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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered vs Quantum Break

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is an action-adventure open-world game from Insomniac Games (2022) while Quantum Break is an open-world game from Remedy Entertainment (2016).

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

2022 · Insomniac Games

8.5GamingPickz Score

$59.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Quantum Break

2016 · Remedy Entertainment

7.3GamingPickz Score

$39.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered under Action-Adventure and Open-World. In contrast, it files Quantum Break under Open-World.

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.

Description from its Steam store page

Quantum Break

From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Marvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredQuantum Break
GamingPickz Score8.5/107.3/10
Steam ratingOverwhelmingly Positive (96%, 142,256)Very Positive (86%, 30,932)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate66/100
Price$59.99$39.99
Install size75 GB68 GB
Steam Deckverifiedplayable
Released20222016
DeveloperInsomniac GamesRemedy Entertainment

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered vs Quantum Break, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Marvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredAction-adventure open-world game
    Quantum BreakOpen-world game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Marvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredOpen World, Superhero, Action
    Quantum BreakAction, Story Rich, Time Manipulation

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Marvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredScore 8.5 · 96% on Steam
    Quantum BreakScore 7.3 · 86% on Steam · 66 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered142,256 reviews · 75 GB
    Quantum Break30,932 reviews · 1 add-on · 68 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered$59.99
    Quantum Break$39.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Marvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredVerified
    Quantum BreakPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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2 games have both

01000100PlayersPopularityQuantum Break

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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How positions are decided

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered (GamingPickz Score 8.5)
  • The cheaper right now: Quantum Break ($39.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered (verified)
  • Lighter on storage: Quantum Break (68 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered (142,256 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Open WorldActionSingleplayerStory RichAdventureThird PersonStealthGreat Soundtrack

Where they differ

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is also

SuperheroCombatAction-AdventureParkourComic BookExploration

Quantum Break is also

Time ManipulationCinematicThird-Person ShooterChoices MatterTime TravelEpisodic

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Quantum Break is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Marvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredQuantum Break
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GTX 950
Minimum CPUIntel Core i3-4160, 3.6 GHz
Minimum RAM8 GB
Install size75 GB68 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered · Quantum Break.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 10 accessibility features for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and 1 for Quantum Break. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Quantum Break in scope?

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered has drawn 142,256 Steam reviews and installs in 75 GB. Quantum Break has drawn 30,932 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 68 GB.

Is Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered or Quantum Break better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered rates higher (8.5 to 7.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered or Quantum Break?

Quantum Break is cheaper right now at $39.99, against $59.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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