Spider-Man 2's PC port, despite initially promising performance, has received a mixed reception on Steam due to widespread technical issues. While the system requirements suggested good performance, many users report frequent crashes and other problems.
Currently, only 55% of Steam reviews are positive. One RTX 4090 user, running the latest Nvidia drivers, experienced consistent crashes. Numerous players describe the game as "unplayable," citing crashes every few minutes and requesting refunds. Reviewers highlight a range of problems, including slowdowns in cutscenes, lighting glitches, audio desynchronization, freezing, stuttering, and general performance issues. One user summarized the situation perfectly: "Hold off on buying until they release some stability patches."
A common issue appears to be graphics driver crashes, even on high-end PCs. The error message often points to outdated drivers, excessive graphics settings, GPU overheating, or game errors.
Further complaints include malfunctioning DLSS and ray tracing, extended loading times, missing textures, and persistent audio problems. Some players report performance stutters escalating to crashes after prolonged gameplay, suggesting a potential memory leak.
Nixxes, the porting studio, acknowledged the issues on the Steam forums, directing users to their support website for troubleshooting guides and requesting logs and crash dumps to aid in faster resolution. They also addressed a specific bug affecting photo-op missions, suggesting lowering graphics settings or resolution as a temporary fix for low frame rates (below 20 FPS) during these sequences.
