Marvel's Wolverine: Release date window, gameplay details and trailer

It's real! After waiting several years for news, the recent PlayStation State of Play finally revealed plenty of juicy details about the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine.

As well as showing off some of the gameplay and story details, we also got our first real idea of when the game is going to release, as well as finding out the identity of Wolverine's voice actor.

So, what do you need to know about Marvel's Wolverine? Is there a release date? What's the story? For all that and more, read on!

Wolverine PS5 game release date speculation

At the time of writing, Marvel's Wolverine is scheduled to release in autumn 2026, according to an official PlayStation blog post.

Speaking to Variety in late January 2025, Insomniac Games co-head Chad Dezern would not confirm or deny a 2025 release date for Wolverine.

Dezern said: "We've announced Wolverine, and we'd love to talk more about Wolverine, but we have to be like Logan... and remain very stoic until it's time to pop the claws down the road.

"As much as we have pent-up excitement, we got to hold onto it. So that's, that's about as much as we could say about our upcoming projects today."

Following on from this, we had more than a year of total silence regarding how the game was progressing. That was until 24th September 2025, when a State of Play finally confirmed that release window in 2026.

What happened with the Wolverine leaks?

Insomniac Games suffered a data breach in December 2023, with ransomware group Rhysida demanding around £2 million in bitcoin. When the studio decided to not comply, the hackers released details of the studio's future plans by uploading them to the web.

As first reported by CyberDaily, this included several games in the works, budgets and sensitive data relating to Insomniac's employees. Insomniac subsequently released the following statement:

"Thank you for the outpouring of compassion and unwavering support. It’s deeply appreciated. We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our dev team. We have focused inwardly for the last several days to support each other.

"We are aware that the stolen data includes personal information belonging to our employees, former employees and independent contractors. It also includes early details about Marvel’s Wolverine for PS5. We continue working quickly to determine what data was impacted. This experience has been extremely distressing for us.

"We want everyone to enjoy the games we develop as intended. However, like Logan... Insomniac is resilient. Marvel’s Wolverine continues as planned. The game is in early production and will no doubt greatly evolve throughout development, as do all our plans.

"While we appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm, we will share official information about Marvel’s Wolverine when the time is right. On behalf of everyone here, thank you for your ongoing support during this challenging time."

Which consoles and platforms can play Marvel's Wolverine?

Marvel's Wolverine will launch exclusively on PlayStation 5. This is due to the game being developed by Insomniac Games, which is owned by Sony.

As a result, we wouldn't expect it to ever be ported to Xbox Series X/S or Nintendo Switch. Perhaps a PC release will happen at some point (much like the Marvel's Spider-Man and God of War PC releases), but that hasn't been confirmed, so don't hold your breath.

Will Marvel's Wolverine come to PS4?

No, Marvel's Wolverine is not expected to come to PS4 at any point.

This is a next-gen project specifically built for the PS5, so the console will be the only place to play Marvel's Wolverine at launch and for the foreseeable future.

Can I pre-order Marvel's Wolverine?

No, pre-orders for Marvel's Wolverine are not yet live.

As soon as retailers start to publish product pages, we'll be sure to update this article with all the details. The price hasn't been set in stone yet, either, so that'll be interesting to learn. This will all become clearer when we get closer to launch.

Marvel's Wolverine gameplay and story details

When it comes to gameplay and story details, we're still lacking plenty of information, but we do now have some idea of what to expect courtesy of PlayStation – here's what they had to say in a blog post:

"We aim to deliver the ultimate Wolverine fantasy built on Insomniac staples like fast, fluid and ferocious combat; exhilarating, action-packed set pieces; robust accessibility features; and a gripping story that taps into the core tenets of one of the most compelling comic book characters of all-time.

"We're breaking new ground with Wolverine, yes, but our penchant for telling stories about heroes overcoming colossal odds is as strong as ever. We're eager to explore Logan's story with you and tap into his signature spin on heroism which is much darker and more brutal than you might expect from Insomniac."

We wouldn't expect Marvel's Wolverine to have any formal links to the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies or the pre-existing X-Men films from the Fox days, either.

Marvel Games seems to be doing its own thing, so the best you can hope for is probably a collection of skins/outfits/costumes that pay tribute to Wolvie's big-screen outings.

If you were hoping for Hugh Jackman to reprise his role, then you're out of luck. Instead, fellow Australian actor Liam McIntyre will take on the job. Players might recognise him from Gears 5 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Although the post doesn't exactly go into detail about the Wolverine PS5 gameplay, the official PlayStation Blog describes the project like so: "Marvel’s Wolverine is a standalone game being directed by Brian Horton (creative director) and Cameron Christian (game director), who recently led the creative efforts on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a game we’re extremely proud of at Insomniac.

"In the vein of our Spider-Man games, our goal here is to not only respect the DNA of what makes the character so popular, but also look for opportunities to make it feel fresh and truly reflect the Insomniac spirit.

"Even though Marvel’s Wolverine is very early in development, from what I’ve seen of its emotional narrative and cutting-edge gameplay (see what I did there?), the team is already creating something truly special."

Jeff Grubb also sheds some light here. According to his sources, the game will take a lot of inspiration from God of War with a semi-open-world design.

Wolverine is also reported to receive a mature rating, and will be quite violent – in a similar vein to the film Logan.

Whether it's Spider-Man, Sunset Overdrive or Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Insomniac titles almost always have highly energetic and imaginative combat, so we're looking forward to seeing what the team over there comes up with for the Wolverine PS5 game.

Marvel's Wolverine trailer

A brand new gameplay trailer dropped in September 2025, giving fans a glimpse of what to expect from the gory game.

The gameplay trailer comes four years after Sony unveiled the first trailer for Marvel's Wolverine for PS5 in September 2021. It shows Logan in a seedy bar of some sort before unleashing his Adamantium claws. The trailer is accompanied by the song The Dark End of the Street by James Carr.

Check it out below:

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