Marvel fans, clock in, because one of the comic book universe’s most underrated and fun games is now totally free as part of Prime Day.
I am typing these words with a heavy heart, because Marvel’s Midnight Suns deserved a better fate, as did many of its developers. Due to the poor commercial performance of the game, its developer, Firaxis Games, was hit by layoffs a few months later, but don’t let that sway you from trying it out.
I will die on the hill that this is a fantastic game. I am biased as a Marvel fan and lover of the genre, butMarvel’s Midnight Sunsabsolutely deserves more love and attention, so I hope players will use this freebie to try it out.
Marvel’s Midnight Sunscasts you as an original, customizable character named The Hunter. It’s a turn-based game with card-based battles and deckbuilding elements, and it stars a wide array of Marvel heroes and villains to recruit, level up, and play with in a story centered around the demon Lilith and other dark forces like Dracula, Mephisto, and Agatha Harkness. I found the story to be quite enjoyable.
It features base-building aspects, open world discovery around the base, and relationship mechanics and upgrades as you form bonds with your teammates as the Hunter, who was woken from a centuries-long slumber to help out the team.
Playable characters include Midnight Suns members such as Blade, Nico Minoru, Doctor Strange, and Ghost Rider, but they also recruit other heroes like Avengers in Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Captain Marvel, and even X-Men like Wolverine and Magik.
There were really solid DLC add-ons with missions and new heroes like Deadpool, Storm, Venom, and Morbius, and it’s just a really solid game all-around. I put over 60 hours into my playthrough and found it highly addictive.
I understand that the gameplay style may not be for everyone. It’s all centered around playable cards that you draw from decks for each playable hero (three in each mission at a time), so it’s not a very active gameplay system. But if you enjoy games likeXCOM, Phoenix Point, Gears Tactics,and evenMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, you may find a new favorite title here.
Marvel’s Midnight Sunsisavailable through Prime Gamingfor free (for Prime members) on the Epic Games Store today, but it won’t be for long. ensure to grab it before it disappears.
