A Game of the Year contender for 2018, one of the best Marvel video games ever made, and one of Insomniac Games' finest pieces of work,Marvel’s Spider-Manis finally heading to PC, marking the series' first departure from the PlayStation family of consoles. Announced duringSony’s stacked June State of Play,Marvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredwill arrive on PC on July 15, 2025 in just over a month. For those that have already playedSpider-Man, this is the perfect opportunity to swing back around for a second, third, or even fourth go, and for those who haven’t had the chance to experience what is arguably the Web-Head’s best video game outing, there’s almost no excuse not to.
First releasing on the PlayStation 4 in 2018,Marvel’s Spider-Manhas changed a little since it hit store shelves. While the main story mode and gameplay are all the same as they were day-one, there’s been a few slight tweaks to visuals, along with some DLC additions that extend Spidey’s story for a few hours. On top of that, the PC version is set to boast even more visual fidelity and performance prowess than its PlayStation 5 counterpart, making this version potentially the best available.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man’s General Gameplay Loop
For those that haven’t playedMarvel’s Spider-Manjust yet, it’s a good idea to get a general understanding of the gameplay and story before diving in head-first. Set eight years into Peter Parker’s web-slinging career as Spider-Man, the game sees a slightlymore adult Peterattempt to grapple with all the usual Spidey stuff: relationships, super villains, great power, responsibility etc.
The general gameplay loop sees the player don the Spidey mask and swing around a beautifully-rendered New York City. During free-roam, players will run into random crimes that they’ll need to stop, find hidden Kingpin bases they’ll need to infiltrate, and help NY’s citizens out with their everyday superhero needs. Much like thebeloved PS2Spider-Man 2title, once a few side missions have been completed, the story then moves on at a near-perfect pace.
Marvel’s Spider-Manis, on paper, a typical third-person superhero venture, but its mechanics propel it far from the realm of mediocrity. With first-class character animations along with excellent controller feedback, web-swinging in aSpider-Mangame has never felt better. Further, with Insomniac placing an emphasis on Spidey’s agility during combat, the game’s encounters manage to stand out from the crowd, distancing themselves fromBatman: Arkham’s freeflow system.
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What’s Included in the PC Version of Marvel’s Spider-Man
Rather than just being a port of the 2018 PS4 original,Marvel’s Spider-Manon PC is actually the Remastered version of the game, which droppedexclusively for the PlayStation 5. At the time, it seemed a little odd to be “remastering” a game that only came out a few years prior, but the final product is more than worth the time and effort that went into it.
On top ofMarvel’s Spider-Man’s stellar campaign, which clocks in at around 30 hours, the Remastered version of the game also comes with the three story DLCs that came out in the year followingSpider-Man’s release. All packaged under theCity That Never Sleepsbanner, these three story DLCs take place about a month or two afterSpider-Man’s story modecomes to a close. While they’re only a few hours long each, these DLCs do add some fan-favorite characters like Black Cat and Hammerhead, and give fans even more top-tier Spidey content to chew on.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredincluded a range of graphical and performance options that players could customize. Performance-wise, players could swap between a Fidelity Mode, a Performance Mode, and then a few months after release, a Performance RT (ray-tracing) mode, which gave players the best of both worlds. With the game running on new hardware, Insomniac was able to really push the technical boundaries of the game, and ended up delivering an incredibly smooth, visually-stunning experience that easily stands as one of the most technically-impressive PS5 games out right now.
DespiteMarvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredreleasing in just over a month for PC, Sony and Insomniac have actually been pretty quiet about how the game will run on PC. It’s currently unclear what the control scheme will look like, what graphical and performance options will be available on launch, or what accessibility features will carry over from the PS5 version of the game. IfMarvel’s Spider-Manis anything like Sony’s last few PC ports, such asGod of WarandDeath Stranding, then it’s pretty likely that PC players will get to access a whole slew of new technical options to truly customize their experience.
Of course, as was the case withGod of War, it’ll only be a matter of time beforeMarvel’s Spider-Manon PC is moddedto hell and back. While Sony likely won’t officially endorse mods, that won’t stop talented modders from adding their fair share of genuinely intriguing (and bizarre) content. Fans should expect to see Thomas the Tank Engine swinging around New York in about two months or so.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales is Coming Later This Year
Announced soon after Sony’s State of Play,Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the direct sequel to the 2018 game, is also coming to PC later on this year. Currently,Marvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredis slated for an August 12 release, whileMiles Moralesis set to follow a few months after, with a current blanket date of Fall 2022.Spider-Man: Miles Moralestakes its predecessor’s gameplay and dials it up to 11, putting players in the fresh sneakers ofMiles Moralesas he learns to harness his Spider powers.
As Miles, players have control over some new abilities, ranging from bio-electricity to active camouflage, which can be used both in and outside of combat. ThoughSpider-Man’s character animationsare a sight to behold,Miles Moralessomehow takes it even further, giving Miles even more swing-out and air-based animations than Peter ever had.Miles Moralesisn’t quite a fully fledged sequel, but it does show that Insomniac is eager to innovate and push the franchise forward in new and exciting ways.
Marvel’s Spider-Manis available now on PS4 and PS5. A PC version will be releasing on August 12.
