Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Tribute Games made Shredder's Revenge, and the same arcade instincts show up here: big sprites, punchy hits, and a screen that stays readable when several heroes and a pile of enemies crowd in. Crossplay reaches Xbox, PC, PlayStation and Switch, which is unusually wide for a game this size. The controls are the kind my wife, who needs a game to explain itself in seconds, would accept without a tutorial. You finish it across a few evenings. Once the credits roll, a crew has little reason to come back, and that is why it sits lower than the survival games above.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion showed up in 2026 doing exactly what Shredder's Revenge and Streets of Rage already do well, four-player drop-in brawling with a recognizable cast, and it does it competently rather than exceptionally. I tried it with three friends for an evening. It played fine. Drop-in co-op meant a fourth player joined mid-stage without any fuss, no explanation needed. It just doesn't bring anything the two brawlers ranked above it haven't already covered, and the content feels thin this early after launch. Worth watching if you specifically want new Marvel characters at your game night, but not urgent.