History VideoGame / SpiderManInsomniac

** The events in this series are high-stakes and carry serious consequences. Unlike other Spider-Man game series where massive destruction occurs without significant deaths or where dark content is reserved for alternate timelines, this series presents realistic terrorist attacks, bioweapons, and the permanent death of important characters, all of which happen in the first game alone.

* FightingYourFriend: A recurring trope in this series, as some of the toughest bosses are people who had a close friendship with the Spider-Men and they both try to reason with them since they did bad things. Otto Octavius in the first game, Phin Mason in ''Miles Morales'', Symbiote Peter and Harry as Venom respectively in ''2''. Out of the four, only Otto didn't make a HeelFaceTurn.

** Peter and Miles, the two Spider-Men tasked to protect New York from various criminals, lose their close loved ones (Ben, May and Jeff) and struggle to balance between superheroics and a normal life. Miles has an extra power that he can use while Peter does not (until obtaining the Symbiote), and he still has some family to look out for him unlike Peter, who is basically an orphan at this point.
** A three way foil between Otto Octavious, Harry Osborn and Rick Mason; Aspiring scientists who want to make the world a better place using their own science skills, and all have suffered from an Illness that is slowly deteriorating their health. Otto has a neuro-degenerative disease, Harry got infected by the same sickness that killed his mother and Rick got sick due to his invention going wrong.

** The ''Miles Morales'' spinoff portrays the early stages of his journey as the second Spider-Man, marked by turbulence. His battles are not only against the high-tech criminal army called The Underground, but also the ruthless MegaCorp Roxxon. [[EvilVsEvil The conflict escalates into a deadly war between evil forces]], with Harlem serving as the battleground. Amidst all the chaos, elements of energy sickness, mass destruction, police brutality, and death further intensify the challenges that Miles faces.
** The first game had its bleak moments, but both heroes find themselves in a much darker emotional place in ''2''. Peter struggles with the [[TheCorruption Black Suit's corruption]] while Miles deals with his vengeful anger towards Martin Li. The villains are more dangerous, with Kraven killing off four of Spidey's long-time foes and fatally stabbing Peter in their first fight (with only the symbiote saving Peter). Meanwhile, Venom is a one-man AssimilationPlot that threatens the ''entire world'' and brutally kills many people in his rampage. The ending is also much more downbeat than the first game's bittersweet conclusion.

* NewGamePlus: A common feature in the series, allowing you to replay the games with all unlocked suits, gadgets, and powers after beating the story once. The first game got it added in a free patch, whereas ''Miles Morales'' has it from the get-go. ''2'' is set to receive it in a free update on March 7, 2024.

* ''Marvel's Wolverine'' (TBA) - The game is set in the same universe as the ''Spider-Man'' games.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'': The Insomniac version of Peter is a member of the Spider-Society, [[RoleReprisal voiced again]] by Yuri Lowenthal.

--> Main/{{Tagline}} for the first game.

* NewGamePlus: A common feature in the series, allowing you to replay the games with all unlocked suits, gadgets, and powers after beating the story once. The first game got it added in a free patch, whereas ''Miles Morales'' has it from the get-go. ''2'' does not have it so far, though the developers have confirmed it's coming in a free update in 2024.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'': The Insomniac version of Peter is a member of Spider-Society, voiced again by Yuri Lowenthal.

* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' (2018)
** ''Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps'' (2018)
** ''Spider-Man Remastered'' (2020)
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' (2020)

* NewGamePlus: A common feature in the series, allowing you to replay the games with all unlocked suits, gadgets, and powers after beating the story once. The first game got it added in a free patch, whereas ''Miles Morales'' has it from the get-go. ''2'' does not have it so far, though the developers have hinted it will come in a post-launch patch like the first game.

* SharedUniverse: Implied. [[spoiler:In the VR version of ''VideoGame/{{Iron Man|VR}}'', Tony Stark remarks that Oscorp's reputation in America has been tarnished after an "incident in New York" (referring to the Devil's Breath outbreak), which hints that both this and the VR game is set in the same verse. This is one of the likely reasons as to why he isn't present by the Avenger's Tower.]]

* WhiteGangBangers: In ''2'', some of the non-aligned thugs are dressed like this, combined with a bandanna that gives them a gangster vibe.

* ExperiencedProtagonist: Unlike most incarnations of Spider-Man, the series skips out on Peter's origin story, with the first game establishing him as having been Spider-Man for eight years.

* NewGamePlus: A common feature in the series, allowing you to replay the games with all unlocked suits, gadgets, and powers after beating the story once. ''Miles Morales'' is the only one where it's there at launch, whereas the first game and ''2'' get it post-launch.

** The ''Miles Morales'' spinoff portrays the early stages of his journey as the second Spider-Man, marked by turbulence. His battles are not only against the high-tech criminal army called The Underground, but also the ruthless MegaCorp, Roxxon. [[EvilVsEvil The conflict escalates into a deadly war between evil forces]], with Harlem serving as the battleground. Amidst all the chaos, elements of energy sickness, mass destruction, police brutality, and death further intensify the challenges that Miles faces.

** The events in this series are high-stakes and carry serious consequences. Unlike other Spider-Man game series where massive destruction occurs without significant deaths or where dark content is reserved for alternate timelines, this series presents realistic terrorist attacks, bioweapons, and the permanent death of important characters, all of which happens in the first game alone.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The events in this series are high-stakes and carry serious consequences. Unlike other Spider-Man game series where massive destruction occurs without significant deaths or where dark content is reserved for alternate timelines, this series presents realistic terrorist attacks, bioweapons, and the permanent death of important characters, all of which happens in the first game alone.

* OnceAnEpisode: The first game starts you out as Spider-Man on their way to a big action set-piece, with the very first thing you're asked to do being hold R2 to Swing. This was so lauded that it's been how every subsequent game starts.