10 Marvel & DC Video Games Every Comics Fan Should Try At Least Once

Published Aug 9, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Jared is a writer, editor, and Communications Studies graduate who loves popular nerd culture (almost anything to do with Marvel, DC, Star Wars, or The Lord of the Rings) and the interactive storytelling medium. Jared's first console was the PS1, wherein he fell for Spider-Man, Spyro the Dragon, and Crash Bandicoot. Marvel and DC video games have two wildly different problems. Marvel games have relied almost wholly on synergy with the Marvel Cinematic Universe for nearly 20 years, while DC games routinely make decisions that run perpendicular to what fans actually want, and rarely give anyone but Batman a fighting chance beyond mobile games. It’s great to hear that Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man games have played such a big role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s action choreography, but few recent Marvel and DC games have felt authentic to the characters’ traditional depictions or the sensation of reading a classic comic. It’s possible that we could only be receiving games for characters who remain the most overwhelmingly popular or culturally relevant, and Monolith’s Wonder Woman game being canceled, followed by LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight being released, insinuates that we may only get Batman-centric or Batman-adjacent games from DC for the foreseeable future. Games that are truly love letters to Marvel and DC comics are rare lately, but there are several that fans who adore comics cannot afford to overlook. In no particular order: 10 Ultimate Spider-Man 3D cel-shading, panel grid layout cinematics, and a devotion to the art style and storylines of the series are what crown Treyarch’s Ultimate Spider-Man as the undisputed king of comic book video game adaptations. Based fully on Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley’s 2000s comic book series, most fans remember Ultimate Spider-Man as the game that lets you brawl Wolverine in a bar, snap S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in half, consume civilian NPCs, and fight Peter Parker’s Carnage as Venom. 9 Justice League Heroes The fact that Justice League Heroes is one of the only genuine, non-LEGO games we’ve received for the Justice League seems absurd. It's even more bizarre when you realize that it’s one of the few games we have where many characters on the Justice League roster, such as Wonder Woman or Zatanna, are playable. While it isn't as good as its Marvel action-RPG contemporaries, DC's bar is low enough that Justice League Heroes has earned its place on a pedestal regardless. It also had the unenviable task of going toe-to-toe with Marvel Ultimate Alliance in the same year of release, and it's as deserving of a proper sequel as X-Men Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance were. 8 Marvel Ultimate Alliance Marvel Ultimate Alliance may be the most distilled and ideal dream of a comic-based Marvel video game. It encompasses a huge, eclectic roster that collects characters from several Marvel superhero teams, along with a diverse villain roster, and visits tons of iconic Marvel landmarks as set pieces. Marvel Ultimate Alliance even tests players’ lore knowledge via Marvel comic book trivia terminals. Nowadays, trivia terminals would probably test players on MCU lore instead, as that might be the more common point of reference for modern Marvel fans. 7 Injustice: Gods Among Us NetherRealm’s Injustice franchise may not be every FGC fan’s favorite fighting game series. Nonetheless, it cannot be overstated how paramount Injustice: Gods Among Us has been for DC games, because, without it, there wouldn’t have been a single half-decent DC ensemble game for home/handheld consoles in the last decade. Far too many DC characters only ever appear as part of an ensemble and would never be featured otherwise, and thus, it’s not hyperbolic to state that Injustice was a saving grace for DC games. A new mobile DC fighting game titled DCKO is seemingly a bad omen for Injustice. It doesn’t outright infer that Injustice is dead in the water, of course, but it’s tremendously odd that DC wouldn’t simply pool resources toward the Injustice franchise instead as its fighting game centerpiece. More is merrier in almost every scenario, yet DCKO being a replacement of sorts for Injustice would be a tragedy. Fans had ironically been hoping that Injustice would ditch its current narrative and rebrand itself as DC K.O., inspired by the DC Comics crossover event of the same name. DCKO could be a fun comics-inspired mobile fighting game when it launches in 2027, but it hopefully won’t somehow ruin our chances of ever seeing an Injustice 3. X-Men Legends being the third co-op action-RPG on this list is a testament to how foundational the genre has been for both Marvel and DC concerning ensembles being able to represent as many characters as possible. There are X-Men characters present in Marvel Ultimate Alliance’s roster, but X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse are fully dedicated to the X-Men and a treat for anyone who wants to dive into the X-Men and mutantkind’s lore exclusively. Plus, X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse precede Justice League Heroes and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Anyone who loves the action-RPG gameplay style of Marvel Ultimate Alliance owes it to themselves to try out the Marvel pioneer in this genre and see whether they think the gameplay experience was improved significantly, especially if they have a particular affinity for the X-Men. X-Men Legends, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance were all developed by Raven Software. 5 Batman: Arkham Asylum Like so many other extraordinary Batman games, Batman: Arkham Asylum is inspired more by Batman: The Animated Series’ mythology and characters than actual comic book source material. Nonetheless, it’s quintessential Batman. Defined by its rich atmosphere, fluid combat, and memorable villain appearances, Batman: Arkham Asylum dawned a new era of Batman titles that have gone on to profoundly influence modern superhero games and the video game industry as a whole. 4 Marvel’s Midnight Suns Marvel’s Midnight Suns is understandably intimidating on paper, as its gameplay is split into two distinct halves: one half is a turn-based tactics game (the meat of the game), and the other half is a social sim with collectibles and an open zone to explore at the Abbey (the potatoes of the game). For better or worse, you’d struggle to find a more unique Marvel game, and it should not be taken for granted that we get to play as and befriend characters like Captain Marvel, Morbius, Nico Minoru, and Scarlet Witch. However, the key to what makes Marvel Midnight Suns unique is its emphasis on Marvel’s Midnight Sons and its sumptuous supernatural tone, lending itself to demonic symbology and imagery that are intrinsically tethered to the game’s customizable protagonist avatar, the Hunter. It's a sight for sore eyes, relishing in the witchy, occult corner of Marvel lore that is rarely ever seen beyond comics. 3 ​​​​​​​LEGO DC Super-Villains Considered one of the best DC games ever, in general, LEGO DC Super-Villains is a whimsical and epic celebration of DC supervillains. As all three LEGO Batman games that were released before it concentrated on punctuating DC superheroes, the switch in focus grants DC Super-Villains an exciting degree of freshness. As a bonus, unlike these other LEGO DC games, LEGO DC Super-Villains lets players create their own custom minifigure to play as. 2 Marvel Cosmic Invasion In an era of Marvel and DC games that seems somewhat beholden to synergizing with Marvel and DC movies, it’s phenomenal to see a game like Marvel Cosmic Invasion be such a glowing depiction of what makes the comics special. Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s nostalgia-infused pixel art and 2D side-scroller beat-’em-up gameplay will be a treat for arcade fans, but also fans of old-school, retro Marvel games. The cherry on top is that its roster highlights cosmic-based characters who MCU fans may not be all that familiar with, such as Cosmic Ghost Rider, Phyla-Vell, Nova, or Silver Surfer. Marvel Comics’ most recent attempt at a sci-fi space opera era fell flat after the launch of Imperial, but cosmic stories have always been a neat avenue for Marvel Comics to explore, especially with so many wonderful characters not being from Earth, let alone from the same reality or multiverse. Few games or movies are diving into space opera lately, and that makes this game so refreshing—it also helps that it features villains like Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s Annihilus, who might be more obscure to anyone who doesn’t read Marvel comics. 1 DC Universe Online DC Universe Online basically lets fans play around in an MMO game as a customizable protagonist character who is mentored by an iconic hero or villain in either the Justice League or Society, enveloping themselves thereafter in DC’s sweeping mythology. It’s fun to be able to interact with these DC characters, though it’s understandable that many fans would prefer to actually play as them, rather than as a random avatar. Conversely, MMOs are conducive to custom character creation and elaborate RPG features, with many fans probably thrilled that they can create their own DC superhero or supervillain. Like Star Wars: The Old Republic, DC Universe Online’s cinematics are phenomenal. Where DC Universe Online’s comic-inspired content truly shines is in its episodes. For example, “Episode 15: Bombshells Paradox & Corrupted Zamaron” is inspired by the DC Comics series Bombshells, and “Episode 32: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract” is inspired by the eponymous DC Comics storyline. Episodes have stretched far and wide across DC’s rich history of lore, including the Legion of Doom, Flashpoint, Birds of Prey, Dark Knights: Metal, and Justice League Dark, making this a perfect example of how much games can offer fans of Marvel and DC comics. Systems Released January 11, 2011 ESRB T For Teen // Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence Developer(s) Dimensional Ink Games Publisher(s) Daybreak Game Company Engine havok, unreal engine 3 Multiplayer Online Multiplayer Franchise DCU