Use built-in save recovery

If you are on Steam or PlayStation Plus, your most recent uncorrupted save may be stored in the cloud. Delete the local corrupted file and allow the system to re-sync with the cloud backup. Windows Updates:

Some users found that toggling Steam Cloud on can resolve persistent "damaged" messages. Steam Settings and ensure it is turned on. Right-click the game in your library, go to Properties , and verify Cloud is active there too.

In the world of video games, few messages are as quietly devastating as the one that flashes on screen: “Save file damaged.” For a player immersed in Beenox’s 2012 title The Amazing Spider-Man , a tie-in to the film of the same name, these three words represent more than a technical glitch. They signify the sudden, violent severing of a digital lifeline. In a game that celebrates the fluid freedom of web-swinging across Manhattan, a corrupted save file serves as a stark reminder of the fragility of digital progress, the tension between narrative and gameplay, and the unique, Sisyphean horror of having to start from scratch.

This fixes issues caused by fragmented data on the drive.

The game's world, characters, and story are all great, but this save file issue is a major deal-breaker. I've tried restarting the game from the beginning, but I'm hesitant to go through all that again, only to risk losing my progress once more.