# My game does not launch at all,

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-does-not-launch-at-all/86562>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [November 11, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-does-not-launch-at-all/86562 "2023-11-11T07:36:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![xgfreedom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xgfreedom](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/xgfreedom)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-does-not-launch-at-all/86562/1 "2023-11-11T07:36:53Z")

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**Issue Description:**  
Game crashes without launching. I reinstalled the game, tried admin trick and crash log delete trick did not work as well.

**Steps to Reproduce:**

**Mission Name (If Applicable):**

**Platform:**  
[Steam/Microsoft Store/Xbox]  
Steam  
**Player ID:**  
xgfreedom

**Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:**

## **Reproduction Rate:** Once - Rare (\<10%) - Unusual (\<25%) - Common (\<50%) - Often (\<75%) - Constant (100%) Constant(100%)

**Upload Supporting Evidence:**  
[Screenshots, recordings, links to Twitch VODs, etc.]

**[PC] Upload Console Log & darktide\_launcher.log:**  
[Instructions: [How To Provide a Crash Report, Console Log, or darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/how-to-provide-a-crash-report-console-log-or-darktide-launcher-log/55163)]

## GUID: 063ba8d2-2181-4f4a-a7e8-d6e66490ab5d Log File: Info Type:

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**Author:** ![FatsharkJulia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharkjulia/32/11653_2.png) [@FatsharkJulia](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkJulia)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-does-not-launch-at-all/86562/2 "2023-11-14T11:32:53Z")

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It looks like this is due to some sort of DRM on your PC interfering with Darktide.

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/fatshark/original/3X/3/1/319a2f41b73f03a4d9360defbe43058888a33c8c.png) [@system](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-does-not-launch-at-all/86562/3 "2023-11-21T11:32:56Z")

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Closed on November 21, 2023, 11:32am UTC

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