Spider-Man was selected both for the outlook in front of the employees and how they are similar to the gameplay of all the earlier editions known as Sunset Overdrive. Insomniac had the option of making use of a character from the catalogue of Marvel for working upon it. Publication of Spider-Man which is the first-ever authorized game by the Insomniac in its history of 22 years, which started back in the year 2014 and took nearly four years to complete.