Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

I've gone through this one three times now across different platforms, and the PC version is comfortably the definitive way to play it. Insomniac's take on Peter Parker is a confident, story-rich open-world action game built around two pillars: web-swinging that never stops feeling good, and fluid brawler combat that rewards juggling gadgets, aerial attacks, and well-timed dodges against waves of increasingly dangerous enemies. Traversal here doesn't feel like the chore it does in most open-world games. You actually skip fast travel because sailing off a skyscraper, timing a web at the last possible second, and rocketing back upward at full speed is just more fun than a loading screen. The PC port, co-developed by Nixxes Software, is a serious piece of work. Unlocked framerates, NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR 3.1 with frame generation, Intel XeSS, ray-traced reflections, and ultrawide support up to 32:9 (and triple-monitor 48:9) are all here. On a capable rig, the Manhattan skyline genuinely looks better than it ever did on console, and the ray-traced window reflections showing Spidey scaling a building in real time are one of the better showcases of the technology in any game. That said, ray tracing is CPU-hungry, and pushing max settings without a modern processor will cost you frames. The scalability is generous, though: even older GPUs like a GTX 950 can run the game at lower settings, and the Steam Deck handles it at a stable 40fps on medium-to-high presets after a bit of tuning. The combat system asks you to blend punch combos, web gadgets like Impact Webbing and Web Bombs, and environmental takedowns while keeping your focus split between multiple enemies. It draws obvious comparisons to the Batman Arkham games, but Spider-Man's airborne agility and gadget variety give it enough of its own identity. Where the moment-to-moment fighting genuinely shines is in aerial exchanges, and where it feels weakest is the clunky radial gadget menu mid-fight, which briefly kills your momentum at the worst times. The Mary Jane and Miles stealth interludes are also a recurring sore spot: low-stakes, instant-fail sequences that break the pace of what is otherwise a well-structured campaign. The main story runs around ten hours, but completionists will spend 30-plus hours collecting backpacks, photographing landmarks, clearing gang hideouts, and running the three chapters of The City That Never Sleeps DLC, which comes bundled with the package. Side content volume is high enough that repetition does eventually set in, with recycled voice lines becoming noticeable if you chase everything back-to-back. For PC players who never touched the PlayStation versions, this is a genuinely great entry point: a polished, good-looking game that plays well on a wide range of hardware, supports the DualSense's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers over USB, and comes loaded with content from the moment you boot it up. Veterans returning from PS4 or PS5 will find the same core game with the same structural quirks, just running better and looking sharper. The modding community has also been active since launch, with swing animation overhauls, combat rebalances, and hundreds of suit replacements for anyone who wants to keep tinkering after the credits roll.

Alex · Scout Team

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