Spider-Man 2 was released on Steam and the Epic Games Store without any digital rights management (DRM) protection, making it impossible to crack the game ahead of launch. This is because the PC version did not offer pre-orders or pre-loading, and the full game download is a hefty 140 GB.

Roughly an hour after Spider-Man 2 became available on PC, hackers had downloaded the release and successfully cracked it. As anticipated, the game lacks sophisticated anti-tampering measures.

Sony's marketing for the title was relatively quiet, with the system requirements only being announced a day before the PC launch. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 currently sits in seventh place among Sony's largest Steam releases, trailing behind God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and even Days Gone.

Initial player feedback has been mixed. At the time of writing, the game has a 55% positive rating based on 1,280 user reviews. Many players have reported issues with optimization, frequent crashes, and various bugs.

Spider-Man Remastered remains the series' peak on PC in terms of player count, having once attracted over 66,000 concurrent users. Whether this sequel can come close to that record will become clearer over the weekend. If current sales momentum holds, the game has a solid chance of achieving a respectable performance.