Since its release for PC, Risk Of Rain 2 has received patches and updates multiple times. Every patch has brought new fixes and stability improvements, yet crashes and bugs still occur from time to time. The most typical one is the infamous startup crash, which infuriated many gamers.
Fortunately for you, we have a solution to that particular problem. Even though we can’t fix and prevent any potential issue in Risk Of Rain 2, we can certainly show you how to fix the startup crash.
How To Fix Startup Crash in Risk Of Rain 2
First of all, there are many reasons why Risk Of Rain 2 may crash once you launch it. For some users, the game crashes without any error message. Since there’s no way of knowing the exact cause, we’ll offer various solutions, so you can try them all one by one to see if the game will finally launch.
➲ Make sure your PC meets the requirements
At the very least, you’ll need to have the following:
| CPU | AMD FX-8350; Intel Core i3-6100 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| GPU | AMD HD 7870; Nvidia GTX 580 |
| Hard Disk Space | 4 GB |
➲ Verify the integrity of the game files
Sometimes, files required to run the game may become corrupted for many reasons (which include viruses or malware).
Steam has a handy option that allows verifying all the files for each game so that you can run it without issues.
Go to your Steam library, right-click on Risk Of Rain 2, and select Properties.
Next, click on the Local Files tab and click on the Verify integrity of game files.
If there are any corrupted files, Steam will automatically download them, which could fix the error.
➲ Update The Graphic Card Driver
If you’re on Team Green (NVIDIA), you can use the GeForce Experience software to install the latest driver for your graphic card.
If you’re on Team Red (AMD), all you need is Radeon Software, their version of the software for installing the graphic card’s driver.
In both cases, the entire process is quite simple, even for the non-tech savvy users, and hopefully, installing the latest driver will fix your launch error in ROR 2.
➲ Sync Your PC’s Date and Time Settings
Even though this cause may sound weird, many players complained about ROR 2 failing to launch because their computers’ date and time settings were not synchronized.
To do this, press the Windows button on your keyboard, type “Date & Time Settings,” and click on the Sync Now.
➲ Contact Hopoo Games For The Support
If everything above fails, and you still can’t fix the launch error, feel free to contact Hopoo Games support.
You can write them an email at contact@hopoogames.com or join their official Discord server, although the latter is possibly a more practical option.
Conclusion
We hope that our recommendations will help you fix the startup crash in Risk Of Rain 2, as we know how frustrating that can be. If you have any other potential solutions for this issue, feel free to leave a comment in the section below.
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