It’s a good year to be a Marvel fan, as between excellent PC ports and an engaging snap-happy mobile game, the house of ideas is ending the year with a walk on its supernatural wild side. Reviews have gone live for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, with many outlets praising XCOM developer Firaxis for a game that combines strong turn-based tactical combat with fascinating team-building moments between missions.
“A story about the power of friendship between a bunch of misfits, which is forged and strengthened through battle as much as traditional social scenarios,” Jordan Ramée wrote in GameSpot’s Marvel’s Midnight Suns review. “Midnight Suns aims to combine relationship-building with memorable role-playing moments, and the result is a stellar turn-based tactical combat title driven by interesting characters.”
As the Hunter, the resurrected child of A-lister demon Lilith, players will have to assemble a team of Marvel’s strongest and most recognizable characters to help cancel the impending apocalypse. Alongside Marvel heavyweights such as Captain America, Wolverine, and Iron Man, Midnight Suns also features a few lesser-known characters such as Magik and the Robbie Reyes incarnation of Ghost Rider. If you grab the season pass, you’ll be able to expand your roster with Venom, Morbius, Deadpool, and Storm.