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Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine is being positioned as a more linear, single-player action game rather than an open-world sandbox. Coverage also emphasizes Wolverine’s violence/gore options, and adds that X-Men won’t exist in the game while Spider-Man may only appear briefly.

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Key Takeaway Marvel’s Wolverine won’t be open world—it’s a linear single-player experience, with X-Men not appearing (and Spider-Man only fleetingly).
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Marvel’s Wolverine won’t be open world—it’s a linear single-player experience, with X-Men not appearing (and Spider-Man only fleetingly).

Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine is being positioned as a more linear, single-player action game rather than an open-world sandbox. Coverage also emphasizes Wolverine’s violence/gore options, and adds that X-Men won’t exist in the game while Spider-Man may only appear briefly.

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Top 2 signals · Marvel’s Wolverine won’t be open world—it’s a linear
Push Square · 7h ago
Wolverine PS5 Is a Linear Single Player Action Game, Not Open World
Eurogamer · 6h ago
Marvel's Wolverine is a more linear game than Spider-Man - don't expect a city to explore or a base to nose around in

Broader Marvel's Wolverine coverage

Other Marvel's Wolverine activity — not part of the “Marvel’s Wolverine won’t be open world—it’s a linear” story
KitGuru · 7h ago
Marvel’s Wolverine gets first gameplay look, pre-order details and more

Briefing Findings · Marvel’s Wolverine won’t be open world—it’s a linear

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Game structure Linear, not open world (Insomniac confirmation).
X-Men presence X-Men don’t exist in Insomniac’s Wolverine.
Spider-Man role Spider-Man appears only fleetingly as an “Easter-egg” kind of way.

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  • Follow Eurogamer’s follow-ups for more details from Insomniac’s interview and gameplay coverage. Eurogamer

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  • Marvel's Wolverine is a more linear game than Spider-Man - don't expect a city to explore or a base to nose around in Eurogamer
  • Wolverine PS5 Is a Linear Single Player Action Game, Not Open World Push Square
  • Wolverine: Interview With Insomniac on PS5 Exclusive. "We did not set out to make an open world game or a sandbox game." pushsquare.com
  • Marvel's Wolverine Will Be Linear And Not Open World Confirm Insomniac pushsquare.com
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Broader Marvel's Wolverine coverage · not part of the Marvel’s Wolverine won’t be open world—it’s a linear story
KitGuru · 1 article

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You can make the hyper-violence in Marvel’s Wolverine more PG-13, if you want to - Engadget

And Robert Rodriguez wept.

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We Need To Talk About The Violence In That Wolverine Reveal

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There's No Collector's Edition for Marvel's Wolverine PS5, and Fans Aren't Happy

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Eurogamer 4 articles

Tracking: Marvel's Wolverine is a more linear game than Spider-Man - don't expect a city to explore or a base to nose around in / The X-Men don't exist in Marvel's Wolverine, and while Spider-Man does, he'll only appear fleetingly in an "Easter-eggy" kind of way

Marvel's Wolverine is a more linear game than Spider-Man - don't expect a city to explore or a base to nose around in The X-Men don't exist in Marvel's Wolverine, and while Spider-Man does, he'll only appear fleetingly in an "Easter-eggy" kind of way
+2 more Marvel's Wolverine is incredibly violent but Insomniac says it needed to be, and there's a way to turn off a lot of the gore Marvel's Wolverine gets gruesome with over seven minutes of uninterrupted gameplay footage, and he's bought a familiar X-Men pal
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Will Spider-Man be in Wolverine?

Sort of. Smith told Eurogamer that its other Marvel characters do exist in the same universe as Logan, but won’t make any direct appearances. “There will be some Easter-eggy sort of overlap, but there is no crossover between Spider-Man and Wolverine,” he said.

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