Let’s not fool ourselves: superhero videogames rarely turn out well. But rarely doesn’t mean never. Every once in a while, we witness an excellent game based on either of the two main superhero franchises. Historically, Marvel has had more luck with all its characters, while DC has found success with Batman in particular. This week, Epic Games is offering us one of the best Marvel superhero games ever made.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns is one of the best games ever created starring Disney superheroes. And now, you can get it completely free, for a limited time, without needing anything more than a free account on the Epic Games Store.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns was released in December 2022, reaching the top 100 best-selling games of the year. Mixing tactical role-playing elements with deck-building mechanics in the style of Slay the Spire, the game’s main feature is the player’s ability to craft a character for the occasion, customizations and the ability to establish relationships with other characters. Although not the romantic type. If you want to flirt with Hulk or Scarlet Witch, we’re sorry to say that you’ll have to wait for another game.
But it won’t be the next game by the director of Marvel’s Midnight Sun. Jake Solomon has left Firaxis Games to create a new studio, called Midsummer Games, whose first game will be a life simulation game in a style similar to The Sims. It’s something that, though it doesn’t give us Marvel characters, will surely give us many possibilities for romance.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns will be available for free on the Epic Games Store until next Thursday, June 13th. After that, the next free game on the platform will be the futuristic racing game Redout 2.
