Spider-Man 2 Debuts to 'Mixed' Steam Reviews Amid Serious PC Performance Problems

Spider-Man 2's PC port, despite promising initial performance benchmarks, has received a mixed reception on Steam due to widespread technical issues. A significant portion of user reviews (45% negative) cite frequent crashes, even on high-end systems equipped with RTX 4090 GPUs and the latest drivers.

One RTX 4090 user reported consistent crashes, while others described the game as "completely unplayable" due to crashes every five minutes. Many reviewers recommend delaying purchase until performance-stabilizing patches are released. Reported problems include: lighting glitches in cutscenes, extremely low frame rates in certain scenes, audio desynchronization, freezing, stuttering, and general performance instability. One user even received a "display driver problem" error message, suggesting potential driver incompatibility, excessive settings, overheating, or a game-related error.

Further complaints include malfunctioning DLSS and ray tracing features, lengthy loading times, missing textures, and persistent audio problems. Some players reported performance degradation and eventual crashes after extended play sessions, leading to speculation about potential memory leaks.

Nixxes Software, 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 for faster diagnosis. They also addressed a specific bug affecting photo-op missions, suggesting a workaround involving reduced graphics settings or resolution to bypass the problem if frame rates dip below 20 FPS.