Crashing Before Character Select

Issue Type (Required):

Crash - on Launch

Issue Description (Required):

I boot the game on Steam and go through the launcher and initial screens, skip the cutscene, but when it gets to “Processing Inquisitorial Clearance” it crashes before it can make it to the character select screen. I’ve tried verifying the files on steam and they appear fine. I’m not sure what patch specifically started this issue, as I had been taking a hiatus from Darktide since a few weeks after Arbites launched. At that point the game worked fine for me with no technical issues.

[PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

No, I don’t use mods

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

[PC] Crash Report (Optional):

GUID: 62f2f97d-8077-4445-ab7d-618dadefaa01
Log File:
Info Type:

[Engine Error]: HRESULT: 0x887a0005 = DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED: GetDeviceRemovedReason() = DXGI_ERROR_INVALID_CALL, assert: ``

At D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_10_14_Patch1.10.x\runtime\d3d12_render_device\d3d12_debug.cpp:1550 in function stingray::aftermath::d3d_assert


Hi Starwind, with this being a GPU-related issue, I recommend running through the solutions here:

[PC] How to Resolve GPU Crashes in Darktide