MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
Released: 12/1/2025
Score Breakdown
78.4
Critic Average
14 reviews
88
Steam User Score
1,637 reviews
74
Metacritic User Score
71 reviews
Disparity Breakdown
78 vs 88
78 vs 74
Average of both sources
Review Disparities
Each point represents a critic review. Hover for details. Positive = critic higher than users. Negative = critic lower.
12/3/2025
Launch Window“Perhaps the beat-'em-up genre's best ever roster of playable characters, let down by an inconsistent campaign that's wears out too fast.”
72
72/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“The stages and enemies aren’t going to blow you away, but Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s tag team action still has the juice.”
70
70/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“Marvel Cosmic Invasion soars with stunning visuals, slick beat-em-up gameplay, and an inventive lineup of diverse comic book characters.”
80
80/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“Whether you’re stuck comparing every brawler to TMNT for the rest of time like me or not, Cosmic Invasion is still a great experience that proves once again that Tribute is the best there is at what it does - and what it does best is very nice.”
80
80/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“You can play as any character duo you like in any level; however, each level has an intended duo.”
80
80/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“Marvel Cosmic Invasion follows in the footsteps of Shredder’s Revenge by offering a smartly modernized take on the arcade games of yesteryear. It’s not the deepest package, nor does it completely shatter this genre’s reliable mold, but anyone bearing a nostalgia for the Marvel arcade brawlers of old will have a great time smacking around villains as Earth’s – and the galaxy’s – mightiest heroes.”
85
85/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“Exciting side-scrolling action and a varied roster of heroes come together in a fun retro romp.”
70
70/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“Pure cartoon fun, and all the better for it, Tribute Games has not only totally honoured the source material, but delivered one of the best arcade Marvel games ever made. The aesthetic is beautiful, and the effort involved in creating such a varied cast of beat-'em-up protagonists is admirable.Yes, there are areas for improvement, and some of its combat-feedback oversights feel like missed opportunities. But if you primarily want multiplayer action, to unlock and grind and level up your cast, and to get knee-deep in Marvel mayhem, it's right on the money. If you're working through its single-player Story campaign, you're likely to get bored before the end owing to its ease, but unlock Hard Difficulty and Cosmic Invasion becomes all it was destined to be.”
80
80/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“In an era that has more options than ever for co-op gaming, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is well worth your time and money, whether you're looking to spend a weekend together gaming or keep coming back to see everything the game offers.”
90
90/100
12/1/2025
Launch Window“Having found Tribute Games' previous release, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, to be one of the best scrolling beat 'em ups I'd ever played, I had high expectations for Marvel Cosmic Invasion. How could Shredder's Revenge with Marvel characters go wrong? Sadly, Marvel Cosmic Version is entirely OK but fails to be anything more than that.”
50
50/100
80
80/100
86
86/100
85
85/100
