Warhammer Darktide is the newest addition in the “Tide” series from Fatshark, which honestly isn’t the best name for the series but that’s just nitpicking at that point. The game features all the gruesome grimdark tones you’re used to with the Warhammer 40K Universe, and since it’s a horde shooter it’s gonna be more gruesome. Shoot through or run through hordes of cultists, plague zombies and more as you try to survive and do missions for the Inquisition in the under belly of a hive city. Of course we can’t do all of that if the game can’t even start! So in this guide we’ll show you some fixes for Crashes, Blackscreens or if the game isn’t even running so that you can make it run!
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | Fix Crashes, Not Launching & Blackscreen
One thing to keep in mind is that not all systems are the same. We may have the same Windows, with the same Steam and the same game but not have the same hardware of software in it. Sometimes these can be the problem and there’s too much. Here’s a list of things you can do to try and fix the problem.
Possible Fixes
- Close Steam Overlays and other overlays – Overlays like from steam can get a bit finicky with games sometimes, be sure to turn them off to see if it helps.
- Lower Graphics Settings – Sometimes the game crashes because your system can’t handle it, or because of poor optimization. Lower your graphics settings to prevent that.
- Change to Fullscreen or Borderless Fullscreen – You’d be surprised on how this works, sometimes systems just like it better if it’s in Fullscreen or Borderless.
- Run Steam as Admin – Close steam and run it in Admin mode.
- Enable Compatibility mode with the Darktide executable – Go to your installation directory, right click on the executable and go to properties and compatibility, then check what works for you.
- Turn off Antivirus/Firewall – Sometimes Anti-viruses get in the way of some games, from hogging resources to just downright blocking the executable. Turn it off and see if it helps.
- Update GPU drivers – It’s a fairly new game and with that sometimes you need to update your drivers.
- Reinstall Darktide – If all else fails you can try to reinstall the game and see if it works or not!
Congratulations you now know some of the most common fixes for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide not working. If the problem persists then perhaps it’s a deeper problem like your specs not being up to the task or a failing drive. Many thanks to TroubleChute for showing everyone how to do this, if you need more information on the subject then go check their video out here: Fix Crashes, Not Launching & Blackscreen | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – YouTube
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