Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring 15 playable Marvel heroes. Designed in the style of classic 1990s arcade brawlers, the game allows players to switch between two characters…
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an adventure developed by Tribute Games, released 1 December 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What Marvel Cosmic Invasion is
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an adventure game developed by Tribute Games and released in 2025. It was published by DotEmu. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on FNA.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is set during a large-scale assault across the galaxy led by Annihilus and the Annihilation Wave, a force that threatens countless worlds. As the conflict spreads, heroes from Earth and beyond—including Nova, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Phyla-Vell, and Captain America—are drawn into a wider effort to stop the invasion. The story follows their attempts to contain the destruction and confront Annihilus before the balance of the universe is lost.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 35 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Marvel series
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is the 398th of 404 entries we hold in the Marvel series. The next entry was Marvel MaXimum Collection in 2026. Its critic score of 84 is 20 points above the series average of 64. The highest-rated entry is Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes at 90.
How it was received
Marvel Cosmic Invasion holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 or Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 320, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 6570, 1 GB or Intel HD Graphics. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Marvel Cosmic Invasion launched on 1 December 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders and Rhythm Doctor. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders, Rhythm Doctor.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Marvel Cosmic Invasion yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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