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MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
Released On: Dec 1, 2025
80
7.9
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 41 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 41 Critic Reviews
80
80% Positive
33 Reviews
33 Reviews
20% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Dec 2, 2025
This game is a brilliant callback to the era of beat 'em ups, and should be on the radar of any fan of the era or the Marvel Universe.
Dec 1, 2025
As mentioned before, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a very good title, and Tribute Games shows that it knows how to do a beat-'em-up well. The additions to the standard brawling mechanics make it a deep game for those wanting an evolution in the genre, but it remains simple enough for button-mashers to enjoy. The game runs at a good length and initially seems easy, but that changes once you start unlocking the modifiers. The amount of unlocks and challenges provide completionists with a good reason to return again and again.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings
7.9
67% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
24% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
10% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 21 User Ratings
7.9
67% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
24% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
10% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Dec 3, 2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an excellent beat 'em up that blends nostalgia, a strong roster of heroes, and a spectacular combat system inspired by Capcom's classics. Its tag mechanics, solid co-op features, and varied stages make it a fun, explosive experience. Although it can become slightly repetitive, it stands as one of the best modern brawlers.
Dec 1, 2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion shows us a version of the multiverse that worked. Despite its simplicity, there's not always a need for a multi-million dollar production, as long as the game is made with care and competence.
Dec 1, 2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion finally gives the comic icons the beat 'em up they've so-long deserved. The Marvel Vs Capcom-inspired tag-team combat makes comboing hordes of villains ultra satisfying, but a lack of meaningful character progression and an abundance of MCU-style quipping hold it back from being a true brawler legend.
Dec 3, 2025
Perhaps the beat-'em-up genre's best ever roster of playable characters, let down by an inconsistent campaign that wears out too fast.
Dec 1, 2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is far from a bad game, but it’s a major missed opportunity. It’s a technically flawless beat ’em up that chose the safety of past success over the cosmic daring its premise deserved. It suffers from Marvel’s current timidity and ends up feeling noticeably unbalanced when played solo. Its final score reflects only the raw quality of the pixel art and the sheer fun of its multiplayer mode. For anyone expecting a soft revolution, or even just a small step forward after Shredder’s Revenge, the disappointment hits hard. The talent is there, but the inspiration clearly took a holiday. Unless you’re a die-hard Marvel comics fan, it’s hard to recommend opening your wallet.
Dec 4, 2025
If you grew up with games like this in the arcades in the 90’s, then you’ll appreciate this game for what it is. Reminds me of those old marvel vs capcom games, but in a beat’em up. Even the voice acting is good. But if you don’t care for those games, then this might not be for you. But I love this game so far. It’s fantastic -especially on the steam deck.
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PC Dec 5, 2025
If you are thinking this is "Marvel's Shredder's Revenge", you are wrong, this game has more in common with the old Marvel arcades from the early '90s, the moment you see 8 heroes on the screen at the same time, you will immediatly remember the Konami X-Men classic (if you are an old like me, of course).There are also some light RPG elements that incentivate replaying stages with different characters, which is something necessary because the game becomes quite challenging in the latter levels.
If I have to say something negative about the game, is that they left out some legacy characters in place of some..."interesting" choices, and being 2025, I have to believe that is because they have DLC planned.
Other than that, this is a must if you are a beat em up/Marvel fan.
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PC Dec 3, 2025
Truly a fun game and a very accurate homage to old beat 'em up games. Each character has its own lines and also for each of the other characters they fight alongside. As some have said it's a bit too short, but there's a lot of replayability playing with different characters.
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PC Summary Join MARVEL’s greatest Super Heroes, including Wolverine, Spider-Man, Nova, Captain America and more, in a star-spanning battle against Super Villain Annihilus. In this action-packed, 2D arcade-style beat ’em up, the timeless fun of brawlers has been modernized with dynamic tag-team fighting and a pixel art style that embodies classi...
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- Nintendo Switch 2
Initial Release Date: Dec 1, 2025
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Publisher: DotEmu
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