[2023] Game not launching but steam says it is running

Hi @PentaSquirrell,

Sorry to hear this. Could you also please provide your launcher log so we can take a look at this too?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks @PentaSquirrell, looking at your logs you may be having a difficult time as your system specs are on the lower end of Darktide minimum requirements, and your installation is on a HDD rather than an SSD.

An Engine Developer has also taken a deeper look and after launching a Deadlock crash appears to be occurring when creating the game window. Unfortunately we can’t identify the exact cause, but this could likely be due to streaming software or a gaming overlay causing an issue. Essentialy, any external program that might be hooking into the engine but isn’t working properly. Do you use anything like this?

It may be worth trying a Selective Startup which ensures nothing other than the essential services are running on your PC. To do so:

1. Press the Windows key
2. Type ‘msconfig’ and select ‘System Configuration’
3. On the ‘General’ tab, select ‘Selective Startup’
4. Deselect ‘Load startup Items’
5. Reboot your PC

I hope this information can be of help!