The past couple console generations have seen truly spectacular solo superhero video games — but they mostly all star Spider-Man or Batman.

Comic books are so full of engaging heroes, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe has proven that people are willing to ride with lesser-known heroes. So I think it’s about time more superheroes get the starring spotlight in video games. We’ve seen superheroes pop up in crossover games, like the Injustice titles, or various Lego games, but there are plenty of comic book heroes who deserve to lead their own AAA blockbuster games, Marvel’s Spider-Man-style. Here are a few with great potential.

The Man Without Fear is having quite the moment after the recent success of Daredevil: Born Again brought the hero firmly back to the MCU in a starring role. He’s also had several years’ worth of excellent comic book runs, and is often regarded as the most consistently well-written Marvel hero. Though he’s popped up in several Marvel games and his own movie tie-in game (back when those were about the only superhero games we got), he hasn’t led a AAA game yet.

He almost did, however; in 2023, a prototype surfaced of a 2004 beat ‘em up Daredevil game, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, which you can still find on Hidden Palace. Unfortunately, it was cancelled, and Daredevil hasn’t headlined his own game since. With the success of the Marvel’s Spider-Man and Batman: Arkham games, a Daredevil game seems like a no brainer; the character could easily lead a game that’s an amalgamation of Insomniac and Rocksteady’s franchises in terms of those studios’ approaches to gameplay and storytelling. If a Daredevil game got greenlit in 2004, I have a hard time believing one couldn’t get the greenlight in 2025 after the boom in popularity for the character.

Green Arrow may not be the most bankable archer-themed superhero (that’s probably Hawkeye), but he’s developed a sustainable following. The 2010s CW series showed he can be a leading man sans any fellow Justice Leaguers flanking him, meaning it’s time the emerald archer led his own video game. His whole schtick would translate perfectly to a game; a bow and with a quiver full of arrows is a personal favorite weapon in games, like in Tomb Raider and The Last of Us, and Oliver Queen’s extensive arsenal of trick arrows would open up many gameplay possibilities. It’s easy to imagine........

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