Introduction

“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” swings onto PC, bringing the next chapter in Sony’s acclaimed superhero game series. Following the success of its predecessors, this highly anticipated sequel expands the open-world action of New York City, allowing players to step into the suits of both Peter Parker and Miles Morales as they face new threats, including the formidable Venom.

The game features an expanded open world, enhanced traversal mechanics, and deep character-driven narratives, promising the ultimate superhero adventure. Now optimized for PC, after being a Sony PS5 exclusive for more than a year, players can enjoy stunning visuals, customizable settings, and cutting-edge performance, bringing the excitement of being Spider-Man to a whole new level.

Spider-Man 2 is developed by Insomniac Games, the renowned studio behind the previous Spider-Man titles and many other Sony game PC ports. Powered by the company’s own, in-house “Insomniac Engine”, the game delivers breathtaking visuals, fast-paced action, and a richly detailed open-world New York. On the PC version you get support for various levels of ray tracing, but RT can be disabled, too. There’s also support for NVIDIA DLSS Ray Reconstruction, Upscaling and Frame Generation, AMD FSR Upscaling and Frame Generation and Intel XeSS Upscaling.

This review will evaluate the performance of Spider-Man 2 across a wide range of contemporary graphics cards, compare image quality settings, and analyze the game’s VRAM usage to provide insight into the hardware requirements needed for an optimal experience.