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 another declared the game "completely unplayable" due to crashes every five minutes. Many reviewers advise waiting for performance patches before purchasing, highlighting numerous problems including: cutscene lighting failures, extremely low frame rates in cutscenes, significant audio desynchronization, freezing, stuttering, and general performance instability. One user even requested a refund due to the game's poor state.

A common error message points to display driver issues, suggesting outdated drivers, excessive in-game settings, GPU overheating, or inherent game bugs as potential causes.

Further complaints include malfunctioning DLSS and ray tracing features, extended 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 to expedite problem resolution. They also addressed a specific bug affecting photo-op missions, suggesting lowering graphics settings or resolution as a temporary workaround for low frame rates (below 20 FPS) during these sequences.