How to fix game crashes when the usual tips miss a few steps?

[KyleC]

Advice on how to fix game crashes often points to drivers or settings, but sometimes the solution is a less common step, like verifying the integrity of game files, clearing a specific cache folder, or temporarily disabling an overlay program. What's a fix that worked for you when the usual suggestions didn't?

[Michael.H]

When the usual tips failed I cleared the shader cache inside the game folder and relaunched The crashes stopped and the game felt snappy again It seems odd but it worked and I tell others to try before reinstalling

[Aubrey93]

I ran a full file integrity check and stopped an overlay tool that kept grabbing focus during gameplay The crash went away once the extra overlay was disabled

[Kenneth11]

I turned off hardware acceleration in the launcher and started fresh This slowed the frame rate a bit but the stability improved a lot on my system

[OliverBJ]

I cleaned out the temporary game cache from the app data folder Then I restarted and let the updater fetch fresh files The tip is also covered in how to fix game crashes 2025 guide and it helped a lot

[AvaZT]

I rolled back a recent graphics driver after a patch that caused color banding and random drops It finally loaded missions without crashing