Spider-Man by developer Insomniac met with a positive reception from both critics and fans upon its release in 2018. The game was praised for its engaging storyline, well written characters, and clever gameplay mechanics. The open world rendition of New York City was also highly praised for its level of detail and faithful representation of the comic book source material. The sequel from the same developer, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, came out back in 2020, receiving similar praise.
In addition to being critical successes, both Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales met with commercial success, the former selling 3.3 million copies in its first three days of release, making it the fastest selling first party game on PlayStation 4. This went on to sell 13.2 million copies as of September, 2020. The latter also sold well, moving more than 4 million copies as of December, 2020.
