Marvel’s Wolverine, the action blockbuster from Insomniac Games, the studio behind the Marvel’s Spider-Man series, launched worldwide on PlayStation 5 on September 15, 2026. It is the first time Logan stars in a large-scale AAA game, with brutal melee combat built around his Adamantium claws and his legendary healing factor.
77 on Metacritic, the lowest of Insomniac’s superhero games
On Metacritic, Marvel’s Wolverine scores 77/100 across 121 reviews, which puts it in the “generally favorable” range. It is the lowest score any Insomniac superhero game has earned since the studio began working with Sony on Marvel’s Spider-Man in 2018, and well below the 90 earned by Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (2023). On OpenCritic the game sits around 79, with only about 75% of outlets recommending it.
Combat praised, linear structure criticized
The common thread in most reviews is praise for the combat system: the high speed, the savage slashes and the “unstoppable” feel of Wolverine are captured better than in any previous film or game starring the character. On the other side, critics fault the overly linear level structure, the story pacing and the limited freedom compared with the large open worlds of the earlier Spider-Man games.
OtaHub’s take
The gap with Spider-Man 2 reflects a real risk when a studio known for the open-world formula moves to a more linear design: Insomniac had to rebuild player expectations from scratch instead of repeating a proven recipe. The combat being praised consistently while the level structure is criticized suggests the team put most of its creative resources into capturing the “feel” of Wolverine, a character defined by close-quarters violence, even if that meant trading away the freedom of exploration that has long been Insomniac’s signature strength.
Still selling well despite mixed reviews
Although critic scores fell short of expectations, data from analytics firm Alinea Analytics shows Marvel’s Wolverine remains one of the best-selling PS5 games of 2026, ahead of many other PS5 blockbusters released the same year.
- Release date: September 15, 2026
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Developer: Insomniac Games
- Metacritic: 77/100 (121 reviews)
- OpenCritic: ~79, about 75% recommend
