[2022] Game crashes with Access violation (0xc0000005)

For this to occur so suddenly and without a patch, there may be a driver or hardware-related culprit. Can you think what could have changed on your PC around that time?

Otherwise, it’s always worth cleanly reinstalling your GPU drivers: https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360021233554--PC-How-to-Perform-a-Clean-Re-Installation-of-Your-NVIDIA-GPU-Drivers