The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) was released in a variety of "exclusive" versions, which can influence your game files. These include:

But Spider-Man wasn't moving.

tab in the main menu can occasionally trigger save file deletion or corruption upon exiting the game. Special Characters in Username

If you are encountering a "damaged" or "corrupted" save error, try these solutions sourced from the community: Steam Cloud Synchronization

Navigate to your legacy local directory: C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\Activision\ASM\Save\ . Copy the save file from that location.

: Regularly copy your Documents\Activision\The Amazing Spider-Man folder to an external drive after long gaming sessions.

This error typically occurs when Windows Security or third-party antivirus software prevents the game from creating or writing to its save folder.

The solution was not an official patch, but a manual registry hack. Users discovered that they had to manually create the folder structure that the game "forgot" to make. The fix involved:

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If it is missing, create a new folder and name it exactly .

These issues typically stem from a few distinct sources:

: For the Steam version, cloud syncing can sometimes corrupt files on exit. Try turning off Steam Cloud in the game's properties, launch the game, close it, and then re-enable it to reset the sync.