News | 12/1/2025 at 12:30 PM

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion Explodes Onto Consoles and PC

The big Marvel beat 'em up is finally here. Are you heroic enough to save the universe?

Tribute Games and DotEmu struck gold with TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, one of the most popular beat 'em ups in recent memory. After years of updates, the team has finally released their big follow-up: MARVEL Cosmic Invasion. The new brawler promises all the style and charm of Shredder's Revenge but with a fantastic lineup of Marvel heroes and villains. It's out now on all current-gen platforms.

Features:

15 Playable Super Heroes: MARVEL Cosmic Invasion offers an incredible roster spanning the Marvel Universe’s iconic and under-the-radar favorites: Captain America, She-Hulk, Rocket Racoon, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Storm, Phyla-Vell, Venom, Nova, Black Panther, Beta Ray Bill, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer, Phoenix, and Invincible Iron Man. Innovative Tag-Team Battling: Choose two fighters to play as, using the Cosmic Swap fighting system, tagging between characters on the fly while discovering unique combos and delivering powerful special attacks. 4 Player Local and Online Co-op: Battle the MARVEL Universe’s most menacing foes alone or with up to three friends in drop-in co-op, complete with adaptive difficulty that adjusts the challenge of fights based on your group size. Dastardly Scheming Villains: Bash your way through Annihilus’ devious allies including Thanos, M.O.D.O.K, and Taskmaster among others as you fight to foil his unprecedented attack across the galaxy that threatens life as we know it.

Stellar Upgrades: Unlock ower-ups and rewards by experimenting with different duos from the roster to make your favorite fighters even more formidable. Campaign & Arcade Modes: Step into the world of MARVEL for a high-stakes adventure suited for players of all ages and skill levels in MARVEL Cosmic Invasion’s Campaign Mode, before taking on a steeper challenge with unlockable modifiers in Arcade Mode. Iconic MARVEL Homages: Take in a fantastic array of tributes to classic MARVEL storylines and characters as you brawl through the streets of MARVEL’s most beloved worlds, from New York City and Wakanda all the way to the depths of the Negative Zone. Marvelous Pixel Art: Tribute Games’ signature, stunning pixel art channels classic MARVEL designs while lush animation delivers a fresh new take on the arcade era aesthetic. A Magnificent Original Soundtrack: Tee Lopes (TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge) brings the bangers across a soundtrack bursting with exhilarating energy that will make you feel like you can throw down with all the evil in an entire galaxy.

That's quite an uncanny array of playable heroes to play as on day one. I just hope Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel come along as DLC characters in the future!

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion costs $29.99 on Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4 and 5, Switch, Switch 2, and Steam. It's also available on Xbox Game Pass at launch, so the online player base is sure to be spectacular!