Phasmophobia is a popular horror game known for its great atmosphere. It has a humongous fan following worldwide. Unfortunately, Phasmophobia has been riddled with bugs and issues since its launch. Several players have reported Phasmophobia Crashing on Launch.
If you are one of the players facing the Phasmophobia Crashing on Launch error then here we offer some solutions to fix this problem.
Why is Phasmophobia Crashing on Launch?
There can be several reasons behind Phasmophobia Crashing on Launch. It can be an outdated graphics driver, or an outdated game version, an unstable network, cache overload and more.
- Outdated graphics drivers
- Corrupt game files
- Wrong graphics settings in-game
- Firewall and antivirus settings
- Network issues
- In-game overlay feature
- Overclocked GPU or CPU
How to Fix Phasmophobia Crashing on Launch?
Update Graphics Drivers
Outdated graphics drivers often cause problems in any game, so the first step to solve the issue is to update your graphics drivers to the latest version.
- Press Win+R on the keyboard
- You will see the Run dialogue.
- Type: devmgmt.msc in it and press Enter.
- Double-click on the Display adapters
- Select your GPU.
- Right-click on the GPU
- Select the option Update driver.
- Tap on Update driver and Automatically search for the driver.
- Wait for a few minutes as Windows Update and install the new version of the GPU driver.
- After the new driver update check if the issue is gone.
Verify game files
It is quite possible that the Phasmaphobie files are damaged or infected with viruses. Check the game files’ integrity using the Steam client.
- Run the Steam client
- Go to your Library.
- Right-click on the Phasmophobia game
- Click on Properties from the context menu.
- Go to the Local Files
- Tap on Verify Game Files.
- Wait while Steam verifies the game files.
- Check if it works.
Lower In-Game Video Settings
If the game’s graphics settings are set to high you may face the issue. So reduce the graphics settings in the game.
- Launch the Phasmophobia game.
- Go to its settings
- Tap on Options.
- Choose Video and lower all available options.
- Exit the game and relaunch it again.
- Check if the issue is resolved.
Launch Phasmophobia with DirectX 10
You can solve the issue if you run the game DirectX 10.
- Open the Steam client
- Go to the LIBRARY.
- Right-click on the Phasmophobia game
- Tao on the Properties
- Go to the GENERAL tab
- Scroll to LAUNCH OPTION
- Type command -force-feature-level-10-1
- Launch Phasmophobia
Disable Fullscreen Optimization
If Phasmophobia is crashing disable fullscreen optimization to solve the issue.
- Right-click on the Phasmophobia icon
- Click on Properties.
- Tap on the Compatibility tab
- Check the Disable fullscreen optimizations
- Click Apply and OK.
- Check if the issue has been resolved.
Allow The Game Through the Firewall
Firewall settings can also cause Phasmophobia to crash. Players should allow the game through the firewall.
- Right-click on On the Start Menu
- Tap on Settings
- Tap on Update & Security.
- Click on Windows Security
- Tap on Firewall and Network Protection.
- Tap next on Allow an app through the firewall
- Tap on the Browse option
- Add the Phasmophobia exception to the firewall.
- Launch Phasmophobia.
Close Overlay App
Overlay apps can interfere with the regular operation of the game. So disable the overlay feature in the game to solve the issue.
Disable Overlay in Steam and NVIDIA
For Steam
- Open the Steam client
- Tap on the Settings option.
- Click the In-Game tab
- Uncheck the Enable Steam Overlay.
Disable NVIDIA overlay
- Right-click the NVIDIA system tray icon
- Tap on the NVIDIA GeForce Experience option.
- Log into your NVIDIA account.
- Click the Gear icon
- In the general tab
- Disable the toggle IN-GAME OVERLAY
- Close the NVIDIA settings.
We do hope the above steps were helpful and you are now enjoying the game without any glitches or bugs to spoil the experience.