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He is the best at what he does, and it isn’t very nice. Sony Interactive Entertainment is giving the X-Men’s most iconic, violent, and animalistic member his own game in what may be Insomniac Games’ most violent outing yet. Now, the 2026 PlayStation State of Play presentation has provided gamers with their first look at the highly-anticipated single-player action-adventure game, Marvel’s Wolverine.
Three years after leaving his team, James “Logan” Howlett, a.k.a. Wolverine rejoins Task Force X as they face one of their darkest challenges yet. Bolivar Trask is kidnapping mutants based on his belief in human superiority, and Wolverine is the only one who can stop him.
Years after hanging up his Wolverine mask, Logan must travel across the globe through locations like Canada, Japan, and Marvel’s fictional country of Madripoor to work with a network of mutants in a fight for the future. With the fate of humanity and mutantkind alike in the balance, Logan crosses paths with allies Jean Grey, Mystique, and Sabertooth in brutally bloody combat and adventure.
In a world that wants a hero, Wolverine will be the brute that they need. Playing the Adamantium-clawed antihero is Liam McIntyre, known for his role as Spartacus in Spartacus, and JD Fenix in the 2016 video game Gears of War 4.
In the gameplay trailer, fans follow Logan as he tracks an elusive Jean Grey and finds Trask’s newest kidnappees. Here, the game reveals Logan’s attack methods – a mix of stealth and brutal takedowns. Insomniac Games did an amazing job at showing the combat potential of both Peter Parker and Miles Morales in the Spider-Man games, and it looks to be transferring over to Wolverine.
In Tasmanian devil-style combat, Logan’s wolverine-like animalistic nature shines through. Taking on multiple foes with ease, his takedown approach is reminiscent of the Arkham Knight series’ Red Hood story pack. Logan is significantly more brutal and takes a far more grunge approach to stealth than Isomniac’s Spider-Man.
In a seven-minute extended gameplay trailer, the essence of Wolverine’s identity radiates from the screen. It is like watching an animated comic book that features a seasoned Wolverine – not old man Logan, but a truly established, maybe slightly out of his prime Wolverine.
Fans also get to see what his team-based combat will look like with allied characters. Wolverine uses coordinating attacks with Jean Grey as they try and rescue the Trask detainees. He also fights interactively with his surroundings, killing a Trask agent by pushing them into the blades of a forklift and stealing a motorcycle to chase down Trask’s goons.
While an official story trailer has yet to be released, this first look shows Wolverine fighting Omega Red, along with glimpses at Wolverine in a James Bond-like suit. We also see multiple glimpses of Sabertooth, Mystique, a mysterious Samurai, and Logan in Madipoor.
Insomniac is really raising the stakes both inside and outside of the game.
Marvel’s Wolverine will be released on September 15 on PS5. It is available for pre-order for $69.99.
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