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Marvel's Midnight Suns

Marvel's Midnight Suns

|United States|Role-playing (RPG), Strategy

8.5 /10

Aww Great!

Very hot

24.3k ratings
Time to beat
Main
47.5h
Main + extras
70h
Complete
106h
Rating sources
Steam · Player score8.2/1024.2k ratingsIGDB · Critic score8.6/106 ratingsIGDB · Player score7.5/1065 ratings
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Why play it

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a 2022 Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical game rated 8.5/10 from 24.3k ratings, with a main story of about 47.5h, available on Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a tactical role-playing game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games. The game is set in the Marvel Universe and features a blend of strategy, role-playing, and card-based combat mechanics. In the game, players take on the role of "The Hunter," a customisable original character, and lead a team of Marvel superheroes. The story revolves around battling the demonic forces of Lilith, the Mother of Demons, who has been resurrected by the nefarious group Hydra. The gameplay involves strategic, turn-based combat, where players use a deck of ability cards to perform attacks, skills, and buffs. Between missions, players can explore the Abbey, the game's hub area, where they can interact with other heroes, upgrade abilities, and make decisions that affect the story and character relationships.

Story and worldbuilding

Hydra scientist Doctor Faustus resurrects Lilith, hoping to use her to help Hydra conquer the world. Six months later, the "Midnight Sun" approaches Earth, destabilizing magic and heralding the return of Lilith's master, Chthon. Doctor Strange, Tony Stark, and Carol Danvers attempt to retrieve a page of the Darkhold from Johnny Blaze but are forced to retreat to the Abbey to recruit the Midnight Suns and resurrect the Hunter, Lilith's child and killer. Lilith enthrals Venom to help her abduct Wanda Maximoff and destroy Strange's mystic shield. The heroes, joined by Spider-Man, capture Faustus to learn Lilith's plans, but Hydra operative Crossbones kills him before they can get answers. Meanwhile, Lilith enthrals Bruce Banner and Wanda, using a gamma accelerator to empower them. The heroes rescue Wanda, banish Sabretooth, and destroy the Parchment, but Lilith unleashes the demonic Hulk and summons demons worldwide. The heroes confront Lilith, who reveals her plan to destroy Chthon but inadvertently allows him to possess the Hunter. The Hunter expels Chthon, and Lilith sacrifices herself to destroy the Darkhold, restoring her human form. She, the Hunter, and Chthon's realm are consumed by the Darkhold, leaving the heroes to believe they are still alive. Meanwhile, Doctor Doom seizes the Darkhold for himself, deeming the previous users "amateurs."

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Aww Great!: 8.5/10 across 24.3k ratings. Word of mouth is strong — if you like the genre, go for it.

Play style

Leans into Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, with a main story around 47.5h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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IGNDan Stapleton · 30 Nov, 2022
8/10

Marvel's Midnight Suns is an expansive tactical RPG that makes great use of card game mechanics to inject variety and unpredictability into its excellent combat.

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GameSpotJordan Ramée · 30 Nov, 2022
8/10

Marvel's Midnight Suns delivers strong tactical combat scenarios in a fun superhero romp where it's worth putting stock in the power of friendship.

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EurogamerChristian Donlan · 30 Nov, 2022
8/10

Great tactical fun nestled in a sweet-natured superhero dollhouse

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PC GamerJeremy Peel · 30 Nov, 2022
8.8/10

Who knew Sid Meier's protégés had a secret, and completely brilliant, Persona game in them?

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PolygonCharles Theel · 30 Nov, 2022

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a game full of rich texture. The voice acting is superb and the abbey’s relationship-building is the perfect chill interlude to the tactically sophisticated card play. The two formats are beautifully intertwined through the accrual of additional cards and abilities, and there’s a genuine sense of satisfaction in deepening both battlefield prowess and social role-playing connections. Midnight Suns is not XCOM — but that’s ultimately its greatest strength. It’s something completely distinct and entirely exceptional.

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GamesRadar+Jon Bailes · 30 Nov, 2022
8/10

"Life in the Abbey becomes something of a cross between XCOM 2 and Fire Emblem: Three Houses"

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Game InformerMatt Miller · 2 Dec, 2022
8.5/10

For all its focus on supernatural magic and demonic threats, Midnight Suns is a fun-loving and thrilling ride. XCOM strategy fans won’t be disappointed; the format changes still result in a gratifying combat flow. But this is a more approachable and story-driven experience than Firaxis has previously attempted, filled with some of the most recognizable pop culture heroes of the moment. It’s big, boisterous, and a little bit silly at times, but just like the best of Marvel’s output in recent years, it’s also a rousing good time.

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GuardianKeith Stuart · 30 Nov, 2022
8/10

Making good use of the comics, this turn-based strategy games gives players satisfyingly fiendish challenges – and room to chillax afterwards

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VGCJordan Middler · 30 Nov, 2022
10/10

Marvel’s Midnight Suns combines addictive, deep strategy gameplay with a cast of characters that make the moments outside of the action just as rich and enjoyable as those in it. A lengthy campaign packed with missions to go on and relationships to form with Earth's Mightiest Heroes make Marvel's Midnights Suns a modern strategy classic and one of 2022's biggest surprises.

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunKatharine Castle · 30 Nov, 2022

It's a better superhero game than it is strategy game, but if you're a fan of the MCU, Marvel's Midnight Suns is absolutely essential. Not only is this an ambitious tactics RPG that captures the fast, frothy fun of its comic book source material, but it's also a brilliant marriage of Into The Breach's intellectual conundrums and the turn-stretching power fantasy of Gears Tactics. The best Marvel game by a country mile.

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