Marvel's Midnight Suns

 PlayStation 5
User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 114 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 114
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 114
  3. Negative: 26 out of 114
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Vagrantglass
    Sep 7, 2023
    8
    Marvel's Midnight Suns was a novel game that quite surprised me in how fun it's core gameplay loop was. Essentially it's a turn based strategy deck builder.

    Each of the Marvel Heroes has their own abilities that come in the form of cards you can upgrade or unlock entirely new ones with in game resources. The idea is to create some synergies between your three active Heroes to    Marvel's Midnight Suns was a novel game that quite surprised me in how fun it's core gameplay loop was. Essentially it's a turn based strategy deck builder.

    Each of the Marvel Heroes has their own abilities that come in the form of cards you can upgrade or unlock entirely new ones with in game resources. The idea is to create some synergies between your three active Heroes to obliterate/control the enemy and complete the objective. This is the fun part. The other side of the coin, however, might dampen your experience.

    You'll have to hang out, give gifts, go on little dates (No romance here) in order to get yoyr friendship levels up and unlock some passives for the group. This takes a lot longer to go through than your battles do and some would say that dialogue between characters is rather cringey. I found it tolerable albeit a little tedious 40 hours in. You could always ignore this for the most part and do the bare minimum to progress the main campaign but you'll be missing out on cosmetics if you do.

    The Story is nothing to write home about but will leave you invested enough to want to see it through. It's a breath of fresh air from the MCU as well since they decided to give The Runaways some of the spotlight.

    Graphically the game looks gorgeous, from the environments to the costumes, the music was great and the sound effects were on point. The battles felt impactful and fast paced.

    If you enjoy Marvel, games like Xcom, Slay The Spire and Fire Emblem you'll definitely enjoy Marvel's Midnight Suns.    … Expand
  2. Alex5482671
    Sep 6, 2023
    5
    Hero Ops broke the game. critical bug with which it is not possible to continue the passage. releasing games like this is trash.
  3. Glenn_SM
    Aug 20, 2023
    8
    O gameplay é divertido. Tem um grau de customização legal das cartas e possibilidade de jogar com vários heróis tornando o combate mais dinâmico. O desenvolvimento dos personagens é feito no estilo Persona com momentos particulares entre o(a) personagem princial e o heróis escolhido. A história não me prendeu, pois é bastante simples.
  4. hector_bcn98
    Jul 11, 2023
    9
    Excesivamente largo. 110 horas para acabar toda la historia con los cuatro dlc's. Tener que reducir la dificultad en las ultimas misiones para poder acabarlo no tiene el sentido que debería, teniendo a todos los heroes mejorados al máximo. La parte social acaba aburriendo soberanamente a partir de la mitad del juego. En todo los demás aspectos, salvo el gráfico, brillante.

    Hay una    Excesivamente largo. 110 horas para acabar toda la historia con los cuatro dlc's. Tener que reducir la dificultad en las ultimas misiones para poder acabarlo no tiene el sentido que debería, teniendo a todos los heroes mejorados al máximo. La parte social acaba aburriendo soberanamente a partir de la mitad del juego. En todo los demás aspectos, salvo el gráfico, brillante.

    Hay una cantidad de trabajo (y de doblaje de infinitos textos, pero infinitos) descomunal para un videojuego del género. Posiblamente, el mejor que he jugado al no tener estúpidos porcentajes ni coberturas. Totalmente centrado en la ofensiva.    … Expand
  5. Camtom5606
    Jul 8, 2023
    10
    Fantastic. Enjoying even more than XCOM. Haven't been hooked on a game as much as this one in a long time. Love the pacing.
  6. Robert0187
    Jun 4, 2023
    9
    I was skeptical about a Marvel game not called Spiderman after Avengers came out but the X-COM style tactical combat is refreshing and ever-engaging, after 30 hours I still find the combat fun personally
  7. neonvega
    May 7, 2023
    3
    I give it a 3 because it does manage to do some things right like lvl progression, unlock new abilities and perks and items you can use in battle so yes the combat system is complex enough to where you want to keep playing

    but thats where it stops because this game is abysmal in just about everything. Who okay'd these character designs? all them look generic , no creativity and    I give it a 3 because it does manage to do some things right like lvl progression, unlock new abilities and perks and items you can use in battle so yes the combat system is complex enough to where you want to keep playing

    but thats where it stops because this game is abysmal in just about everything. Who okay'd these character designs? all them look generic , no creativity and straight out of a ps3 era game with little to no detail or complex animations, somehow the ground looks passable for a Ps5 game in many areas along with the slideshows shown between loading areas and the ingame battle area looks passable but outside the combat area mainly the abby the game besides the ground and wall textures look very bad with some props and character with not ps5 lvl detail of polygons at all, and the main characters run, walk, fall animations, look very bad and unpolished ; its as if this game was rushed out to please the shareholders because it looks like it needed at last 2 more years in development to polish some of the bugs that 6 months into the game theres some very common bugs like your main character moving static when interacting with some menus somehow , getting stuck on the dog and being unable to move if he spawns right on you because he tends to follow you around the abby area for some reason but you can def outpace the ai where he stops following you ;

    the social media aspect was very annoying to deal with sometimes with text you'd see from a 9 yr old ; Cringe dialogue your constantly fed in the Superlink , alot of the cutscenes you just begin skipping because the dialogue is so bad and its cutscene after cutscene, there is cutscene that plays after every battle as well when your forced to rest,

    why design a rpg type system when the enemies scale with you and outnumber you 5-1 ratio? you only get 3 heroes that all share the same atb guage and every round enemies constantly get 3+ reinforcements forcing you to play offensively and quickly take out enemies before they become too numerous before you can complete the objective, , its a card based system so sometimes you can be screwed out of attacking cards or get cards that require cost so effectively costing you the game or skipping allowing another round of reinforcements to build up, then theres the ingame out of battle semi-permanant injuries you randomly get from ANY attack that causes your characters unable to do missions, start the battle with 50% less hp, take 50% damage and it can take the game ingame 3 days which is a big deal for it to clear only to go into another mission and get the same debuff right after

    other than that the combat is creative for what its worth and adds some value to the game but many of the issues are pretty jarring this is a Triple - AAA game in 2023    … Expand
  8. Towermaann
    Apr 9, 2023
    8
    Awesome game, love the marvel universe and this games take on the story is just awesome - combat is solid and I'm really digging the card play fused with xcom tactics encountered a few annoying bugs along the way where the game would crash when upgrading the characters card and all my day progress would be gone.. abit annoying. Ended up saving my game before entering the upgrade hub.. theAwesome game, love the marvel universe and this games take on the story is just awesome - combat is solid and I'm really digging the card play fused with xcom tactics encountered a few annoying bugs along the way where the game would crash when upgrading the characters card and all my day progress would be gone.. abit annoying. Ended up saving my game before entering the upgrade hub.. the bug happened 50+ times so only reason the game is not a 10 for me… Expand
  9. MorbiusFan420
    Mar 27, 2023
    10
    Morbius DLC made this game a masterpiece. Sure you might say that the DLC isn't out yet.but thee devs clearly caught the essence of Morbius and what makes him great. His thirst for blood his swag of a pale skin his fabulous hair his strenght his teeth all to pure perfection this is what makes Morbius Morbius not to mention the way he Morbs is just perfection this game is a 10/10 and aMorbius DLC made this game a masterpiece. Sure you might say that the DLC isn't out yet.but thee devs clearly caught the essence of Morbius and what makes him great. His thirst for blood his swag of a pale skin his fabulous hair his strenght his teeth all to pure perfection this is what makes Morbius Morbius not to mention the way he Morbs is just perfection this game is a 10/10 and a true Morbilisious game pick it up when you realise everyday is morbing day… Expand
  10. jamielewis
    Mar 22, 2023
    3
    I'll sum it up really quickly

    The combat is engaging and fun and the card system really works, loved every moment The Social aspect is beyond tedious with terrible dialogue, cringey interactions and endless endless running from place to place collecting garbage when all you want to do is do the next battle I tried to just skip the social part but it's woven that deep Into the game it's    I'll sum it up really quickly

    The combat is engaging and fun and the card system really works, loved every moment The Social aspect is beyond tedious with terrible dialogue, cringey interactions and endless endless running from place to place collecting garbage when all you want to do is do the next battle

    I tried to just skip the social part but it's woven that deep Into the game it's hard to get through all I wanted was BATTLE/COOL CUTSCENE/UPGRADE AND BATTLE PREP MENU/NEXT BATTLE

    I DONT NEED TO PLAY **** MONOPOLY WITH BLADE OR PAINT MY NAILS WITH CAPTAIN MARVEL    … Expand
  11. dndynamite
    Mar 5, 2023
    9
    I'm really into this game! Don't listen to those who wanted it to be a different game - it's really good, especially when it gets deeper the more you play.
  12. Teovelasco
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    Ignore the hateful reviews! This is by far one of the best tactical games in recent times. To sum it up, this game is like Fire Emblem, Xcom and Persona combined with Marvel.
  13. Tommey
    Mar 2, 2023
    4
    It's not a bad game, but it's not necessarily a good game either. I wish I had done more research and looked at user reviews instead of critic reviews. Had I seen comments of "blend of XCOM and Fire Emblem: Three Houses" before, I could have saved myself $40 and dedicated more time to playing other games. While I love social aspects such as those in Persona, the social features here isn'tIt's not a bad game, but it's not necessarily a good game either. I wish I had done more research and looked at user reviews instead of critic reviews. Had I seen comments of "blend of XCOM and Fire Emblem: Three Houses" before, I could have saved myself $40 and dedicated more time to playing other games. While I love social aspects such as those in Persona, the social features here isn't exactly executed in the best way with the small font size (not sure how to make it bigger, if possible). There's also a lot of it.

    I've played around seven or so missions, and on Day 5, but gave up. The gameplay style of the cards isn't to my forte/can be too complex. How do you line up foes? Wish you were able to move more than once per turn. Also it'd be nice if I could edit my deck to mainly be attack cards instead of "marking enemies," etc. Once again it's just not my style of gameplay/gaming. Also why do reinforcements keep on spawning for every mission, no matter the objective? Not a fan. Finally the plot seems to be very incohesive.    … Expand
  14. crangus
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    One of the most underappreciated games that I know of. The more I play, the more clever things unlock, and the deeper the game becomes. Writing seems very faithful to source material, and the variety of things to do and combat mechanics are impressive. Exploration could be better, the game crashed once or twice, and certain things can be repetitive, but to me, they're just nitpicksOne of the most underappreciated games that I know of. The more I play, the more clever things unlock, and the deeper the game becomes. Writing seems very faithful to source material, and the variety of things to do and combat mechanics are impressive. Exploration could be better, the game crashed once or twice, and certain things can be repetitive, but to me, they're just nitpicks compared to what's offered.… Expand
  15. Molec_man
    Feb 25, 2023
    9
    First Impression: Pleasantly surprised on how good this game is. The graphics are better in combat which is weird, but the combination of Marvel Universe and XCom is better than I ever expected. I’m not a big fan of the male protagonist but after he gets more costumes it works. For me this is a rare game that the more I play it the more I like it.
  16. Arkquinox
    Feb 23, 2023
    9
    Awesome game! At its core it's a card- and turn-based tactical battler using a stable of Marvel heroes in which each of your heroes has their own mini-deck of cards that get put in a common pool for each battle/mission. However, people mentioning the Persona flavoring are right on--if you're not interested in that social RPG aspect then a fair amount of the game's content won't seemAwesome game! At its core it's a card- and turn-based tactical battler using a stable of Marvel heroes in which each of your heroes has their own mini-deck of cards that get put in a common pool for each battle/mission. However, people mentioning the Persona flavoring are right on--if you're not interested in that social RPG aspect then a fair amount of the game's content won't seem fun. But if you like that stuff this game has a great social system that adds a nice mix of humor and drama, especially if you know enough about the Marvel characters to bring some context to the table. Character customization is based mostly on card selection but cards can be customized in a small way and the game rewards really understanding the mechanics and experimenting with good combos both within and across hero decks.

    The review-bombing Midnight Suns has received is completely unwarranted. I've played a lot of tactical mobile games and this isn't one. And, if you don't like turn-based or deck-based games then that's your preference, not the game's fault. If you do like either or both of those genres the content is solid and the overall arc of the game is compelling. The only reason I'm not giving a 10 is that there are some glitches that got on my nerves a little bit. However, I will be buying the DLC which is the best recommendation you can give.    … Expand
  17. Drolord
    Feb 12, 2023
    10
    Fantastic gameplay with tons of customization options. I never knew I wanted to hang out and become BFFs with my favorite marvel characters. So happy they tried something new here. With 4 DLCs on the way (Deadpool just released and is great) I’m going to be playing this for a while!
  18. WeAreVenom87
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    I was really hesitant about this game since I'm not a big XCOM guy and even though I am a huge Marvel comics fan I hate what Disney has done to the brand in recent years. After looking the game over seeing it was mainly a card game and that most of the recent "modern" Marvel characters didn't seem to be present I decided to give it a try. I'm happy to say I've had a really fun time withI was really hesitant about this game since I'm not a big XCOM guy and even though I am a huge Marvel comics fan I hate what Disney has done to the brand in recent years. After looking the game over seeing it was mainly a card game and that most of the recent "modern" Marvel characters didn't seem to be present I decided to give it a try. I'm happy to say I've had a really fun time with this game and its kept me occupied for a good while.

    The game basically comes down to two parts. There is the part where you hang out at the base as kind of a friend buddy simulator. I feel like this is the part people will either like or find annoying and hate. I generally liked this part even though its full or cringe dialogue and dumb hang outs its kinda fun still hanging out with some of my favorite Marvel characters. I guess I more found it hilarious you could go bird watching with Blade, but I can see why people hate this part of the game.

    The second part is the card game part where you essentially play a card around one of your Marvel characters they act it out and you go back and forth with either Hydra or some supernatural enemy until the game is over. It's definitely less detailed and simpler than XCOM, but I still had fun with it so that might tell you whether its up your alley or not.

    As far as the roster goes its pretty good. Venom and Deadpool are unfortunately stuck behind a DLC paywall which is kinda bogus although Venom can be an enemy in the game. Most of the micro transactions are cosmetics, but still kinda **** they're there I guess thanks 2K. You do get a lot of the classics upfront Spider-Man, Wolverine, Dr. Strange, Captain America and Iron Man. Some you have to unlock and you get some good characters that are less traditional like Magik and Blade. There is the Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider which is ok hes the least annoying of the "modern era" characters and Captain Marvel is in the game, but less cringy than in the modern comics and movies I found. Nico is probably the most annoying character in the game from the mediocre Runaways series. Fortunately the game as far as I can see doesn't have the absolute cringe characters like Riri Williams and Kamala Khan.    … Expand
  19. TokiDokki
    Feb 7, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics: Game looks very dated and feels like the resources in this department were not well spent
    Gameplay: You get to control only three characters, and every mission gets repetitive quickly on top of it, they added too much unnecessary gameplay like the free roaming that pointless, I often fall asleep playing this game because it feels like a chore and the story is very bland, not an XComm game at all, would have been awesome if it was with marvel characters but sadly not the case, no move movements and the card system is whack, sometimes you have to reload a previous save file because a character who you brought along might not be even able to play
    Overall: money wasted, if this was idk $10 game I can see sure, but at the price tag of $70 which more than likely I probably won't advance more than chapter 2, this game is chore and boring to play, I don't get the vibe of XComm, I don't get the vibe of good strategy game, the story is weak, the graphics are weak worse than marvel avengers, card system coupled with you only get three characters to play on any mission on top of enemies can have unlimited adds, makes the game whack    … Expand
  20. Btoux1979
    Feb 7, 2023
    0
    Ce jeu est nul .On s'ennuie très fermement .Quand je pense que que ce jeu vraiment nul nul nul est vendu au prix fort avec des tonnes de DLC, ca me fout les boules !
  21. Jim222001
    Feb 6, 2023
    9
    A fun game with a great roster of heroes and villains. There’s just on glitch I encountered that was no big deal. Caretaker’s eye was always messed up when she is shown in cut scenes.
  22. BigDaddyAstro
    Feb 3, 2023
    8
    Im Here for Morbius-Senpai, Those Vampyres tho eek, but not Morbius, He Made 400 Morbillion Bucks at the box office, Good Game
  23. GeraltRUS
    Jan 30, 2023
    9
    Неожиданно круто, может потому , что ничего от игры не ждал. Это, конечно, не тактическая игра ни разу, а "как карта ляжет" и все % попаданий (в возможностях сброса с крыши) отработаны заранее. Т.е при шансе падения в 90%, если враг не скидывается, сколько не загружайся он не упадет) Как в XCOM.

    Так же из неприятного, в самом начале игры, можно отправиться на одну из побочных миссий и    Неожиданно круто, может потому , что ничего от игры не ждал. Это, конечно, не тактическая игра ни разу, а "как карта ляжет" и все % попаданий (в возможностях сброса с крыши) отработаны заранее. Т.е при шансе падения в 90%, если враг не скидывается, сколько не загружайся он не упадет) Как в XCOM.

    Так же из неприятного, в самом начале игры, можно отправиться на одну из побочных миссий и получить софтлок. При окончании игра просто вылетает, как ни крути. Единственный выход на миссию просто не ходить.

    Но я уверен, как все починят будет конфета! Тут смесь Xcom, Dragon Age и брожения по крипте из Mortal Kombat. Классные и каноничные герои, даже для не фанатов марвел. Потрясающая игра актеров и просто очень-очень уютная атмосфера.    … Expand
  24. Hunteraven
    Jan 29, 2023
    8
    This game took a minute for me to get into but now I’m hooked. In fairness I’m a big marvel mark. This game will probably go on sale to 30$ bucks soon should definitely pick it up then and add on the season pass
  25. GamerMxc
    Jan 29, 2023
    9
    Excelente juego de cartas y turnos, el cual empieza lento, pero a medida que avanzas se hace cada vez mejor.
    Gráficamente no se ve de nueva generación y tiene sus fallas al controlar a Hunter dentro de la abadía ( en vista de 3ra persona), pero que no entorpecen en gran medida su jugabilidad. Algo que no me gustó, es que tuve que poner mi consola en español de España para jugar en    Excelente juego de cartas y turnos, el cual empieza lento, pero a medida que avanzas se hace cada vez mejor.
    Gráficamente no se ve de nueva generación y tiene sus fallas al controlar a Hunter dentro de la abadía ( en vista de 3ra persona), pero que no entorpecen en gran medida su jugabilidad. Algo que no me gustó, es que tuve que poner mi consola en español de España para jugar en español, no me detecto el español de latinoamerica
    Si te gusta el género, no lo dejes pasar
    8.7/10    … Expand
  26. Rasengan69
    Jan 29, 2023
    5
    Yeah you get your Marvel fix, but this type of niche, gimmicky game isn't enjoyable to me. The turn-based combat just doesn't fit here. I don't much care for the voices either.
  27. A467806h
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    For the lack of a Russian language! Ordinary people have nothing to do with it! You behave like fascists. Russian is spoken by 300 million people worldwide. Children can't learn the language so quickly or so quickly to read and translate playing the game! Reconsider your views and be more human! Developers of other games do not behave like this. Every game has and must have Russian!!!
  28. Nexas11
    Jan 27, 2023
    9
    As hyped as I was for this game upon its announcement I had my doubts about its card based combat abs was excited to try the life sim elements with my favorite super heroes. 60+ hrs later I'm happy to say thay the combat is my favorite part of the game. The card based system is a lot more fleshed out than I thought. The game play loop is addicting as you level both your research level andAs hyped as I was for this game upon its announcement I had my doubts about its card based combat abs was excited to try the life sim elements with my favorite super heroes. 60+ hrs later I'm happy to say thay the combat is my favorite part of the game. The card based system is a lot more fleshed out than I thought. The game play loop is addicting as you level both your research level and training level it add so many more options in missions where even late game missions with the right team I can wipe out the entire field in one turn which is very satisfying. The life sim is also fun if you like the characters but I've found thay some parts over stay their welcome and can become tedious with all the things you're supposed to do between missions. The best part is thay just about everything is worth doing for the various rewards you can get for side activities. Building up friendship with heroes in turn makes them stronger. The legendary skill cards alone are worth maxing out the friendship of all your heroes. Each character is very unique in your mechanics with a lot of diversity. If you're sitting on the fence about this game, give it a shot you might be very suprised.… Expand
  29. ZeromusPrime
    Jan 24, 2023
    9
    "ThE gAmE wOuLd Be So MuCh BeTtEr WiThOuT tHe CaRd SyStEm"

    HOW

    IT'S A CARD GAME

    LITERALLY HOW
  30. Everhell
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    This game is severely underrated and one of my favorite games of the year. It's a shame I don't see it talked about very often. I almost let it pass me by but I'm glad that I came back around for it. My true rating would be an 8.5 (offsetting the trolls
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

30
#30 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
37
#37 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. GameCritics
    Mar 21, 2023
    60
    Marvel’s Midnight Suns has many of the elements that would make it a great special event story – it carries off its pulpy narrative pretty well despite the bland protagonist, and the combat is a competent adaptation of superhero action into a strategy format. However, the slow pacing of the narrative and battles, not to mention the wrong-headed approach to the home base and team building make Midnight Suns feel disjointed and torpid. This is one special event that won’t become a collectible.
    Read full review
  2. PLAY
    Feb 11, 2023
    80
    Saving the world involves more chatting than we expected, but by balancing combat with a hero houseshare, Firaxis has delivered one of the best Marvel games in years. [Issue#23, p.62]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Feb 4, 2023
    80
    Midnight Suns is a complete package created with passion and love, and that's why it stands out from many lifeless Marvel releases we've seen lately. It oozes substance, which is why not many will focus on the relatively weak visuals and technical problems.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »