Horton and Christian were replaced by Marcus Smith and Mike Daly in their respective roles by October 2024, reprising their duties from Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021).

The game follows James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine, a centuries-old mutant with retractable claws, heightened animalistic instincts and a pronounced healing factor, who is grafted with an indestructible adamantium alloy in his skeleton following intense experimentation.

The development team were drawn to the character through the similar moral compass he shares with Spider-Man, notably the fact that "both heroes feel deeply compelled to defend people who are less able to do so".

[10] In September 2024, Insomniac Games' core technology director Mike Fitzgerald confirmed that Marvel's Wolverine would support enhancements made by the PlayStation 5 Pro as they were being implemented into their existing titles for the console.

Rhysida, a group with a track history of hacking, had attacked Prospect Medical Holdings four months prior in August, which leaked more than 500,000 Social Security numbers.

[14] Eventually following this hack, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a warning about Rhysida in November.

[16] Upon the deadline's conclusion, company information including employee data, model dumps and pre-production slates for various games in development were published online at Rhysida's behest.

Sony Interactive Entertainment responded by issuing DMCA takedown notices through internet service providers, towards any individuals who attempted to download and play using the files.

Intihar stated he preferred that the Wolverine team remained committed to making the game stand on its own, but did not rule out the possibility of pairing the characters in the future as they had discussed earlier in development.