than most Marvel games. Even so, it sits just three points behind the top spot. I caught a live demo in Akihabara on launch day and, honestly, I wanted to make it No. 1.

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No. 1: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 — 11 million copies, two Spider-Men, and the best all-around package

Release date: PS5 version October 20, 2023; PC version January 30, 2025 / Developer: Insomniac Games (PC version co-developed with Nixxes Software) / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Price: PS5 version 8,980 yen (about US$59), Steam version 7,590 yen (about US$50), both tax included

The No. 1 game in this article is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, with a Total Score of 329. It launched on PS5 on October 20, 2023, and the PC version followed on January 30, 2025. Insomniac Games developed it. It sold 2.5 million copies in its first 24 hours, 5 million in 11 days, and 11 million as of April 20, 2024. You swap between Peter Parker and Miles Morales as you fly across a New York that now stretches out to Brooklyn, Queens, and Coney Island.

Graphics 96 is the highest mark in this article. You glide between skyscrapers on the Web Wings and drop straight into a street fight with no landing animation and no loading. Replay Value 88 comes from two separate skill trees and suit sets, the side missions, and the city crimes that keep going after the credits. Accessibility 90 is credit for the breadth of its difficulty options and accessibility features, which let even inexperienced players get airborne.

Difficulty 55 is deliberately low, because this game is not selling itself on being hard. The fights against Venom and Kraven the Hunter are tense without being unfair. On Steam, 83% of 34,290 reviews are positive (as of October 2026). Compared with the 93% that Insomniac Games’ previous two games hold, the PC version’s reception is a little softer.

The reason it takes the top spot is that all four axes are high with no weak link. Wolverine at No. 2 closes in on Graphics and Difficulty, but it could not match it on Accessibility or Replay Value. If somebody asks me for one Marvel game, this is the one. The first time I saw Web Wings footage at Sofmap in Akihabara, I yelped out loud, in my mid-40s.

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Of these five, the one that connects most directly to the games we play now is 2004’s Spider-Man 2. Web-swinging — anchoring a line to a building and riding it like a pendulum — got close to the feeling of the movies in that game, and Insomniac Games’ three titles inherited it. Konami’s X-Men was an experience built around the cabinet itself, 6 people crowded shoulder to shoulder, and plenty of players are going to flash back to that cabinet the moment they boot up MARVEL Cosmic Invasion’s co-op.

X-MEN Origins: Wolverine put a solo Wolverine action game on screen 17 years ahead of 2026’s Marvel’s Wolverine, and it already visualized wounds knitting themselves shut under his healing factor. The license expired and the game went off sale in 2014, so newcomers can’t play it, but if you finished Marvel’s Wolverine and want to trace the lineage backward, this is one name worth committing to memory.

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Of the 14 games, 13 are playable on PS5, 12 on PC and 7 on Switch. Twelve of them carry full Japanese voice work; MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3 has Japanese support, and MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is subtitles only. All four arcade titles are covered by a single purchase of MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. Prices below are standard prices as of October 2026, and Steam discounts them constantly.

A word about the games I left off the ranking. Marvel’s Avengers went off sale on September 30, 2023, so there is no way to buy it new. Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is in development at Skydance New Media, and as of October 2026 its release date is undecided. The free-to-play card game MARVEL SNAP has been live on phones and PC since October 18, 2022, but it sits too far outside the genre, so I kept it out of this article’s scoring.

Frequently Asked Questions About Marvel Games

Which Marvel game should I play first?

Play Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 first. Its Accessibility score of 90 reflects a broad set of assists for newcomers, and it runs on both PS5 and PC. If you want something shorter, there’s nothing wrong with starting with Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales instead.

Which Marvel games are free?

Marvel Rivals is free to play, and every hero is free to use. It’s a purely competitive game, so it won’t suit anyone who wants to enjoy a story alone. The card game MARVEL SNAP is free to play too.

Which Marvel games can I play on Switch?

MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics — which packs in MARVEL SUPER HEROES, MARVEL VS. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES, X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER and X-MEN CHILDREN OF THE ATOM — have all shipped on Switch. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is cloud version only.

Which Marvel games can I play with friends?

For playing on the same screen, MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3 (up to 4 players) and MARVEL Cosmic Invasion (split-screen co-op); for online competition, Marvel Rivals and MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, plus MARVEL VS. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES and MARVEL SUPER HEROES from the Fighting Collection.

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In Summary: Recapping the Key Points of the 14 Best Marvel Games

First place is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 with 329 points, second is Marvel’s Wolverine with 326, and third is Marvel Rivals with 318. For savoring a story on your own, the three Spider-Man games and Guardians of the Galaxy; for fighting other people forever, Rivals and MARVEL Tōkon; for real resistance, the Difficulty score of 82 on MARVEL VS. CAPCOM CLASH OF SUPER HEROES; for X-Men, X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER and X-MEN CHILDREN OF THE ATOM; for four people in the living room, MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3; for cheap co-op, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion at 3,740 yen (about US$24). Prices and platforms are current as of October 2026.

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