What causes Deathloop to crash on PC?
Usually, the game will crash on your computer if it’s not meeting the system requirement. That’s why before downloading any game, you should check the system requirement. If you don’t know the requirements, you can check the “System Requirement” section. However, your game can also crash if your computer is barely meeting the requirement, so, as a precaution, you should not open any app alongside your game as that can make it. Next up, a potential cause can be corrupted game files. Corrupted files don’t mean that the only thing you can do is to delete the game and reinstall it, although that is a potential solution, first, we will see how you can repair those files. There are some other reasons as well such as outdated Graphics Driver, bumped-up Graphics settings and more. We are going to talk about all of them in detail.
Fix Deathloop crashing or freezing on Windows PC
If Deathloop is freezing or crashing on your Windows 11/10 computer, check out the solutions mentioned below to resolve the issue. Let us talk about them in detail.
1] Open Deathloop or Steam with administrative privileges
A lot of you may not know that Deathloop or any other needs to create a folder and write to it as it runs. That is why, sometimes, if it is not launched with administrative it crashes. So, go ahead and right-click on the game or the Steam launcher and select Run as administrator. However, you have to do this every time you open the game, that is why we recommend you make the game such that it launches with administrative privileges. Follow the given steps to do the same. Restart your computer and check if the issue persists.
2] Update your Graphics Driver
Outdated Graphics Drivers arise compatibility issues and forbid the game from opening on your computer. So, you need to check if there is an update to your Graphics Driver available. Following are the methods by which you can update your Graphics Driver.
Update your Windows to update the driversUse a free driver update softwareOpen Device Manager and update your Graphics DriverDownload the latest version of the driver from the manufacturer’s website.
Hopefully, that will resolve the issue.
3] Suspend redundant tasks
If you are running a bunch of tasks alongside the game then chances it’s not getting enough resources. And because of that, it’s crashing. So, go to Task Manager by Ctrl + Shift + Esc and see if there are such processes. If you are seeing such processes, right-click on them and select End Task. Then, restart your game and see if that works. If not, restart your computer and then try playing and see if that works.
4] Repair Game files
It’s time to pull out the big guns. As mentioned earlier, the game can crash because of corrupted game files. Therefore, we are going to see how you can repair game files and see if that works. Follow the given steps to do the same. Hopefully, your issue will be resolved.
5] Troubleshoot in Clean Boot
A third party can interfere with your game and cause the issue. That is why we need to troubleshoot in Clean Boot as that allows you to turn off all the processes at once and then turn them back on five at a time and find out what’s causing the issue. Hopefully, you are able to resolve the issue with these simple solutions. Read: Unreal Engine 4 keeps crashing or freezing on Windows PC
What are the system requirements to play Deathloop?
If you want to play Deathloop, your computer should meet the following system requirement. Minimum
OS: Windows 10 Version 1909 or higher (64-bit)CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 and 2.80GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600RAM:12GBStorage: 30GBGPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
Recommended
OS: Windows 10 Version 1909 or higherCPU: Intel Core i5-8400 and 2.80GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600RAM: 12GBStorage: 30GBGPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
Does Deathloop crash a lot?
Sometimes, you may experience crash issues while playing Deathloop. This does not mean that Deathloop crashes a lot. The performance of a game depends on the hardware of the computer on which it is installed. If your system fulfills the minimum hardware requirements for Deathloop, you will experience the best performance of the game. While on the other side, if your system does not have the minimum hardware requirements, you will experience a lot of issues with the game. Apart from that, there are several other factors responsible for a game crash, but the major factor is the system requirements. Read: God of War keeps crashing on PC.
