Developer Insomniac has confirmed that the upcoming Wolverine has plenty of features to make the players come back for more even after the credits have rolled, as in a recent interview with IGN, senior project director Jess Reiner-Reed and Insomniac head of technology Mike Fitzgerald have detailed some of the gameplay features which will greatly enhance it’s overall playability. Unlike the Spider-Man titles which were open world games with lots of exploration and side-contents, Marvel’s Wolverine is a linear, narrative-driven experience, although according to the devs, it still packs tons of contents and unlockables to keep you busy even after finishing the main story.
“It is a story-driven adventure,” Reiner-Reed said. “Logan is pulled through uncovering these mysteries of his past. But you can go off the beaten path.”
Among the side contents in Wolverine, there’s Whisky bottles that’ll aid your in-game progression, crates that provide unique material to help you unlock more suits and Nightmare doors which contain trials that, upon completion, can reveal pieces of Logan’s memories thereby adding to the game’s main narrative.
According to Reiner-Reed, the Nightmare doors are “manifestations of the horrible things happening in Logan’s mind,” and “There’s many of those throughout the game with different types of trials.”
Then there’s Mission Replay which lets you return to any of your completed missions to find collectibles you may have missed previously. And finally, there’s New Game Plus, which can add new layers into Wolverine’s gamplay including harsher difficulties and more.
“In a New Game Plus, you can use all of your loadout and progression that you already unlocked,” Reiner-Reed explained. “You can choose whatever suit you want. So there’s some fun things that happen there. And also there’s some adaptations that are only available in New Game Plus. So there’s some fresh gameplay for folks.” These adaptations (unlockable buffs) let players “amp up the difficulty” or make Logan a “much more powerful and aggressive character,” Fitzgerald added.
Marvel’s Wolverine comes out in two different editions–the Standard version of the game will cost you $69.99 while the Digital Deluxe version sports a price tag of $79.99. There’s no mention of a collector’s edition that’s geared towards enthusiasts so if you were hoping for physical collectibles like statues and maybe action figures, looks like there won’t be any of that.
Wolverine is slashing his way into the Playstation 5 on September 15, 2026.
