Marvel's Spider-Man is Insomniac Games' open-world action game, published by Sony. It was released on PS4 on 7 September 2018, followed by a Remastered version on PS5 (November 2020) and Windows (12 August 2022, developed with Nixxes Software). It is not an origin story: Peter Parker is 23, a research assistant eight years into his superhero career, and Mary Jane Watson is his ex-girlfriend at the start. Otto Octavius is his friend, mentor and employer.
The story begins with Spider-Man defeating Wilson Fisk, which leaves a power vacuum in the city's criminal underworld. Combat builds a Focus meter through successive attacks: partial Focus heals, and full Focus allows an instant-takedown finisher. A white spider-sense icon warns of incoming attacks, and a precisely timed dodge lets Spider-Man counter with webbing. Gadgets include electric webbing, concussive blasts and impact webbing, and suit powers come from the suits you unlock.
The City That Never Sleeps is three story episodes: The Heist (23 October 2018), Turf Wars (20 November 2018) and Silver Lining (21 December 2018). The PS5 and PC Remastered versions include these episodes and three additional suits. A New Game Plus mode and the Ultimate difficulty were added in a post-release update.
Momentum-based swinging through a large open-world Manhattan.
Gadgets include electric webbing, concussive blasts and impact webbing. Suits carry their own powers, such as increased Focus gain, reduced gravity, enhanced stealth, invulnerability or an EMP, and unlocked suits and powers can be combined.
Landing successive hits builds Focus. Spend part of it to heal or all of it for an instant-takedown finisher.
Ambient crimes, Research Stations, Fisk bases, Taskmaster challenges, Black Cat stakeouts, backpacks and landmark photos, which pay out tokens used to buy suits, gadgets and upgrades.
Release facts, mechanics and boss details on this page were checked against these sources on 12 October 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.