Fix Spider-Man 2 PC Lag Issues even after Updates

Quick FPS boost and lag fix guide for Marvel’s Spider Man 2 PC

Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is now available on PC, and players are excited to dive into its gameplay, story, and performance. Despite some mixed reviews on Steam due to optimization issues, there are various settings you can adjust to get a smoother experience on a variety of hardware.

Deleting the dstorage.dll and dstoragecore.dll files from the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 directory has proven to be an effective workaround for severe frame rate drops, especially when swinging rapidly through crowded areas. This fix eliminates sudden FPS dips ranging from 10 to 40, ensuring a much smoother gameplay experience. Even at 4K with DLSS set to Quality mode and Ray Tracing maxed out, performance remains stable, allowing players to enjoy a more fluid and responsive web-slinging experience.

go to your registry: Start \Run\Type in “Regedit”
Go to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers”
create a key of type “DWORD (32-bit)” and name “TdrDelay” with a value of 3C as Hexadecimal value.
create a key of type “DWORD (32-bit)” and name “TdrDdDelay” with a value of 60 as Hexadecimal value to solve symbiote animation related lags in older GPUs

Also consider changing few settings given below

NVIDIA Users:

• Open NVIDIA Control Panel → Manage 3D settings → Program Settings → Spider-Man 2
  • Set Power Management Mode to Prefer Maximum Performance
  • Enable Threaded Optimization
  • Set Low Latency Mode to On

AMD Users:

• Open AMD Radeon Software
  • Enable Radeon Anti-Lag
  • Use FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) for better performance

Disable Background Apps

• Close unnecessary apps like browsers, Discord overlays, and recording software.
• Disable Xbox Game Bar and GeForce Overlay (if not using ShadowPlay).

Adjust Windows Power & Performance Settings

• Set Windows Power Plan to High Performance (Control Panel → Power Options).
• Disable Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling (Windows Settings → Graphics).

Verify Game Files

• Open Steam or Epic Games Launcher → Right-click Spider-Man 2 → Properties → Verify Integrity of Game Files.

Nixxes Software, the team behind the PC port of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, has been actively addressing performance concerns with a series of hotfixes. They’ve acknowledged issues such as frequent crashes and frame drops, particularly affecting stability across different hardware configurations. With future patches on the horizon, players can look forward to further optimizations, ensuring smoother gameplay and improved performance, even on low- and mid-range systems.